How Obama’s Shallow Worldview Failed Us

NEW WORLD DISORDER

The president puts too much faith in historical progress. The long arc of history won’t beat ISIS—but a determined effort will.

Published Aug. 29 2014 5:45AM EDT

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Thursday, August 28th, 2014, will go down as one of those rare moments when a President of the United States admitted publicly that the United States didn’t know how to deal with a major foreign policy crisis.

Stuart Stevens

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How Obama’s Shallow Worldview Failed Us

The president puts too much faith in historical progress. The long arc of history won’t beat ISIS—but a determined effort will.

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Stuart Stevens