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In Dealing With Syria's Dictator...only Force Counts. No Cease-fire Was Attainable In Lebanon Until The 16-inch Guns Of The Battleship New Jersey Started Shelling Syria's Proxies; Suddenly, Sweet Reason Prevailed In Damascus.
-William Safire
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In Dealing With Syria's Dictator...only Force Counts.

William Safire
In Dealing With Syria's Dictator...only Force Counts. No Cease-fire Was Attainable In Lebanon Until The 16-inch Guns Of The Battleship New Jersey Started Shelling Syria's Proxies; Suddenly, Sweet Reason Prevailed In Damascus.
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