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A New Isolationism? -- By: Conrad Black

If the Democrats will not fight in Afghanistan, it is hard to imagine a campaign they would support. In Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq, the United States has serious allies and a multilaterally (NATO and the U.N.) approved mission. Full Article at The Corner

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03:  Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (R) listen during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee December 3, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  2. U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (L) (D-MA) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) converse during a hearing on "Afghanistan- Assessing the road ahead", which featured the testimony of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chairman of the Joint C...
  3. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 03:  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee December 3, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine President Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  4. PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 03:  The home former newspaper baron Conrad Black sits on March 3, 2008 the day he is to report to prison in Palm Beach, Florida. Black was convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice and is set to serve a six and a half year sentence.
  5. LONDON - FEBRUARY 04: An Andy Warhol portrait of Conrad Black from 1982 is displayed next to two paintings entitled 'Dollar', also by Warhol at Christie's  on February 4, 2008 in London. Christie's Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale takes place in London on February 6, 2008.
  6. CHICAGO - DECEMBER 17:  David Radler, former Chicago Sun-Times publisher, arrives at the federal courthouse for sentencing in his fraud case December 17, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
  7. CHICAGO - DECEMBER 10:  CHICAGO - DECEMBER 10: Former Hollinger International chairman Conrad Black leaves federal court after his sentencing, December 10, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
  8. CHICAGO - DECEMBER 10: Former Hollinger International chairman Conrad Black leaves federal court after his sentencing December 10, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
  9. FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2007 file photo, convicted newspaper mogul Conrad Black arrives at the federal building in Chicago for sentencing in his racketeering and fraud trial. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Black, who was sent to prison under the so-called honest-services fraud law.

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