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Mearsheimer Responds to "Anti-Semitic" Smears - Pacific Free Press

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Ever since John Mearsheimer and I began writing about the Israel lobby, some of our critics have leveled various personal charges against us. These attacks rarely addressed the substance of what we wrote -- a ...

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Stephen M. Walt: Mearsheimer responds to Goldberg's latest smear - Foreign Policy (blog)

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In a certain sense, it is hard not to be impressed by the energy and imagination that Jeffrey Goldberg devotes to smearing Steve Walt and me. Although he clearly disagrees with our views about US-Israel relations and the role of the Israel lobby, ...

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Romney fails International Relations 101 | Stephen M. Walt - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] Romney fails International Relations 101 | Stephen M. Walt
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The pundits I tend to read seem to think Mitt Romney won last night's GOP candidates' debate. I didn't watch it, so I don't have an opinion on that issue. But according to the New York Times coverage, none of the contenders covered themselves with ...

War, peace, and the world economy - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] War, peace, and the world economy
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So today I'm watching stock markets around the world go into free fall, and the following set of thoughts struck me. For starters, what if the world economy hits a "perfect storm?" The United States is already well on its way to a "lost decade," mostly ...

Stephen M. Walt: War, peace, and the world economy - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] Stephen M. Walt: War, peace, and the world economy
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So today I'm watching stock markets around the world go into free fall, and the following set of thoughts struck me. For starters, what if the world economy hits a "perfect storm?" The United States is already well on its way to a "lost decade," mostly ...

Stephen M. Walt: Well, Duh... - Foreign Policy (blog)

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I'm grateful to Glenn Greenwald and Phil Weiss for pointing out that this is the main point that John Mearsheimer and I have been making for some time in our writings about the lobby. But I will say this: Friedman's admission reflects the protracted ...

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Kicking the can in Kabul - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] Kicking the can in Kabul
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Usual boastfest opening to many recent Walt posts, and a gender-adjusted version of the poet Stephen Sondheim's "I feel pretty, Oh, so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright! And I pity Any girl who isn't me tonight . ...

Stephen M. Walt: Kicking the can in Kabul - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] Stephen M. Walt: Kicking the can in Kabul
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I'm scrambling to get ready for a trip overseas, so today's post will be brief. I'll be participating in a conference in Berlin on "The Public Mission of the Social Sciences and Humanities," co-sponsored by the Social Science Research Council and the ...

How not to learn from past mistakes - Foreign Policy (blog)

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[image error] How not to learn from past mistakes
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I'm all for fatherly devotion, but I also expect people in a positions of authority like Keller's to keep such feelings in check and think with their heads and not just their hearts. And did Keller ever stop to think about the Iraqi fathers and ...

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Troops in Iraq: Who do we think we are fooling? - Foreign Policy (blog)

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According to the New York Times, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is backing a plan to keep some 3000-4000 US troops in Iraq past the end-of-year deadline, albeit only in a training role. This plan would violate President Obama's pledge to remove all ...

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