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Steps to Defuse a Crisis

By David Ignatius
WASHINGTON -- As the United States and Iran move closer toward open confrontation, it's important that both take quiet steps to avoid the miscalculations and misunderstandings that can lead to an inadvertent military conflict. It's been done before: During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, President Kennedy used a back channel to communicate American resolve to the Soviets, and also explore a... (Read Full Article)

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