The late senator supported foreign policy catastrophes that harmed America. The post Washington’s Unseemly Celebration of Lindsey Graham appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Washington’s Unseemly Celebration of Lindsey Graham The late senator supported foreign policy catastrophes that harmed America. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images If Washington is good at anything, it is self-celebration. Those who dominate the city constantly remind the public, especially those who live in the great beyond, the “flyover country” between the coasts, of the eternal wisdom, dedication, genius, and goodness of those who have successfully climbed the capital’s well-greased pole of political rule. Never is the shameless hypocrisy on greater display than during the funerals of those who did the most to sacrifice the interests of the Americans who lack genuine representation in Washington. Such was Tuesday’s…Open
A realist analysis of power and interests points to a mutually beneficial outcome. The post The Iran War Is Lose-Lose appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Iran War Is Lose-Lose A realist analysis of power and interests points to a mutually beneficial outcome. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images The conflict between the United States and Iran has laid bare a profound failure of political judgment and strategic adaptation in Washington and Tehran alike. Both sides locked themselves into rigid adversarial paradigms and prioritized short-term tactical military successes at the expense of long-term strategy. For the United States in particular, this failure is a symptom of a much larger, more dangerous disease—a stubborn adherence to a militaristic, interventionist grand strategy that refuses to accept the realities of a multipolar world in which its relative…Open
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