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The speed with which armies collapse, bureaucracies abdicate, and social structures dissolve once the autocrat is removed frequently surprises American Policy makers.
Jeane Kirkpatrick
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
Age: 80 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 19
Died: 2006
Died: December 7
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United States Ambassador To The United Nations
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Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick
Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick
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