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As we shall see, Israel has, in fact, implemented the operative principles of Resolution 242 by eventually returning all the captured territory sought by Egypt when Egypt terminated all claims of belligerency against it. Israel also returned land claimed by Jordan as part of the peace agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom.
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
Missionaries and the Birth of International Development
The contemporary approach to international affairs too often assumes, either explicitly or implicitly, that the correctness of one’s views from a moral or ethical perspective precludes the need to engage with the more distasteful and fundamental question of relative power with respect to a geopolitical opponent, and specifically which party has a
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You want problems solved by the right people who can do it most effectively.
John Seiffer • Output Thinking: Scale Faster, Manage Better, Transform Your Company
tracked—and then revised or adapted as circumstances dictate.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Taylor was soon off the reservation, arguing that the United States should abandon massive retaliation and the New Look in favor of what he called Flexible Response. Much to Eisenhower’s consternation, Taylor argued that a future war between the United States and the Soviet Union could be fought with conventional weapons.
Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
America’s commitment to Israel’s defense climaxed in President Bush’s offer to provide the Jewish State with $30 billion of military aid over a ten-year period. Roughly 75 percent of these funds were spent in the United States, stimulating its economy and creating tens of thousands of jobs. Israel, in turn, shared its world-class intelligence and
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