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A Peace of Hope at Last?
Hamas has fallen, the hostages are coming home, and the war is finally ending. But peace arrives not in triumph, but in ruins — and with bitter lessons unlearned. This is the anatomy of a war that was both inevitable and disastrously mismanaged.
Been Mugged by Reality, Mr. President?
Irving Kristol’s quip that a “neoconservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality” is one of my favorites. In a single line, the late Mr. Kristol characterized the entire mentality shift involved in going from naive utopianism in international politics to a resolved realist…
One Good Thing About Trump Presidency: Netanyahu Getting What He Deserves
Relying on slippery allies is a lesson that Europe is quickly learning, but it appears to be one that Netanyahu shouldn't be too far behind on either…