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The Obama Doctrine Is Dead, Amid Broader Transformation of the Middle East After October 7

Israel’s response to the massacre shows that power and strength, rather than capitulation and mollification, work in the Middle East.

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An Israeli soldier heading toward Gaza in an armored personnel carrier, October 14, 2023. AP/Ariel Schalit
DAVID HARSANYI
DAVID HARSANYI

The Obama Doctrine is as dead as Yahya Sinwar. And the world is better off in both cases.

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DAVID HARSANYI
DAVID HARSANYI

Mr. Harsanyi is a senior writer at National Review and author of 'Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.'

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