To the Editor : Re '' Remapping the Middle East , Maybe '' -LRB- column , Jan. 9 -RRB- : Thomas L. Friedman writes , '' If the pragmatic forces can dominate in Israel , Iraq and Palestine , it will establish positive examples that will give others in the region the incentive and confidence to try to emulate them . ''
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