What is *Don't Wait for the Next War* by Wesley K. Clark about?

*Don't Wait for the Next War* argues for a proactive U.S. strategy focused on economic growth, technological innovation, and global leadership instead of relying on military conflict to drive progress. Retired General Wesley K. Clark draws from his NATO command experience and diplomatic insights to propose solutions for challenges like cyber threats, climate change, and geopolitical rivalry, emphasizing collaboration over confrontation.

Who should read *Don't Wait for the Next War*?

This book is essential for policymakers, business leaders, and citizens interested in U.S. foreign policy, national security, and sustainable global leadership. Clark’s blend of military expertise and economic vision appeals to readers seeking alternatives to reactive crisis management, particularly in an era of interconnected economies and hybrid warfare.

Is *Don't Wait for the Next War* worth reading?

Yes, particularly for its timely analysis of 21st-century challenges like cyberattacks and climate change. Clark’s credibility as a NATO commander and Rhodes Scholar adds depth, offering actionable strategies for avoiding conflict while strengthening America’s global role. The book bridges military and economic policy, making it relevant to both experts and general audiences.

What are the main ideas in *Don't Wait for the Next War*?

Key concepts include: - **Hybrid warfare**: Addressing cyber threats and misinformation alongside traditional military tactics. - **Economic statecraft**: Leveraging trade, innovation, and partnerships to preempt conflicts. - **Proactive diplomacy**: Prioritizing alliances and multilateral institutions over isolationism. Clark stresses that modern strategy must integrate defense, economy, and technology to avoid catastrophic wars.

How does Wesley K. Clark propose to achieve global leadership without war?

Clark advocates for investing in infrastructure, education, and clean energy to bolster U.S. competitiveness. He emphasizes strengthening NATO, fostering tech innovation, and countering adversaries through economic and diplomatic tools rather than military escalation. This "peace through strength" approach aims to address root causes of instability.

What role does NATO play in Clark’s strategy?

Clark views NATO as vital for collective security but argues it must adapt to cyber threats, climate disruptions, and political fragmentation. He proposes expanding NATO’s mandate to include economic resilience and countering hybrid warfare tactics, ensuring it remains a cornerstone of global stability.

How does *Don't Wait for the Next War* address cybersecurity?

The book highlights cyberattacks as a critical threat to national security, urging public-private partnerships to safeguard infrastructure and data. Clark recommends creating international norms for cyber conduct and investing in AI-driven defense systems to deter state and non-state actors.

What historical examples does Clark use to support his arguments?

Clark references his leadership in the Kosovo War, where NATO’s air campaign prevented ethnic cleansing without ground troops, and the post-9/11 era, stressing lessons in coalition-building and adaptive strategy. These examples underscore the need for preemptive, multifaceted approaches to modern crises.

Don't Wait for the Next War

A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership

Wesley K. Clark

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Overview of Don't Wait for the Next War

Former NATO Commander Wesley Clark's strategic blueprint for America's future tackles global challenges without waiting for conflict. What if the world's most pressing threats require neither war nor isolation? Clark's vision has shaped Pentagon thinking on everything from climate change to cybersecurity.

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Chapter 1

America at the Crossroads: A Vision for the Future

I found myself sitting across from Syrian opposition members in Los Angeles in 2013, listening to their pleas for American support against Assad's brutality. Their stories echoed conversations I'd had throughout my career with freedom fighters from Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and beyond. But this time was different. After twelve years of war, thousands of casualties, and over $1 trillion spent, America was pivoting away from the Middle East while the region remained in turmoil. What could we realistically offer these brave Syrians? This moment crystallized America's strategic dilemma. After two decades as the undisputed global superpower, we face new realities requiring a fundamental reassessment of our role in the world. Wesley Clark's "Don't Wait for the Next War" has become required reading in policy circles, with figures from Hillary Clinton to John McCain citing its framework for American renewal. The book's insights have proven remarkably prescient as we navigate an increasingly complex global landscape where traditional power dynamics are rapidly shifting.

