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A halfhearted US war effort in Middle East
Commentary, Nation World
Andrew J. Bacevich 
November 4, 2014
A common thread connects U.S. military operations of the last 20 or more years: We’ve persistently tried to fight them on the cheap. In gauging the re...
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Islamic State is a symptom, not the disease
Commentary, Nation World
Andrew J. Bacevich 
September 17, 2014
“Comprehensive strategy.” That’s the operative phrase that the Obama administration has employed in rolling out its new campaign to take on the Islami...
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Can Obama pull a Nixon with the Iraq crisis?
Commentary, Nation World
Andrew J. Bacevich 
June 16, 2014
For the United States, the Iraq war ranks as the most consequential foreign policy failure since Vietnam. In neither instance did U.S. forces succumb ...
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