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In Next Debate, Let’s Get a Question on Drones

During the last two presidential debates, the foreign policy discussion—what little there has been—has largely centered around the murder of four members of the US embassy staff in Benghazi. But while these four deaths were certainly grievous, the killing of hundreds of civilians in Pakistan from US drone strikes has so far been ignored—and that’s…
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Forget “Accountability” for Somali Pirates

The word “accountability” has a nice ring to it. Who can be against “accountability?” I can. I am against “accountability” in any context where the likely overall cost of proposed actions to promote “accountability” outweigh the likely benefits. And so should every other rational person be. Americans are very happy that the American captain was…