Chapter 2

The American Strategic Experience: Lessons from History

Throughout American history, our national strategy has centered on our political values, economic interests, and willingness to use force to defend them. Despite our divisions, what unites Americans remains stronger than what divides us-though for over a decade most have felt the country is "headed in the wrong direction." America needs more than just foreign policy grand strategy-we need a sustainable vision for economic power at home, which forms the foundation of our ability to maneuver abroad. The challenge is creating a unifying vision that links foreign policy and security with domestic economic strength in a way that transcends partisan divisions. While various government agencies produce strategic documents-from the White House's National Security Strategy to the Defense Department's Quadrennial Review-what's missing is a comprehensive vision connecting foreign policy with domestic economic power that both political parties can support. Creating this unified strategy requires broad public backing, not just academic formulations or elite planning. Our continental expansion represented a grand project most Americans supported. This "Manifest Destiny" combined idealistic enthusiasm with economic opportunity, driving our development despite setbacks and moral complexities. Whether negotiating with Britain over territory or fighting Mexico and Spain, America pursued a strategy that aligned with economic development. World War I marked America's first experience with unified national strategy. After maintaining neutrality for over two years, President Wilson led America into war with an ethical foundation-"a war to end all wars." The nation mobilized rapidly: taxes increased, federal agencies coordinated war production, and government seized railroads. Within eighteen months, two million men were deployed to France. The war proved economically powerful, raising GDP from $60 billion to $75 billion in just one year. However, this unified strategy collapsed with the war's end. The Great Depression provided America's second opportunity for unified national strategy, this time focused domestically. Roosevelt's administration transformed the economy through sweeping legislation addressing banking, securities, homeowner assistance, agriculture, employment, and industrial recovery. These efforts created millions of jobs, restored farm income, and built infrastructure nationwide. Unlike the WWI era's unity, however, Roosevelt's efforts faced fierce opposition from entrenched economic interests. America's domestic struggles were submerged by foreign threats as World War II mobilization drove away the Great Depression. War again provided opportunity for national strategy as production surged, unemployment vanished, and new technologies transformed America economically and socially in just five years.

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Chapter 3

How America Ended Up in the Middle East

Which shot is the most important in golf? Every golfer knows the answer: "The next one." For the United States, there are several "next shots" to anticipate in foreign policy. While analysts point to various threats-nuclear proliferation in Iran, loose nukes in Pakistan, North Korean implosion-Americans have been conditioned to think of the Middle East as deserving critical foreign policy attention. In May 1991, shortly after the First Gulf War victory, I witnessed firsthand the split within the Republican Party that would shape America's Middle East policy. While meeting with General Colin Powell celebrating Kuwait's liberation, I later visited Paul Wolfowitz, who revealed a starkly different perspective. While acknowledging the victory, Wolfowitz lamented not removing Saddam Hussein and shared a significant vision: "We can intervene militarily in the region with impunity" and "we've got about five to ten years to take out these old Soviet 'surrogate' regimes" before another superpower challenges us. This neoconservative vision would eventually drive the 2003 Iraq invasion, despite various justifications offered publicly. The 2003 Iraq invasion was executed swiftly, lasting just three weeks from "shock and awe" bombing to Baghdad's occupation. But what followed was the oldest and most thankless military duty-occupying a hostile country. When I inquired about post-conflict planning in late 2002, the director of strategic plans pointed to the ceiling (where Pentagon leadership sat) and said, "They won't let me do it." Secretary of State Colin Powell warned President Bush using the "Pottery Barn rule": you break it, you own it. The occupation suffered from inadequate force levels, poor leadership transitions, and critical mistakes-tolerating looting, dismissing the Iraqi Army, banning Baathist Party members from public life, and lacking political-military finesse. As security deteriorated, Iranian influence grew through Shia groups while ex-Baathists joined with Sunni terrorists. When the failure to find weapons of mass destruction undermined the primary justification for invading Iraq, President Bush pivoted to emphasizing freedom and democracy across the region. This approach cleverly crossed party lines, making it difficult for Democrats to argue against their own ideals of human rights. But when I tested this democracy promotion concept with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2004, he immediately dismissed it: "That won't work here. In this region you can't insist on political rights first-there is no tradition of democracy. You have to start with economic rights." As violence escalated in Iraq in 2006, President Bush faced a critical decision: withdraw or escalate. He courageously chose reinforcement, appointing General David Petraeus to implement the surge. By 2008, casualties and bombings had greatly reduced. Though not a final victory, the surge reversed what looked like military defeat and created space for democracy to potentially emerge. More than twenty-two years after hearing the "Big Idea" that America should dominate the Middle East, we see the devastating results: thousands of American deaths, millions of refugees, trillions spent, and deepening regional struggles. With Russian forces on the ground in Syria and China deeply invested in Iran, the window where America could use force with impunity has closed.

