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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/13/2009
Clinton: Obama FoPo Will Be Marriage of Principles And Pragmatism
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In her opening statement, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised tough action where necessary, but always, always  "forward, sustained diplomacy in   every part of the world." "The President-Elect and I believe that foreign policy must be based on a marriage of ...
getafghanistanright.com - 1/12/2009
Get Afghanistan Right!
— getafghanistanright.com — Get Afghanistan Right Week posted on January 12th, 2009 by Jason Rosenbaum at The Seminal As you... may have noticed or may have heard, The Seminal has a new project that is going public this week. Along with fellow bloggers, journalists, and ... (more) Get Afghanistan Right!

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nybooks.com - 1/18/2009
How to Deal with Iran - The New York Review of Books
— nybooks.com — COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE The central recommendation of this article is that the US must engage Iran... directly and without preconditions, one of the primary recommendations of the Iraq Study Group. These distinguished authors have a firm grasp of the ... (more) How to Deal with Iran - The New York Review of Books

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The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
worldaffairsjournal.org - 1/14/2009
The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
— worldaffairsjournal.org — Wrong, terribly wrong T he wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the political debates concerning the nature... and scope of U.S. involvement in those countries, have resurrected the “lessons” of Vietnam once again. Far from having kicked the “Vietnam ... (more) The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Clinton's Testimony

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Clinton's Testimony
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Ambers has her interesting statement to the committee. She sounds as if she's channeling Obama. One of the more tantalizing aspects of the next four years will be discovering what Hillary Clinton really believes about the Middle East. ...

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