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		<title>The War on Terror: a retrospective</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2010/05/26/the-war-on-terror-a-retrospective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an article I wrote about our perpetual elephant in the room &#8211; the War on TERRORRRRR! Dun dun ba-dunnnnn.
The War on Terror: a retrospective
If wars age in dog years in a democratic society, then the War on Terror has just turned 70. Not a bad place to be, considering that at 70 you’re senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq: a state divided &#8211; GPM Article &amp; Commentary</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/12/31/iraq-a-state-divided-gpm-article-commentary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraq is being interpreted as somewhat of a success story vis-a-vis the more apparent failure unfolding in Afghanistan. There is a kernel of truth to this- the Iraqi insurgency has ebbed and the new political infrastructure has taken a more comprehensive hold outside the capital of Baghdad. However, the overall sectarian situation within Iraq is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ferguson: An empire at risk</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/12/01/ferguson-an-empire-at-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zacwrites.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Harvard&#8217;s Niall Ferguson wrote an interesting piece for Newsweek titled an empire at risk. His article touches down on several  scenarios that may come out of America&#8217;s massive deficit spending ($176 billion in October alone). According to Ferguson, as the federal budget is more and more encumbered by debt repayments, the first thing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What would an early exit from Afghanistan look like?</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/11/25/what-would-an-early-exit-from-afghanistan-look-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zacwrites.com/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s GPM forecaster is about what a post-NATO Afghanistan would look like. I personally think it&#8217;s an interesting topic, because the debate over whether or not we should pull out is more determined by emotional factors- not wanting to &#8216;lose&#8217; and have made such sacrifices in vain- rather than practical ones such as whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai to world: don&#8217;t fret, I&#8217;ll make it all better!</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/11/19/karzai-to-world-dont-fret-ill-make-it-all-better/</link>
		<comments>http://zacwrites.com/2009/11/19/karzai-to-world-dont-fret-ill-make-it-all-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zacwrites.com/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That war in Afghanistan was looking pretty bad for a while there! What with Transparency International dubbing Kabul as the world&#8217;s second-most corrupt government, and the fact that Afghanistan has pretty much become a narco-state, one could get the impression that Afghanistan has become somewhat of a lost cause. 
But wait! President Hamid Karzai is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back and a few GPM articles</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/11/17/back-and-a-few-gpm-articles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back from Florida, will have some nice new content in a few days after my mind recovers from being beaten down with alcohol for twelve nights running. Until then, here are some nice articles from the GPM: 
India, China &#38; the IPI Pipeline
Arctic ownership update
The India lobby in the United States
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		<title>Karzai&#8217;s decision</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/19/karzais-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zacwrites.com/?p=167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan&#8217;s Electoral Complaints Commission has confirmed what we&#8217;ve all known for a long time now: Karzai didn&#8217;t get a clean 50%. 
So, what now?

The Obama administration has rolled the dice, publicly linking the establishment of a legitimate Afghan government with green lighting a troop surge in Afghanistan.  Technically, these EEC findings make the much-dreaded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Krauthammer on Obama&#8217;s foreign policy: Amateurish! Does that make Bush a Pro?</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/16/charles-krauthammer-on-obamas-foreign-policy-amateurish-does-that-make-bush-a-pro/</link>
		<comments>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/16/charles-krauthammer-on-obamas-foreign-policy-amateurish-does-that-make-bush-a-pro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zacwrites.com/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post&#8217;s go-to naysayer Charles Krauthammer took a giant rhetorical dump on President Obama&#8217;s foreign policy thus far. Let&#8217;s see what he hates:

What&#8217;s come from Obama holding his tongue while Iranian demonstrators were being shot and from his recognizing the legitimacy of a thug regime illegitimately returned to power in a fraudulent election?
Nothing. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview on Media Monarchy</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/16/interview-on-media-monarchy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did about an hour-long interview with James Pilato over at Media Monarchy. 

I&#8217;m sure my lispy, unpolished lump-of-coal of a voice contrasts starkly to James&#8217; smooth radio stylins. We talk about a wide range of international issues that are currently on the radar over at the Geopoliticalmonitor, including: the USD, Chinese nationalism, and the prospects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The inevitable decline of the US dollar as global reserve currency</title>
		<link>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/09/the-inevitable-decline-of-the-us-dollar-as-global-reserve-currency/</link>
		<comments>http://zacwrites.com/2009/10/09/the-inevitable-decline-of-the-us-dollar-as-global-reserve-currency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New article up at the GPM: US dollar: Condition terminal
That the US dollar will eventually be replaced as global reserve currency shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise. As power becomes more equally distributed in international politics, America&#8217;s competitors will be less inclined into being forced to finance American debt whenever Washington politicians put on their deficit [...]]]></description>
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