President Trump Brokers Middle East Peace and Prosperity

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In-page image(s) Body New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman observed in a column he wrote in 1996 that “no two countries that both have a McDonald’s have ever fought a war against each other.” Some have looked into how ironclad this rule is. But, in general, the point is pretty powerful. The assumption is that countries that have American fast food franchises are generally interested in freedom of commerce, and that the more a nation’s focus is on commerce and economic prosperity, the less it is interested in war. This provides perspective on the new historic peace agreement signed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel, the socalled Abraham Accords. What has...

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