We lost the war in Afghanistan long ago
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The Pentagon is using China as an excuse for huge new budgets
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Trump does not have a foreign policy. He has a series of impulses.
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While we’re all focused on impeachment, Trump is upending U.S. foreign policy
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China’s grand parades might mask its weakness
The cancerous consensus in today’s politicized Washington
Are we at ‘peak America’?
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The Supreme Court tumbles into political dysfunction
It’s time to get out of Afghanistan. Here’s how.
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