Clinton's Strong Defense Legacy.
The absolute view that President Clinton was a poor steward of the U.S. armed forces is categorically incorrect. Clinton presided over a judicious and low-cost, but effective, program of modernization in the armed forces. In addition, in spite of some fraying around the edges, he kept up high stan...
| Publicado en: | Foreign Affairs Vol. 82; no. 6; pp. 126 - 135 |
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