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Opinion

Michael Barone

Entries for January 30, 2007

Serious Thinking About the Middle East

January 30, 2007 06:00 PM ET |

Are things moving in the right direction in the Middle East? Most Americans, I think, would say no. But perhaps they should ponder a trio of interesting columns. Two weeks ago, the military historian Edward Luttwak wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal arguing that George Bush's policies have created a Middle East much more hospitable to American goals. Here is his summation:

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Tags: Middle East | Iraq war (2003-) | Rice, Condoleezza | Bush, George W. | Lugar, Richard

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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