During the Iran-Iraq war, Israel ________________________ for balance-of-power reasons, as any diplomat with an understanding of how alliances typically work might have predicted

a. provided funding to Iraq, since Iran represented a greater threat to Israel over the long term
b. sold U.S.-made weapons to Iran, since Iraq was a closer neighbor and represented a greater threat
c. sold U.S.-made weapons to Iraq and Iran, since is feared both and wanted to keep them distracted and weakened
d. worked closely with the U.S. and Western allies in order contain the war


Answer: B

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What are the key values on which there is widespread agreement in the United States? Why does broad agreement on these values matter?

What will be an ideal response?

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