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The new laws are just paper tigers without any method of enforcement.
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As Israel continues to pound leadership bunkers and weapons caches at will from uncontested airspace — at the cost of hundreds of civilian lives in Lebanon — the Lebanese Shiite militia has been revealed as a paper tiger.
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Robert Grenier, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Washington would be unwise to test the theory that China is a paper tiger that would back down in the face of concerted American action.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
The problems are far beyond the Center being a paper tiger or a rudderless ship.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 July 2024
The failure to hit a single target might persuade Tehran’s adversaries that the regime is a paper tiger.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Robert Grenier, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Washington would be unwise to test the theory that China is a paper tiger that would back down in the face of concerted American action.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
The problems are far beyond the Center being a paper tiger or a rudderless ship.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 July 2024
The failure to hit a single target might persuade Tehran’s adversaries that the regime is a paper tiger.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Paper tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20tiger. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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