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T he Iranians have a word they use to describe a political impasse. They speak of it as a bombast , which means a dead-end street, or a knot that can't be untied.
 
The Karzai calculus (By David Ignatius, November 4, 2009)
 
The real Afghan strategy (By David Ignatius, November 1, 2009)
 
On the war's front lines (By David Ignatius, October 30, 2009)
 
A resilient Baghdad on a day of horror (By David Ignatius, October 26, 2009)
 
History's road to Waziristan (By David Ignatius, October 25, 2009)
 
Pakistan fights back (By David Ignatius, October 22, 2009)
 
A Hitch in Iran's Nuclear Plans? (By David Ignatius, October 16, 2009)
 
Careful to a Fault on Afghanistan (By David Ignatius, October 15, 2009)
 
How to Aggravate Pakistan (By David Ignatius, October 11, 2009)
 
Testing Obama's Doctrine (By David Ignatius, October 8, 2009)
 
A Savvy Swat Strategy (By David Ignatius, October 4, 2009)
 
A Showdown In Waziristan (By David Ignatius, October 1, 2009)
 
The View From Pakistan's Spies (By David Ignatius, September 29, 2009)
 
A New Model for Banks? (By David Ignatius, September 25, 2009)
 
Britain's Afghan Wisdom (By David Ignatius, September 24, 2009)
 
Reading Iran by the Letter (By David Ignatius, September 20, 2009)
 
A New Deal for The CIA (By David Ignatius, September 17, 2009)
 
Security From Iraq's Neighbors (By David Ignatius, September 13, 2009)
 
For Iran's Spies, A Putsch (By David Ignatius, September 10, 2009)
 
A Medical Revolution Via the Cleveland Clinic (By David Ignatius, September 6, 2009)
 
A Middle Way On Afghanistan? (By David Ignatius, September 2, 2009)
 
A Sigh Of Relief At the CIA (By David Ignatius, August 26, 2009)
 
Behind the Carnage in Baghdad (By David Ignatius, August 25, 2009)
 
Leadership 101 (By David Ignatius, August 23, 2009)
 
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