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August 16, 2014

On the Other Side of the Mountain

A Yazidi family, safe for now, takes temporary shelter in Northern Iraq along the border with Syria.
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Published on August 16, 2014 11:37

How to Beat Down a Bully

There's only one way to stop Putin's ugly new doctrine of
irregular intervention -- hit back even harder.
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Published on August 16, 2014 10:10

Novorossiya Is Coming Apart at the Seams

Moscow dreamed of transforming southeastern Ukraine into a client state. But the Kremlin's plans are fraying as Kiev pushes back.
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Published on August 16, 2014 09:42

August 15, 2014

Putin’s New Clothes

Russia’s president is
nakedly invading Ukraine. Why won’t anybody say anything?
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Published on August 15, 2014 20:08

The Pinprick President

Barack
Obama needs to go to war with the Islamic State, or it will go to war with
America.
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Published on August 15, 2014 16:23

All Heat and No Fire

The U.N. is going to determine if Hamas and Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. Even if they did, what can the U.N. do about it?
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Published on August 15, 2014 16:01

What Would Ike Do?

Why President Obama doesn't understand Eisenhower's lessons of war, pushback, and how to deal with thuggish regimes.
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Published on August 15, 2014 15:41

Even Jihadists Love Robin Williams

I spent a year in Iraq fighting Islamic
militants. Then one of them contacted me on Twitter to talk about how
much he loved Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji.
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Published on August 15, 2014 14:56

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