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<title><![CDATA[Doug Bandow - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17245.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Doug Bandow]]></description><category domain="17245">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Kiev Shouldn't Get U.S. Security Guarantees]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/kiev-shouldnt-get-u-s-security-guarantees/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fighting Russia over Ukraine isn't remotely in America's interests.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Leave Syria to the Syrians]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/leave-syria-to-the-syrians/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. has no national interest in this messy war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What if Russia Is Winning America's Proxy War in Ukraine?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-if-russia-is-winning-americas-proxy-war-in-ukraine/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Western allies are increasingly invested in a dangerous Russian loss and an unlikely Ukrainian victory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stop Enabling the Disaster in Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/stop-enabling-bloodshed-in-ukraine/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Biden administration should focus on ending the conflict.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Our Chief Interest Is To End the Russia-Ukraine War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/containing-americas-proxy-war/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's chief interest is to end the conflict.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Neocons Will Fight Russia to the Last Ukrainian]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/washington-will-fight-russia-to-the-last-ukrainian/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kiev faces a choice: make peace for its people or war for its supposed friends?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Preventing War Is in America's Interest]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/preventing-war-is-in-americas-interest/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Washington's most fundamental duty is to Americans, not Ukrainians.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Talking Honestly About Abortion]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/talking-honestly-about-abortion/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is it too much to ask people as moral actors to understand the obligations and responsibilities that come becoming pregnant?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Plans to Keep Coddling Europe]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/biden-g-7-europe/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reassuring, calming, appeasing, pacifying, satisfying, comforting, conciliating,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' soothing Europe should not be at the top of Biden's agenda.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Turning America Into the Land of the Freebie]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/biden-free-college-democrats-socialism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden seems to believe that it is time for government to act and make everyone's dreams come true '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' for free.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rich and Entitled Allies Don't Need U.S. Support]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/rich-allies-dont-need-us-defense-support-against-china/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If South Korea and Europe continue cozying up to China, they can muster their own defense. The US should not fund already rich allies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How RBG May Help Reelect Trump &amp; GOP Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/how-ruth-bader-ginsburg-may-help-reelect-donald-trump-and-the-republican-senate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Predicting the outcome of any election or political fight is dicey this year. Pre-coronavirus pandemic President Donald Trump and the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NATO No Longer Serves American Interests]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/nato-no-longer-serves-american-interests-102162</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Quite simply, it makes no sense for U.S. taxpayers to subsidize the defense of nations capable of defending themselves. Shared interests will continue to justify military cooperation. However, the alliance as today constituted no longer serves American interests.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Triumph? America Finally Leaves Syria.]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/trumps-triumph-america-finally-leaves-syria-86326</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Not every problem can be solved by America. It is time to leave the solution to Syria's tragic conflict to others.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The G7 Should Pressure China But Find a Solution With Russia]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/g7-should-pressure-china-find-solution-russia-75831</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump should pursue 'America First,' but without publicly attacking Washington's allies.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[1984: China Edition]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/1984-china-edition-68082</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://nationalinterest.org/feature/1984-china-edition-68082]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Closing the Chinese mind would be tragic at any time. But especially now, since the end of Maoism had offered hope of a new and better future. The Chinese people deserve the opportunity to think for themselves.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Albright Doctrine and the Failures of the DC Blob]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/understanding-failure-us-foreign-policy-albright-doctrine-60477</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Albright typifies the arrogance and hawkishness of Washington blob.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Can A Bankrupt Republic Run The World?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/budget-bankrupt-republic-defense/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The annual budget battle is at its peak and Washington continues to flaunt its remarkable dysfunction. In coming years this fiscal irresponsibility is likely to drive U.S. foreign and military policy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Right, Washington's War Party Is Wrong]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/why-trump-right-withdraw-troops-39352</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Withdrawal from Syria will be Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first practical application of a true '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'America First'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' foreign policy. It has been long overdue.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When Will Trump Bring Home U.S. Forces From Syria?]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/when-will-trump-bring-home-us-forces-syria-38457</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump should live up to his promise of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'America First.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[World Would've Been Better Off If Marx Had Never Been Born]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/celebrating-200-years-of-communism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Anniversaries are a traditional opportunity for reflection. Two centuries ago Karl Marx was born. Considering the consequences of his life I wonder if I should reconsider my opposition to abortion.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time to Declare Victory in Syria and Come Home]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/time-america-declare-victory-syria-come-home-24691</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/time-america-declare-victory-syria-come-home-24691]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States did what it needed to in Syria: defeated the Islamic State. Now everyone else in the Middle East should play clean-up.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ignore What Europe Says About Russia. Look at What They Do]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/if-europe-really-worried-about-russia-it-would-get-serious-20830</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ignore what they say. Look at what they do.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Goodbye Susan Rice, Hello National Security Options]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/goodbye-susan-rice-hello-national-security-options-19189</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/goodbye-susan-rice-hello-national-security-options-19189]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[National Security Adviser Susan Rice needs a long rest. She recently stated that she didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'have the luxury of focusing on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' only three nations, as suggested by the Washington Post in an interview. After a reporter (presumably jokingly) asked about Canada, she replied that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsflash: Russia Is Not the Soviet Union]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/newsflash-russia-not-the-soviet-union-18884</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/newsflash-russia-not-the-soviet-union-18884]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No position taken by President-elect Donald Trump more upsets leading Republican legislators than his desire to reconcile with Russia. GOP leaders routinely assert that 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney was right when he declared Russia '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'without question our No. 1 geopolitical...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Trump Gets Right About Alliances]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/what-trump-gets-right-about-alliances/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America collects allies like Americans collect Facebook friends: the more the better. As a result, Washington defends more than a score of prosperous European states, several leading Asian nations, and a gaggle of Middle Eastern regimes.Yet most of the countries on the Pentagon dole...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[From Rubio, 'Isolationist' is a Compliment]]></title>
							<link>http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/01/03/rubio-isolationist-compliment/78208992/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His label for critics of his neoconservative ideology inadvertently credits them for showing common sense, Bandow writes]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Crying &quot;Isolationist&quot; Won't Work Against Cruz]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/marco-rubio-desperately-plays-the-isolationist-card-14588</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/marco-rubio-desperately-plays-the-isolationist-card-14588]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After claiming a special expertise in foreign policy, GOP presidential wannabe Marco Rubio finds himself under fire because of his neoconservative tendencies. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s responded in the usual way for someone whose policies would keep America perpetually at war: accuse his critics of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Should Ignore the Neocons]]></title>
							<link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2014/06/23/america-should-stay-out-of-iraqs-revived-killfest-only-iraqis-can-save-their-country/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The uber-hawks and neocons like Richard Cheney who led America into the disastrous invasion of Iraq are campaigning for a repeat.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  If only the U.S. will go to war along the Euphrates a second time, they promise, everything will turn out well.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Intolerance of Liberal Tolerance]]></title>
							<link>http://spectator.org/articles/57972/ingrained-intolerance-liberal-tolerance</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Bandow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yet another important facet of individual liberty disappeared with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s veto of legislation protecting people'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s right not to be forced to violate their religious principles while doing business. The governor has decided: Hang out a shingle and you must...]]></description>
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