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January 17, 2007

Don't repeat mistakes by bombing Iran, Diamond and Fearon say

in the news: CBS 5 News on January 22, 2007

At Stanford University, Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and CDDRL's Larry Diamond and James Fearon argue that Congress should stop funding the President's plan for more soldiers. When asked how these situations can be avoided in the future, Diamond responded, "I want to repeat what I said, we have a chance to get it right now by not bombing Iran. So let us not repeat the mistake all over again".