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    Cheney Tries to Retain Support in Iraq on Middle East Tour

    From the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Vice President Cheney today had a warning for Iran : the US will rally its regional allies for help in Iraq and to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons and dominating the Middle East.  That may be easier said than done, as diplomatic correspondent Robin Wright reports in the …

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    From the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Vice President Cheney today had a warning for Iran: the US will rally its regional allies for help in Iraq and to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons and dominating the Middle East. That may be easier said than done, as diplomatic correspondent Robin Wright reports in the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Robin Wright

      contributing writer at The New Yorker magazine, and a joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center

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