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Obama: The AfPak Strategy, What Nixon & Kissenger Can Teach

Posted on August 12, 2011 by William Holland

If Nixon hadn’t committed political suicide in Watergate, he would have turned a very diplomatic war into a massive win given how the Tet offensive was a disaster for the North Vietnamese.   Yes, the Marxist doctrine on insurgency was … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda On The Rise In AfPak Region

Posted on October 20, 2010 by William Holland

Arthur Herman is another great British historian that has left British institutional academic life for the American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C., his criticism is usually balanced for one without executive cabinet experience.  Most academics are hollow, those that seek … Continue reading →

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Arthur Herman: The Perils Of Rigid Historicism

Posted on October 5, 2010 by William Holland

Ever since Leo Strauss wrote his infamous ‘Natural Right & History’ which forever defeated that overly rigid mental habit to discover a cyclical theme running throughout history (in academic circles its called Historicism), this Marxian habit certainly dies hard.  Witness … Continue reading →

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