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Why the Middle East knows not to trust the United States
By David Ignatius

Surprisingly thoughtful op-ed piece from WaPo about how the U.S. recruits local proxies to fight wars and insurrections, and then dumps them -- sometimes before the fight is over.

Posted by: Steve White 2016-10-27
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=471386