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It was held as a shining example, by many of the same people lauding the innovative financial products we now label as toxic. They were wrong.

Should Dubai fall into ruin, it will serve as a powerful weapon in the hands of those that oppose a secular society in the Middle East. Dubai should be a lesson we learn from, but not at the expense of positive modernization.




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