1. The oddness of Giuliani's complaint that Obama is motivated by "anti-colonialism" is worth pondering.
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9. Modern American pro-imperialist sentiment has its roots in a specific faction: National Review conservatism of 1950 and 1960s.
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10. National Review arose out of a revolt against Eisenhower's perceived moderation and desire for a harder line on Cold War.
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@HeerJeet Keep in mind that it was the Cold War. He also wanted 2b seen as an opponent of imperialism @ home, so sent Army 2 Little RockThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet That long pre-war tension between FDR & Churchill was about FDR trying to get Churchill & Great Britain to let go of its Empire.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Eisenhower warned against mil-industrial interests. I wonder if JFK challenged those interests too much. - Show replies
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