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To hawkish right-wingers, but also to many militant liberals, the antidote to the problem of Isis is clear: the application of military power to defeat the jihadists and lay the foundation for a humane and stable political order, beginning in Iraq but eventually extending across the Islamic world.
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Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies.
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