Chapter 4

Five Challenges for a New National Strategy

While America was deeply engaged in the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region became the new center of economic power and growing risk. Half of humanity lives in the region from India to Japan, home to the world's second and third-largest economies, America's largest creditor, and major greenhouse gas emitters. East Asian economies grew rapidly while America accumulated $14 trillion in debt fighting Middle Eastern wars. We must address five qualitatively different challenges that are multinational, interrelated, and require long-term perspective: terrorism, cybersecurity, the US financial system, China's rise, and climate change. Terrorism against civilian targets remains a significant threat despite our decades-long fight. From the 1993 World Trade Center bombing to 9/11, the threat has transformed and migrated but persists. The terrorist threat has spawned a massive "terrorist-industrial complex" with 1,200 government organizations, 1,900 companies, and 854,000 people with security clearances. Americans have accepted unprecedented privacy intrusions and surveillance, with technologies from battlefields now deployed domestically. Cybersecurity threats closely accompany terrorism, involving both espionage and theft. America is uniquely vulnerable because our economy and infrastructure are deeply connected to the internet-with some 500,000 infrastructure-related targets available for attack. Identity theft has evolved from lone hackers to organized crime, with major breaches exposing millions to data theft. Beyond financial theft, data theft poses even greater problems. Industrial espionage targets businesses' proprietary designs and engineering, with defense contractors suffering major breaches traced back to China. These intrusions not only compromise national security but systematically undermine America's economic advantages in technology and R&D. Even more alarming is the potential for destructive attacks. As I witnessed in 1994 while at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cyber weapons can target critical infrastructure nodes without conventional bombs. Our power grid has likely been compromised with malicious software that could devastate electric systems in a crisis. Despite awareness of the problem since the 1990s through various presidential initiatives, America has failed to adequately protect the private sector. The US financial system represents a unique vulnerability beyond cyber-attacks. The financial sector's lobbying efforts paid off handsomely-between 1999-2008, they spent $2.8 billion on lobbying and over $1 billion in campaign contributions, successfully dismantling regulatory protections. The sector grew explosively, with debt held by financial institutions soaring from $3 trillion in 1978 to $36 trillion by 2007. By 2006, financial profits constituted 27% of all US corporate profits, up from 15% in 1980. The largest banks doubled their market share, with the top 10 holding 55% of industry assets by 2005. Despite some reforms after the 2008 crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act remains incompletely implemented. Many provisions have been weakened through industry lobbying. The financial sector's growth has contributed to persistent unemployment, low job creation, and rising inequality. Business dynamism and entrepreneurship are in "troubling secular decline," undermining core American values of opportunity and social mobility. China represents a major systemic risk as the largest foreign holder of US debt and the world's second-largest economy. As China shifts from its previously humble stance to a more confident, assertive phase, it is now prepared to emerge in its "full stature" toward "its rightful position in global leadership." The challenge posed by China isn't purely military, as engagement occurs across multiple dimensions-private, commercial, scientific, educational, and diplomatic. China has a voice in US security issues including terrorism, cyber-threats, and the global financial system. Crucially, China must be engaged on climate change as the world's largest carbon emitter. Climate change represents a fundamental national security challenge, with scientific consensus now established that the earth is warming primarily due to human activities. The IPCC's projections are deeply concerning: continued temperature rises, ocean warming and acidification, increased contrast between wet and dry regions, shrinking sea ice and glaciers, and rising sea levels. The Stern Review details severe impacts from even moderate temperature increases: flood risks during wet seasons, reduced dry-season water supplies affecting one-sixth of the world's population, ocean acidification damaging marine life and fisheries, and agricultural impacts from droughts and heat. These effects are already manifesting. In 2010, droughts in Australia and Russia drove up wheat prices, affecting countries like Syria, which was simultaneously experiencing drought. Climate change represents a "threat multiplier" for instability, especially in countries already struggling to provide basic needs. The most alarming aspect may be potential "nonlinearities"-discontinuous effects and positive feedback mechanisms not fully captured in climate models. These could include sudden collapse of ice sheets causing dramatic sea level rises or the release of vast methane stores from Arctic permafrost and seabeds.

