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<title><![CDATA[Michael O&apos;Hanlon - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/16808.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Michael O&apos;Hanlon]]></description><category domain="16808">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Case for a Security Guarantee for Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/case-security-guarantee-ukraine</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[All wars end. Eventually, the war between Russia and Ukraine will, too. The time to begin preparing for peace is not after the last gun falls silent but now, as the conflict rages.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Faces Dilemma on Staying in Afghanistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/21/sorting-out-afghanistan-take-time-under-biden-column/3928731001/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though many are pressuring Biden to resolve the war in Afghanistan quickly once in office, it needs to be done slowly and carefully.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Foreign Policy Ideals Can Work in Chaotic World]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/518548-joe-biden-has-foreign-policy-ideals-that-can-work-in-this-chaotic-world</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His record has values that are critical in difficult situations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Iraq Record Is Better Than You've Heard]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/14/joe-biden-iraq-record-critics-overlook-contributions-column/5786368002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though few would defend the 2003 invasion and Iraq still has a long way'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to go, policies Obama and Biden put in place have led to glimmers of hope.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Needs to Learn an Urgent Lesson From 2004]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/opinion/trump-biden-2020.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bush survived the Iraq war. Trump has mishandled the coronavirus and the protests, but Americans care more about plans going forward.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why U.S. Should Strike an Interim Deal With North Korea]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/476390-why-america-should-strike-an-interim-deal-with-north-korea</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump can relieve tensions and lower the risks of war with these terms.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Syria Mistake--Pulling Out Troops Is a Debacle]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/423844-learning-from-trumps-syria-debacle</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[All presidents have the right to make mistakes, and one man's error is often another's smart policy call.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Welcome Opportunity to Reform State Department]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/13/mike-pompeo-secretary-state-rex-tillerson-trump-shakeup-korea-ohanlon-column/419488002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's decision to ask the Senate to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the new'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' secretary of State, replacing Rex Tillerson, is unsurprising.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Rumors to this effect have been floating around for months.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' But it is still an important moment to take stock of where we are in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Getting an Edge in the Long Afghan Struggle]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can the U.S. succeed in Afghanistan?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Believe What You Hear About Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/19/hillary-clinton-character-colin-powell-column/90620232/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As I have watched this presidential race, and the debate over Hillary Clinton ever since the Benghazitragedy of 2012, I have been disturbed to see a fine American and kindly human dragged so frequently into the mud. To be sure, if you think she's wrong on the issues, don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t vote for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Military Policy: Down-Size While Threats Rise]]></title>
							<link>http://on.wsj.com/1KGG34V</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s official policy on U.S. military ground forces is that they should no longer be sized for possible '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'large-scale prolonged stability operations.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' The policy was stated in the administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, and dutifully...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Strategy Needed to End the War in Syria]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/27/long-term_strategy_needed_to_end_the_war_in_syria_119731.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Although I believe that President Barack Obama has taken too long to offer meaningful help to the Syrian opposition over the past two years, a policy that has permitted President Bashar Assad to remain in power too long while it facilitated the rise of extremist insurgent groups, I also...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The U.S. Can Afford to Rethink Aid to Egypt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/23/the_us_can_afford_to_rethink_aid_to_egypt_119696.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Egyptian military'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s brutal crackdown'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Muslim Brotherhood supporters, many have suggested that the United States must nevertheless sustain most or all of its'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt because of our military dependence on the Suez Canal and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Is Our Military Holding Up?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080504/COMMENTARY/87904340/1012/commentary</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael O&apos;Hanlon</author>
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