Facts get in the way at the White House

By H.D.S. Greenway | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 | The Boston Globe

“…Three decades ago, the president of the United States was close to a decision that his foreign policy and military advisers thought would be a major mistake. Jimmy Carter came into office saying that American troops should be withdrawn from the Korean Peninsula. Wiser heads thought such a move would be destabilizing and dangerous. But how to walk the cat back? Then, as now, the president had a ferocious stubborn streak….”…BS

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