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Time for a new "Team B"

The emerging consensus among a growing number of conservative foreign policy and defense specialists is that the new Iran NIE - although clearly a breathtaking setback - also potentially represents a significant opportunity. Friday's Washington Post has an early take on the emerging Congressional effort to generate a new "Team B" to more accurately assess Iranian capabilities and intentions. It remains to be seen whether this initiative will gain any traction, but it is definitely one worth watching - and giving a nudge in the proper direction.

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Foreign Policy, Iran

Ilan Berman is vice president for policy at the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C. This article is adapted in part from his new book, Winning the Long War: Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam, which has just been released by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

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