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  • President Barack Obama waves as he walks toward Marine One with daughter Malia December 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    President Barack Obama waves as he walks toward Marine One with daughter Malia December 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    In 2013, America Swapped Its Sledgehammer for a Scalpel. Here’s Who Won and Lost.

    The Pax Americana is over in the Middle East, and now the jockeying starts to see who will come out ahead

    byLee Smith
  • Leon Panetta at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last month.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    Leon Panetta at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last month.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Lax Americana

    The U.S. could stop Iran from going nuclear. But policy-makers won’t risk the repercussions of a devastating attack on the Islamic Republic.

    byLee Smith
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