Memo
Published March 26, 2006
Updated March 26, 2006
Tough and Smart on Iran - Stopping Iran from Getting the Bomb
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SUMMARY
A strategic framework, policy ideas and message points for meeting the challenges of Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
This memo describes how progressives should approach the issues raised by the emergence of Iran’s nuclear program. It details how George Bush and his allies in Congress have rushed the nation to the brink of another war with tough talk about regime change in Iran but they have not been smart about protecting Americans. It details how progressives can be tough when it comes to stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program and smart about using American power to accomplish that goal.
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