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Mark Perry

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1984: The Year America Didn’t Go To War

Cabinet members slugged it out, but the one with the real war experience convinced Reagan not to avenge the Marine barracks bombing.

by Mark Perry via The American Conservative on July 16, 2019
MacArthur's Last Stand Against a Winless War

MacArthur leaned on JFK to stay out of Vietnam. Had Kennedy survived, might history have been different?

by Mark Perry via The American Conservative on October 3, 2018
When Presidents Get Angry

Other presidents used their anger for a purpose — Trump just rages blindly.

by Mark Perry via Politico Magazine on September 27, 2017

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Image of a person being affected by chemical weapons.

Why We Don’t Use Chemical Weapons

World War I exposed the world to the horror of gas attacks. But why do we draw the line there when other methods of killing prove so much more effective?

by Emil Friis Ernst via The Nib on July 30, 2018

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