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to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi
nterpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo
to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep
during the war, according to terrorism analyst Peter Bergen.) After a decade of guerrilla war during which the Soviets sustained heavy losses, the Red Army withdrew, and their puppet government in Kabul fell soon thereafter. A lot, of course, has changed. The Saudis no longer need to fight communism.
s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi
interpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo
s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep
during the war, according to terrorism analyst Peter Bergen.) After a decade of guerrilla war during which the Soviets sustained heavy losses, the Red Army withdrew, and their puppet government in Kabul fell soon thereafter. A lot, of course, has changed. The Saudis no longer need to fight communism.
ts like Romney's with any particular candidate or party. In fact, such views command reflexive support across the political spectrum. So word that Barack Obama has been flashing his own copy of The World America Made comes as no surprise. Whether the president has actually read it is beside the point. Mer
the president has actually read it is beside the point. Merely having the book in his possession inoculates him against the charge of "declinism." Obama, the New York Times reports, has "brandished Mr. Kagan's analysis in arguing that the nation's power has waxed rather than waned." Let there be no
port across the political spectrum. So word that Barack Obama has been flashing his own copy of The Worl
reflects the commonplace American view. But assigning credit on the basis of who did most of the fighting and dying reverses the emphasis: Stalin's Red Army prevailed (with Yanks, Brits, and others pitching in). In other words, in the so-called Good War, one brand of totalitarianism triumphed over anot
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