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The CIA admitted to spending $60,000 to topple the government of Iran in 1953. Can your calculation of the cost of overthrowing the Mossedegh government in today's dollars be used to address that question as to how weak or strong the Mossedegh government was? Why or why not?

a. No this is a normative question and the amount of money spent, in either real or nominal terms cannot address this issue
b. Yes, this is a positive question and the cost of overthrowing the government in real terms is important in answering this question
c. No, this type of calculation has no validity in political or moral questions
d. Yes, real calculations address all issues and are better than nominal figures
e. It is impossible to tell

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