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Elliott Abrams

American Lawyer

Born: Jan 24, 1948

Been People Politics Will World You

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While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market economics, the Andean countries are in disarray. Elliott Abrams

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I don't see kids with Palm Pilots. They are not common on college campuses, except among professors. Gen Xers don't need them. They are a phenomenon of the 50-something who can't remember if his broker's number ends in 1137 or 3317. Elliott Abrams

While foreign competitors, French or Japanese or German, merrily bid for contracts abroad, American companies find themselves tangled in a web of legislation designed to express disapproval, block trade in certain commodities, or perhaps deny resources to disfavored or hostile regimes. Elliott Abrams

Resources Find Web Abroad Hostile Disapproval Perhaps French Bid Trade Foreign Block Tangled Contracts German Deny American Legislation American Companies Commodities While Regimes Japanese Themselves Certain Companies Express Designed Competitors

The logic of collective security is flawless, provided it can be made to work under the conditions prevailing on the international scene... The odds, however, are strongly against such a possibility. Elliott Abrams

Work Made Collective Odds Possibility Security Logic Strongly Prevailing Scene However Provided Conditions Against Flawless International

The United States and its Gulf allies, some of who are actively funding rebel groups in Syria, should undertake a serious joint review of Jordan's needs and then act together to meet them. Elliott Abrams

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Reagan did not wait out the Soviets; he beat them. Elliott Abrams

Wait Out Beat He Reagan Did Soviets Them

The Obama administration has vastly expanded the use of armed drones and concentrated a great deal of diplomatic effort on building and maintaining alliances that share information about terrorists, provide access to get near them, and then strike against them. Elliott Abrams

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The devastation of the ancient Christian community in Iraq is well known. Elliott Abrams

Community Christian Ancient Devastation Well Well Known Known Iraq

Scandinavia is boring. People living there apparently have little to do. And as European history teaches, when there is nothing much to do, you may as well amuse yourself by attacking the Jews. Elliott Abrams

History You Yourself People Nothing Living Jews Boring Boring People Attacking Well May Little Much Teaches Apparently European Amuse

Does anyone believe that Kofi Annan scares Bashar Assad? Elliott Abrams

Believe Scares Does Anyone

The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise. Elliott Abrams

Syria Surprise Should Presence

Nineteen-seventy-nine had been a year of American setbacks around the globe. Before the year began, Cuban troops were already roaming Angola, and a pro-Communist regime ruled Ethiopia. Elliott Abrams

Year Before Ruled Angola Troops Had Roaming Globe Cuban Around Were Been Began American Regime Ethiopia Setbacks

On June 19, 1981, a vigorously healthy Justice Potter Stewart resigned from the Supreme Court at the age of 66. Elliott Abrams

Justice Age Healthy Potter Supreme Supreme Court Court June Resigned

The Obama administration appears to regard intelligence leaks and briefings more or less like briefings by the Democratic National Committee or White House flack Jay Carney. You use any information at hand, classified or not, and you spin it any way you like, fairly or not. Elliott Abrams

You Intelligence National White White House Way Obama Administration Obama Administration Spin Classified More More Or Less Like Leaks House Democratic Fairly Hand Any Committee Regard Information Jay Use Less Appears Briefing

Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom. Elliott Abrams

Freedom Liberals Say Embassy Remains Make Sure Expanding Model Efforts

What does 'politicizing intelligence' mean? Using intel, or more often, partial intel, to produce an effect in line with White House policies rather than giving a full picture of a particular situation. Elliott Abrams

While all Alawites fear vengeance against their entire community should Assad fall, there are varying degrees of loyalty to the Assads. Elliott Abrams

Loyalty Fear Fall Community Degrees Entire Vengeance While Against Should

In critical ways, Obama has reversed not just Bush policy but every president's approach to the world since the Second World War, save for that of his soulmate Jimmy Carter. Elliott Abrams

The early reviews of Dick Cheney's memoir have not evaluated the book, but instead have used its publication as an occasion for attacks on Cheney and his record, with general assaults on George W. Bush's administration thrown in for good measure. Elliott Abrams

Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim. Elliott Abrams

Syria Muslim Sunni Population

Al Qaeda's message that violence, terrorism and extremism are the only answer for Arabs seeking dignity and hope is being rejected each day in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and throughout the Arab lands. Elliott Abrams

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The United States treated Gaddafi as an enemy due to his support for terrorism against us, until a rapprochement of sorts began under Pres. George W. Bush at the very end of 2003. Elliott Abrams

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