While analogies are useful, however, they can also be misleading. They smuggle in assumptions that can be wrong.
Michael MandelbaumThe United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.
Michael MandelbaumAmerican foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the world.
Michael MandelbaumThe values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America's past success are still here to be tapped.
Michael Mandelbaum