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The Cold War Left Behind

Nina Hachigian responds to Rober Kagan's op-ed, "Snubbed by Obama? Join the club," in a Washington Post letter to the editor.

Robert Kagan was right about one thing ["Snubbed by Obama? Join the club," op-ed, March 17]. President Obama is, indeed, moving away from America’s Cold War foreign policy. It is about time.

To keep Americans safe from the most dire threats today, America has to work with others. In Mr. Kagan’s world, help from our democratic allies would be enough. If only!

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Nina Hachigian

Senior Fellow