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Chapter 5

American Power at an Inflection Point

America stands at a critical inflection point, signaling a potential shift from superpower status to waning influence. To halt this decline, we need a coherent national strategy, policy changes, and new economic tools. The "unipolar moment" and Pax Americana that began in 1945 are rapidly ending, with regular indicators-from educational achievement to economic growth rates-showing America sliding relative to global competitors. By May 2014, the US national debt reached nearly $17.5 trillion, exceeding our GDP for the first time since World War II. Interest payments on this debt ($220 billion in 2012) could double or triple if rates return to normal levels. With mandatory spending on entitlement programs growing as the population ages, projections show that interest payments plus Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare could consume the entire federal budget by 2030. The constraints on federal resources stem partly from America's increasingly fractious political landscape. During the twentieth century, the economic debate evolved from Keynesian economics advocating government intervention to the Chicago school's monetarist approach favoring limited government and free markets. These competing philosophies underpin today's partisan divide, with Democrats supporting stimulus spending and Republicans opposing deficit spending. This fundamental disagreement has escalated into an identity crusade, spilling over into national security matters. America's weakened financial position and fractious politics have damaged its global standing. According to Pew Research, 53% of Americans believe the U.S. is less important than a decade ago, while 70% feel it's less respected internationally. Foreign opinion confirms this perception-only about 45% of global respondents view America positively. Inflection points can be managed or reversed-America has done it before. During the Great Depression, capitalism appeared to fail and America seemed in decline. What ultimately revitalized the economy was rearmament for World War II. The industrial mobilization was remarkable-GDP grew 8% in 1939, 8.8% in 1940, and nearly 19% in 1942. By 1942, American war production equaled the combined outputs of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Today's economy still has substantial untapped resources-corporations hold $2.2 trillion in retained earnings, private equity funds have nearly $1 trillion in investible capital, and hedge funds control another $2 trillion. With unemployment at 7% plus millions more underemployed, and industrial capacity utilization at only 79%, America has the slack resources to fuel significant growth if this capital were invested domestically.

