In Syria, lessons of the Cuban missile crisis
In a smart piece for the Washington Post, Michael Dobbs notes the similarities between President Obama's predicament in Syria and President Kennedy's dilemma during the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962.
While there are many differences, one basic dynamic is the same: how does the president of the United States resist pressures for a war of choice (no…
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