Crusaders Come Home
For The American Conservative, Patrick Buchanan examines United States’ foreign policy in the Middle East in the post-Cold War era. Buchanan criticizes the policies of both former President George W. Bush and President Obama, arguing that the United States’ intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts has resulted in many negative consequences. Buchanan writes, “Bush II’s democracy crusade and Obama’s embrace of the Arab Spring have unleashed and empowered forces less receptive to America’s wishes and will than the despots and dictators deposed with our approval.”