Bush Misreads History

October 01, 2005

A little historical knowledge can be dangerous, particularly when a selective reading of history leads to unwise policy. Ted Galen Carpenter, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies, and a member of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy, explains why.

The article was originally published in the Orange County Register on September 29, 2005, and can be read in its entirety here.

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5104

Posted by coalition at October 1, 2005 02:29 PM

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