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August 27, 2010

The Foreign Policy Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of its Future Leaders Program, which will cultivate the next generation of foreign policy leaders in Washington, DC.  The program will identify young professionals who share FPI’s commitment to international engagement, support for America’s allies, expanding political and economic freedom, and a strong military and connect them with foreign policy experts and former senior government officials.  <--break->

Overnight Brief

September 2, 2010

Pakistani Taliban declared a foreign terror org

Triple bombings in Lahore kill over 2 dozen people

Kahl: Iraq has opportunity to be force for stability

Sen. urges Clinton to denounce trial of Iranian dissident

CENTCOM proposes $1.5 billion boost for Yemen forces

China intensifies build-up against Taiwan

Gartzke: Germany leads the way for European military reform

Mogadishu quiet after 10 days of intense fighting

Gillard gains new support from independent MP

FPI in the News

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August 31, 2010

President Obama opposed the war in Iraq. He still thinks it was a mistake. It's therefore unrealistic for supporters of the war to expect the president to give the speech John McCain would have given, or to expect President Obama to put the war in the context we would put it in. He simply doesn't believe the war in Iraq was a necessary part of a broader effort to fight terror, to change the Middle East, etc. Given that (erroneous) view of his, I thought his speech was on the whole commendable, and even at times impressive.