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Jim Talent has the cover piece.

America is the defender of freedom in the world and therefore always a prime target for those who hate freedom. The progress of the international order toward peace and democracy depends on American power; and while the basket of Western foreign policy contains many tools, what underpins them all is a U.S. military that the world knows is capable of defeating threats swiftly and effectively. Judged by this standard, the situation facing the U.S. military is grave.

And pieces from Mark Steyn, Rob Long, Kate O’Beirne, Rich Lowry, Richard Brookhiser, Jay Nordlinger, Florence King, and more…

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