The Robert Taft Republicans Return

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Author(s)	Bret Stephens
Source	The Wall Street Journal
Date	September 3, 2013
URL	http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324432404579050821624966890.html
Quote	Republicans should know that deficits are exploding not because of military spending or foreign aid—as a percentage of GDP, George W. Bush spent less on defense in 2008 than Jimmy Carter did in 1980—but because of the growth of entitlement programs. Republicans should know, too, that investing in global order deters more dangerous would-be aggressors and creates a world congenial to American trade, security and values. One cost-effective way of doing that is making an example of a thug who flouts U.S. warnings and civilized conventions.

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