Or will they recognize, in this regard at least, that their efforts to appease Islamists are imperiling our country and freedoms?

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Unfortunately, the record of recent efforts to appease Iran has been no more encouraging than were earlier efforts to divert other totalitarians from their chosen paths.

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Of particular concern is a priority of Mr. Obama and the outgoing Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton - namely their efforts to appease Islamists determined to circumscribe our First Amendment right to free expression.

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Mr. Maliki's stated efforts to appease protesters' demands which include releasing female prisoners, reforming antiterrorism laws that Sunnis say unfairly target their minority and relaxing political restrictions on former members of the ousted regime mostly remain stalled in Iraq's divided parliament.

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The notion that informed Israel's decision-makers - not unlike the notion that now informs the Obama administration - was that Israel's strategic interests would be secured as a consequence of its efforts to appease its enemies by weakening itself.

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Likewise, Netanyahu's willingness to outwardly support both Obama's effort to appease Iran and his efforts to pass anti-Iran sanctions in the Security Council gained Obama a year and a half of quiet from Jerusalem.

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They regard our efforts to pretend otherwise or to accommodate, placate, or appease them as submission.

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At that time, many companies saw such efforts as something to do just to appease regulators, but improved technology has created an opportunity to deliver education in more appealing and relatable.

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