Last week’s successful negotiations will be a failure of leadership if they do not pave the way for an end to the occupation.
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General Petraeus, Just Like Us
Why are we supposed to be surprised about the head of the CIA’s fall from grace again?
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The Neocons’ Long Game
Romney may have backed away from his party’s most powerful foreign policy contingent in last night’s debate, but don’t expect the fuzzy moderate feelings to last if he ends up in the White House.
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Obama’s Total Knockout
Barack Obama finished the debate season with a definitive win. Will it matter?
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The Third Debate: New Topic, Same Empty Taste
It would be useful to peer into Romney’s and Obama’s hearts tonight. But we won’t be able to.
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The Last Debate
Expect Obama to try to focus on Osama bin Laden and the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while Romney tries to steer things toward China.
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“This Civil War, This Complicated Civil War”
A look at the ongoing conflict in Syria, and whether it’s too late for a swift resolution to the growing tensions in the Middle East.
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Putting Mitt’s Footnotes on the Obama Doctrine
Lacking any way to take ownership of foreign policy, Romney laid out a neoconservative vision that looked an awful lot like Obama’s.
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A Tale of Two Mitts, Foreign Policy Edition
In a speech this morning, Romney expressed his commitment to the Israel/Palestine peace process. But he was far less optimistic earlier this year.
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Netanyahu and the Magic Marker
The Israeli prime minister waxes hyperbolic on Iran, overshadowing discussions on the solutions that exist for the Middle East’s political woes.
