Pj simon biography of barack obama
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PJ Crowley: How Obama learned the limits of American power
Obama tried to better match the level of military muscle and diplomatic commitment to the importance of the interest and the potential for impact. He refused to take ownership of the outcome of a problem that he felt America didn't need to solve or couldn't solve at an acceptable or sustainable financial and political cost.
This strategic logic, as Obama told Goldberg, explained in large part his cautious approach to Libya and Syria.
How did Obama and Cameron fall out?
White House insists leaders are 'close partners'
Obama was pushed bygd British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to support the Nato intervention to prevent an imminent massaker and protect the Libyan people from their unhinged leader, Muammar Gaddafi, who threatened to kill his political opponents "like rats".
Somewhere along the line, the three leaders decided that the only way to protect the
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P. J. O'Rourke
American political satirist and journalist (–)
Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, – February 15, ) was an American author, reporter, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. Parliament of Whores&#;and&#;Give War a Chance&#;both reached No. 1 on The New York Times&#;bestseller list.
After beginning his career writing for the&#;National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk ledare for&#;Rolling Stone&#;where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including&#;The Atlantic,&#;the Daily Beast, the&#;Wall Street Journal,&#;and the&#;Weekly Standard,&#;and was a longtime panelist on NPR's&#;Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!.
The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, states, "O'Rourke's original reporting, irreverent humor, and crackerjack writing makes for delectable reading. He never minces words or pulls his punches
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