Positions for and against unification that it was the inevitable destiny of the Italian people, or a disastrous mistake are a staple of Italian conversation, and, however cogently Graziano writes, one sometimes feels that he is loading the dice.

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This was a mistake, perhaps a disastrous one.

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While the prime minister arguably made an unnecessary and potentially disastrous mistake in announcing his support for a demilitarized Palestinian state, by and large, he has successfully marginalized the Left.

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