| ID | 125094 |
| Title Proper | Myth of the new isolationism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Heilbrunn, Jacob |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, the United States has damaged its reputation and national security by lurching from one war to the next. Afghanistan, which began triumphantly for the Bush administration, has devolved into a protracted and inconclusive war in which the Taliban is making fresh inroads as American and allied forces hand over security to the Afghan army. Then there is Iraq. It was purveyed by the Bush administration to the American public as a mission that could be accomplished swiftly and smoothly. Neither occurred. Since then, President Obama's self-styled humanitarian intervention in Libya has led to instability, allowing local militias, among other things, to pretty much bring the oil industry to a standstill by disrupting major export terminals. |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest vol. , No.128; Nov-Dec 2013: p.5-8 |
| Journal Source | National Interest vol. , No.128; Nov-Dec 2013: p.5-8 |
| Key Words | United States ; Afghanistan ; Taliban ; Afghan Army ; Bush Administration ; Humanitarian Intervention ; Libya ; Britain ; France |