However, the creation of a host of new Osama bin Ladens is some way down the list of war-related worries for the region's rulers.

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Clearly, we could do with fewer Osama bin Ladens and more Mikhail Gorbachevs, who, when given great power, directed it toward goals that benefited mankind.

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