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The National Interest: Opinion: Daniel R. DePetris- 10 Questions to Ask Before Intervening in Libya Again

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The National Interest Blog: Opinion: Daniel R. DePetris- 10 Questions to Ask Before Intervening in Libya Again It’s not that intervening in Libya in 2011 was the wrong decision. The … Continue reading

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Gil Troy: Moynihan’s Moment- Daniel P. Moynihan’s Fight Against Zionism is Racism

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Gil Troy: Moynihan’s Moment- Daniel P. Moynihan’s Fight Against Zionism is Racism I’ve never understood the New-Left’s hatred of Israel and perhaps the Jewish community in America in general. Socialists … Continue reading

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Floyd Anderson: ‘Hunter S. Thompson’s Famous 9/11 Interview’

Source:Floyd Anderson– one of Hunter S. Thompson’s many books. Source:The Daily Review “Hunter S. Thompson 9/11 Interview 8/29/2002” From Floyd Anderson Source:The New Democrat– Hunter S. Thompson: an American original. I don’t quite see George W. Bush as the devil that … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Robert Farley: ‘What If America Had ‘Eliminated’ Saddam Hussein?’

Source:The National Interest– American fighter jets. Source:The New Democrat “In the early days of the air campaign of the 1991 Gulf War, the United States undertook a concerted effort to track and strike Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The effort was … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Opinion: Peter Harris: Losing the International Order: Westphalia, Liberalism and Current World Crises

Source: The National Interest: Opinion: Peter Harris: Losing the International Order: Westphalia, Liberalism and Current World Crises To put it mildly the world is a lot more complicated now and the developed world which is mostly in the West is … Continue reading

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The Onion: Nathan Eckert: The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism

Source: The Onion: Nathan Eckert: The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism Looking back at the Iraq War from over a twelve-year perspective it reminds me of someone who knows … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Addresses The United Nations General Assembly

Source: The White House: President Obama Addresses The United Nations General Assembly Assuming the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action goes into effect and the Islamic Republic of Iran has all the incentive in the world to make that happen, I … Continue reading

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Creators: Thomas Sowell- ‘Who Lost Iraq?’

Source:POLITICO– President’s George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama, both lost Iraq? “After the pro-Western government of China was forced to flee to the island of Taiwan in 1949, when the Communists took over mainland China, bitter recriminations in Washington … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Michael T. Klare: ‘Hard Power, Soft Power & Energy Power’

  “The debate over whether U.S. interests abroad are better served by hard power—coercive means such as military force—or soft power—less aggressive means of persuasion, such as diplomacy, economic aid, and propaganda—is perennial. Since becoming president, Barack Obama has emphasized … Continue reading

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RAND: Opinion- Christopher S. Chivvis: Libya, The Somalia on The Mediterranean?

Source: RAND Corporation: Opinion- Christopher S. Chivvis: Libya, The Somalia on The Mediterranean Unlike the War in Iraq, America and Europe went into the Libya and knocked out the Gadaffi Regime and let the Libyan rebels take over to try to … Continue reading

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