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A realist rally.

The National Interest

| September 01, 2008 | Gelb, Leslie H. | COPYRIGHT 2008 The National Interest, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NOW IS the moment to forge a new, broader, politically potent coalition of realists to shape U.S. foreign policy, if the high priests of the realist camp would only grasp it.

The two main alternatives to traditional realism for half a century have now discredited themselves. The Clinton administration--fixated on domestic politics and overawed by the curative powers of globalization--squandered American power. The Bush administration--blind to the limitations of military force and carried away by the idea of democratizing heathens--plunged America into its deepest international hole ever.

The first step toward a new coalition is for the keepers of the ...

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