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Imran Bayoumi
Academic
Resident fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank and former policy adviser at the US Defence Department.
Notable Quotes
"It certainly helps lay the groundwork for nuclear weapons in the future."View Story →
"deep domestic unpopularity of the war, along with the economic fall-out, both pose a problem ahead of midterm elections if the conflict were to drag on"View Story →
"Not having clearly defined goals going into the conflict allows Trump to declare victory at any time"View Story →
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