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Barbara Leaf
Middle East Institute
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'This sort of escalation to de-escalate or just simple escalation risks being uncontrolled or risks simply being endless.' (@19:25); on reopening the strait: 'You've got to open it and you've got to maintain it being open. And that is simply not a task that can come without a huge risk and cost to the U.S.' (@20:09); calls the FDI-for-fees swap 'a bit of sleight of hand', no new commitments (@18:06)
“the only way it's going to come to an end is a negotiated end.”
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