Which failed state gave the appearance of being a functioning democracy shortly before its collapse?

Which of the following is NOT a lesson that the Arab–Israeli conflict teaches us about conflicts in general?

a. Terror begets terror. b. One war leads to another. c. Outside powers rarely start conflicts. d. Lying or bluffing about war is not a good idea. e. Nothing gives people an eternal claim to land.

The key issue in the election that originally brought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power was

a. economic. b. opposition to the existence of Israel. c. women's rights. d. defense of Iran's right to a nuclear energy program. e. reaffirmation of Iran's hard-line interpretation of social and cultural practices.