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After Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, the burden of proof is on anyone who would make the case for military action as a force for good.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)
Progressives find it hard to imagine that there are others who in good faith don’t want the better world they’re offering and will fiercely resist it.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)
It’s hard to build a narrative around actions not taken, disasters possibly averted, hard realities accommodated. The story of what didn’t happen isn’t an easy one to tell.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)
Barack Obama was always better at explaining the meaning of democracy than at fighting its opponents.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)
More than any modern President, Barack Obama had a keen sense of the limits of American power—and of his own.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)
Barack Obama was a writer before he became a politician, and he saw his Presidency as a struggle over narrative.
Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish (2018)