In the face-off with the country, the best lesson from the past is that diplomatic compromise doesn’t require appeasement.
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Fox News Host on Sexual Assault in Military: “What Did They Expect?”
Liz Trotta argued that sexual assault was to be expected when men and women were in close quarters.
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Santorum Argues Women Don’t Belong in Frontline Combat
The candidate said that “emotions” around having women in battle would endanger missions.
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Sean Hannity Claims Obama didn’t want Bin Laden Raid
The Fox News host said the president would not have killed Osama bin Laden if he’d “had his way.”
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The Fall of the House of Assad?
If and when the Syrian regime crumbles, an American administration will have to seize opportunities.
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Why the Republicans Won’t Benefit From Being the War Party
Their thirst for war with Iran won’t do them any favors.
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U.S. Identifies 4 Marines Taped Urinating on Dead Afghanis
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the video, which shows the Marines laughing and joking, “utterly deplorable.” Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Women, War, & Peace
Hillary Clinton points out that women’s involvement in peace-building results in more stable resolutions.
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What Can Replace Social Security?
Ron Paul’s followers have an answer.