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Political Violence Thought of the Week

By Erica Chenoweth

Is Iran supporting Syria because Syria is Iran’s “route to the sea”? Not so much.

Image by Digital Journal, via Marc Lynch.

To be fair, other candidates – including President Obama — have made similar gaffes in the past.

In case you haven’t heard, Americans are not known for their geographic literacy.

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  1. To be fair, I’m pretty sure he was talking about the Mediterranean.

    October 30, 2012

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