Chapter 6

Reversing the Inflection Point

The five strategic challenges facing America could provide enough common purpose to bring the country together without requiring an enemy. But addressing these challenges requires reversing America's relative decline and restarting its economic engine. Despite current challenges, America retains tremendous advantages: the world's largest economy, abundant natural resources, robust agriculture, low-cost energy, leading universities, technological superiority across multiple industries, and a safe business environment. Energy independence could supercharge the U.S. economy without significant taxpayer cost. Currently, America's $200-300 billion annual oil imports function like a tax, removing 1.2-1.8% of GDP from the economy. Producing this fuel domestically would retain these billions within the American economy, generating $50-90 billion in tax revenue and adding 1.5-2% in real economic growth. By energy independence, we're really talking about petroleum for transportation, as we're already independent in electric power production. Despite progress-U.S. oil production exceeded imports in October 2013 for the first time since 1995-we still import over 35% of needed oil. With oil prices estimated to reach $141 per barrel by 2040, we'll spend $5-7 trillion on imported oil over 25 years unless we change course. To achieve energy independence, we need to produce 5-6 million additional barrels of liquid fuel daily beyond anticipated growth. This requires both private sector action and government support. The energy market is fiercely competitive-a $600 billion annual industry where oil companies battle each other, oil fights gas, both oppose electric cars, and nearly everyone opposes biofuels. America's oil industry is the world's strongest, most flexible, and innovative despite facing periodic price collapses and OPEC manipulation. Billions of additional barrels could be recovered from existing wells using new techniques. Tight oil production requiring fracking has seen dramatic increases-the Permian Basin produces 1.3 million barrels daily with potential for much more, while Eagle Ford Shale production quadrupled between 2011-2012 and doubled again in 2013 to over 1 million barrels daily. Kerogen trapped in shale formations across Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah contains an estimated 2 trillion barrels, with nearly 1 trillion recoverable. With oil prices near $100 per barrel and proper government approvals and incentives, this resource could yield 500,000+ barrels daily indefinitely. Biofuels already provide approximately 10% of U.S. liquid fuel. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, biofuels are mandated to increase until reaching 36 billion gallons annually by 2022-about 30% of the U.S. gasoline supply. By sticking with existing law, the U.S. could reduce imported oil needs by almost 2 million barrels per day. Natural gas can be converted into liquid fuels like low-sulfur diesel through petrochemical processes. With U.S. gas prices predicted to remain around $5 or below while oil stays near $100 per barrel, these conversion plants could be highly profitable despite requiring billions in investment. Implementing Energy Independence Plus requires balancing economic growth with climate change concerns. The solution lies in maximizing hydrocarbon resources now while establishing stronger incentives for renewable fuels and electric power. This strategy requires a grand political compromise between two powerful interests: the oil lobby and environmentalists. Environmental impacts could be mitigated through additional clean-up funds, expanded oversight, and industry self-regulation. A carbon tax starting at $25 per ton with scheduled increases would effectively phase out carbon-intensive fuels while generating $25 billion annually in revenue.

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Chapter 7

New Tools for a New Era

America has many tools for global leadership from the Cold War era, but today's interconnected world demands new approaches. Economic interdependence has reduced the effectiveness of both military action and economic sanctions against major powers, as demonstrated in the Ukraine crisis where sanctions often harm those who impose them. The United States needs more positive economic leverage. As Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafic Hariri advised: "You have to start with economic rights" - creating meaningful employment opportunities. While the State Department has emphasized "economic diplomacy" to help American companies abroad, our development assistance programs are complex and poorly coordinated across twenty-four different federal agencies. Created in 2003, the Millennium Challenge Corporation provides grants and loans to developing and lower middle-income nations to reduce poverty, provided they improve government transparency and effectiveness. Despite early successes in motivating countries like Yemen and Niger to improve governance, the program has faced challenges. Funding has been much lower than anticipated-averaging under $1 billion annually instead of the expected $5 billion. The logical next step for American economic statecraft would be creating a sovereign wealth fund that provides equity investments to US companies, joint ventures, and host-nation entities. Unlike existing mechanisms that focus on loans or guarantees, this fund would supply risk capital with management assistance while retaining the ability to reinvest earnings. I witnessed firsthand how profit-driven development can transform communities when visiting an Israeli agricultural project in Angola. The Israelis had created moshav-style villages where individual farmers were responsible for their own production while processing and market access were handled communally. Former soldiers were earning $400 monthly, learning farming, educating their children, and hiring others-spreading prosperity through rural Africa. Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence's World Bank study demonstrates that escaping poverty requires attention to market dynamics with strong government support. His work argues for more strategic government approaches beyond just providing legal frameworks. The three proposed tools-a US sovereign wealth fund, public-private partnerships abroad, and US-led strategic planning for national economies-would be "market-extenders" enabling American leadership in economic development where private investors cannot participate.

