PostPartisan Archive: Kagan
Obama's lonely decision
So now two presidents in the space of less than three years have bucked overwhelming conventional wisdom, as well as public opinion, and decided that they did not want to lose a war. And what lonely decisions these have...
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| December 2, 2009; 10:42 AM ET |
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The meaning of 'strategic reassurance'
After reading the column I co-authored with Dan Blumenthal yesterday, a senior official called me to correct my understanding of the administration's "strategic reassurance" strategy toward China. I had focused on what I understood to be the American side...
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| November 11, 2009; 7:46 AM ET |
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How Obama is aiding Ahmadinejad
The New York Times reports that opposition protesters in Iran, in between beatings and tear-gassing from riot police and the regime’s hired thugs, have started a new chant: “Obama, Obama -- either you’re with them or you’re with us.” ...
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| November 5, 2009; 2:27 PM ET |
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Irving Kristol's Intellectual Universe
The passing of Irving Kristol is a very sad occasion. He was a truly great man, a great intellectual, and a great, patriotic servant to his country. He was also a unique inspiration, to me personally, and to untold...
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| September 18, 2009; 4:22 PM ET |
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Will's Double Surrender Policy
It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous blow to vital American security interests than the double surrender George Will is now proposing. To withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan simultaneously would be to abandon American interests and allies in the...
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| September 3, 2009; 1:42 PM ET |
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Obama's New Strategy on Iran
At a press conference earlier this afternoon, President Obama opened with this about Iran: The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings and imprisonments of the last few days. I...
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| June 23, 2009; 2:58 PM ET |
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