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May 3, 2011

U.S. Foreign Policy After bin Laden

Patrick Seale, The Diplomat

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Obama will undoubtedly get a boost from the killing of Osama bin Laden. But his death also needs to herald a shift in foreign policy, including Afghanistan.

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TAGGED: Osama bin Ladin, al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, United States, Barack Obama

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