Chapter 8

Answering the Strategic Challenges

With a reinvigorated US economy powered by energy resources, a carbon tax, and new economic tools added to existing diplomatic, economic and military resources, America can address its long-term challenges. But success requires substantial public support and simple, consistent strategies that become absorbed into public consciousness. I propose an "Energy-Enabled Strategy for Growth, Responsible Development, and Security" (E2S) as the basis for a new national strategy. This approach leverages innovative energy production while implementing a progressively escalating carbon tax to transition away from hydrocarbons. Using American strength gained through Energy Independence Plus and climate leadership can reverse our current inflection point without requiring major sacrifices. Renewed economic growth would reduce partisan tensions and raise American influence abroad, while carbon tax leadership would drive technology forward and demonstrate our political strength. The 2011 US counterterrorism strategy is well-balanced, but we must better undercut the conditions enabling terrorist recruiting by: denying terrorists a free "home base," undercutting sectarian motivations, and promoting fair development in poorly governed areas. Our new economic tools and energy-enabled resources would extend development into hinterlands, bringing opportunities to isolated individuals vulnerable to recruitment. Profit-motive developments would bring US entrepreneurial talent to partner with local businessmen, while sovereign wealth funds would seed major efforts and attract follow-on funding. Despite increased awareness and the Cybersecurity Command's operations, our economy remains acutely vulnerable to cyber threats. Effective solutions require three approaches: technical improvements to the Internet itself, domestic regulatory changes, and international measures. The financial challenge is protecting the US economy from another collapse when we have less capacity for additional debt than in 2007. We must review Dodd-Frank after its regulatory interpretations to determine if it provides sufficient protection against excessive debt and regulatory failures. Our aim should be bringing China peacefully into the international system with responsibilities commensurate with its wealth and power. The foundation of our relationship with China depends on America's relative strength. Restoring economic growth, fixing unemployment, improving infrastructure and education, and demonstrating our political system works are crucial. US adoption of a carbon tax alongside Energy Independence Plus will establish America as the global leader in tackling climate change. Though global oil demand will rise from 90 to perhaps 120 million barrels daily over fifteen years, increased US production will delay expansion of "dirtier" oil elsewhere. Our theme should be "Hydrocarbons now, as we transition beyond hydrocarbons." A rejuvenated America will have important work to do in the world, leveraging its newfound currency of energy exports, global climate leadership, and new economic tools. Europe remains most closely linked to the United States in history, culture, and values. Under E2S, the United States could supply Europe with significant natural gas, liquefied and shipped to regasification facilities already being built, particularly helping the Baltics and Germany. America's well-being depends on global engagement, providing stability and encouraging rule of law, but with different instruments than before. In our interconnected world, force is decreasingly effective-when used, it must be precise, with attainable objectives directed by diplomatic aims. The threat of force proves more useful than deployment, as the Cold War demonstrated. Our economic potential is our most powerful tool. We must revitalize economic power by leveraging domestic energy resources, strengthening leadership in global energy markets and climate change initiatives, and developing positive economic tools to export entrepreneurship. Our E2S strategy requires a historic political compromise: "Hydrocarbons now, as we transition beyond hydrocarbons"-reconciling immediate resource needs with climate realities. If we unite around this vision to restart economic growth, America can continue leading the world toward freedom, dignity, and opportunity.

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Every golfer knows the answer: "The next one."
"We can intervene militarily in the region with impunity"
you break it, you own it.
That won't work here.
the window where America could use force with impunity has closed.

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Wesley K. ClarkAuthor, retired general, and strategist
Paul WolfowitzPentagon official with a neoconservative vision
Colin PowellGeneral and Secretary of State
Woodrow WilsonPresident who led America into World War I
Franklin D. RooseveltPresident who led the Great Depression recovery

About the Author

Wesley K. Clark, author of Don’t Wait for the Next War, is a retired U.S. Army four-star general and geopolitical strategist renowned for his leadership in modern military conflicts and diplomatic negotiations. The book blends memoir and policy analysis, offering insights into national security, strategic leadership, and global stability—themes rooted in Clark’s decorated 38-year military career.

A Rhodes Scholar and first-in-class West Point graduate, he commanded NATO forces during the Kosovo War and authored Winning Modern Wars and A Time to Lead. Clark also founded Renew America Together to bridge political divides.

Clark’s expertise is frequently sought by media outlets like CNN and The New York Times, and his frameworks on crisis management are taught at military academies. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, his work remains foundational reading for policymakers.

Don’t Wait for the Next War draws from his frontline experience negotiating the Dayton Peace Accords and shaping post-Cold War security strategies.

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How America Ended Up in the Middle East

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