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“The purpose was not to destroy the alliances and organizations that were built after World War II but to spread the responsibilities among key nations for making those alliances and organizations work. The goal was not to destroy but to adjust and modernize (p. 324).”

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Book:Three Days at Camp David : How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed The Global Economy

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