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The new laws are just paper tigers without any method of enforcement.
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Meanwhile, Israel has exposed Iran — the financial benefactor of Hamas — as a paper tiger and crippled Hezbollah.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
In the absence of a credible U.S. security umbrella for Europe, Russia would view NATO as a paper tiger.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
The other risk that the president runs, according to AEI’s Pletka, is being perceived as a paper tiger.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Only after Israel aggressively asserted itself and its right to exist — ignoring constant criticism from a Biden White House looking to appease progressives and terrorist sympathizers — was Iran exposed as a paper tiger.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
In the absence of a credible U.S. security umbrella for Europe, Russia would view NATO as a paper tiger.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
The other risk that the president runs, according to AEI’s Pletka, is being perceived as a paper tiger.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Only after Israel aggressively asserted itself and its right to exist — ignoring constant criticism from a Biden White House looking to appease progressives and terrorist sympathizers — was Iran exposed as a paper tiger.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Paper tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20tiger. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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