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The New Yorker
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Does the Great Retreat from Afghanistan Mark the End of the American Era?
It’s not just an epic defeat for the United States. The fall of Kabul may serve as a bookend for the era of U.S. global power. In the nineteen-forties, the United States launched the Great Rescue to help liberate Western Europe from the powerful Nazi war machine. Continue reading »
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“You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War”: Mark Milley’s Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran
The last time that General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with President Donald Trump was on January 3, 2021. Continue reading »
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Why Trump Can’t Afford to Lose (New Yorker Nov 2, 2020)
The President has survived one impeachment, twenty-six accusations of sexual misconduct, and an estimated four thousand lawsuits. That run of good luck may well end, perhaps brutally, if Joe Biden wins. Continue reading »