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183 larger than the national economies of 163 of the world's 184 nations

Ibid.

184 Hundreds of thousands died unnecessarily, $3 trillion was wasted

Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes, The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict (New York: Norton, 2008).

185 amount of television watched and the decline of support for fundamentalism

Mansoor Moaddel and Stuart A. Karabenick, ”Religious Fundamentalism among Young Muslims in Egypt and Saudi Arabia,” Social Forces 86, no. 4 (June 2008).

186 popularity of its movies and television programs

Thomas Seibert, ”Turkey Has a Star Role in More Than Just TV Drama,” National, February 8, 2012.

187 decline in the number of people killed in wars

Joshua S. Goldstein, Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide (New York: Dutton/Penguin, 2011), pp. 56.

188 decline in the number of wars in every category

Ibid.

189 ”by arbitration under International Law”

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