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" Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II. "

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" For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were left behind, their 'freedom deficit' signaling the political underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social maladies. "

" The fake republics are goners; the monarchies have a fighting chance. That's my conclusion after a short visit to the Middle East and discussions with officials and analysts there. "

" Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration. "

" The U.S. has the power to block all anti-Israel moves in the Security Council, not just some of them, and to do so without agreeing to unfair, damaging compromises. "

" It was simply impossible to support Carter for reelection in 1980 and easy for me to support Reagan. The Reagan campaign was happy to have Democratic support, and the Reagan administration was happy to have Democrats in it; they took the view that, after all, Reagan himself had been a Democrat, so it was not a strike against you. "

" Does anyone believe that Kofi Annan scares Bashar Assad? "

" Obviously, every dictator pays a great deal of attention to who is running the army. There's always a base right outside the capitol to protect the head of government. "

" Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require. "

" Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was imprisoned - there are limits. "

" Egypt needs law and order in Sinai to save the tourist industry in Sharm el-Sheik and prevent the area from becoming a base for terrorists that will target Egypt itself, as well as Jordan and Israel. "

" During the election campaign of 2000, it was generally thought that then-governor Bush didn't know much about foreign policy or national security affairs, and that Colin Powell would lead on that front, while the president's main concern would be domestic. "

" The Pope is not a political figure. "

" The attack on the British embassy in Tehran came just days after the Iranian 'parliament' voted to expel the British ambassador, and therefore reeks of official complicity. "

" President Obama has never summarized the Obama Doctrine with such clarity, but here is what it would look like: 'I will undertake any military attack against our enemies, regardless of the risks and collateral damage, so long as it is over by the time I have to announce it.' "

" The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads. "

" The threat that Syria might transfer more advanced weapons to Hezbollah has existed for a long time. "

" Iran exports about 2.2 million barrels a day. "

" The Iron Dome is great for the U.S. "

" In critical ways, Obama has reversed not just Bush policy but every president's approach to the world since the Second World War, save for that of his soulmate Jimmy Carter. "

" You can easily see why the experience of Jews would be helpful if you're looking to get action on religious persecution. "

" If you said to people you can cast a secret ballot on whether to turn back the clock and have Morsi in power again, I don't think very many people in Washington would turn back that clock. "

" If you say to the White House, 'Obama has been very unfriendly to Israel,' they say, 'What do you mean? It's the best military-to-military relationship ever.' And that part is true. "

" In 2004, President Bush gave Prime Minister Sharon certain guarantees about American policy, but the Obama administration treated those as a kind of private letter having no binding policy impact. "

" The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006. "

" Legislation for the Caribbean basin has led to more jobs in the Dominican Republic. "

" In the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal - but his term ended in 1965, and she was elected in 2001. Hardly a hand-off. "

" There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro. "

" The good Jew is ritually observant and resists assimilation, in some sense living apart, never fitting comfortably into American or any other society. "

" Pessimism is rife in Israel. "

" A Palestinian state will never be created by terror. "