President Obama was recently depicted on the cover of The Economist as the new George W. Bush, forced to head back to Iraq. One can correctly argue that the President and his national security team have spent more time distancing themselves from Bush’s administration than looking hard into the future and shaping the strategic space within which American values and interests can be met. Although provocative, the cover misses a fundamental point. President Obama faces an historical opportunity with the surge of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria to commit America and...
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