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The Classicist, With Victor Davis Hanson: “Chaos In The Middle East”

How three tragic mistakes set the region aflame.

The Classicist•February 19, 2016
The Classicist, With Victor Davis Hanson: “Chaos In The Middle East”

Victor Davis Hanson looks at how three events – the American intervention in Libya, the failure to maintain a military presence in Iraq, and the lack of follow-through on the Syrian “red line” – led to the present instability in the Middle East.

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Victor Davis Hanson

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