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September 23, 2013

Cover Story
Washington Builds a Bugaboo
on how Senator Ted Cruz ticks off liberals
By Andrew Ferguson
Also in This Issue
  • Obama's Farcical Performance — Elliott Abrams, Fred Barnes, Jeff Bergner, William Kristol, Tod Lindberg, Jeremy Rabkin, Lee Smith
  • Ineptitude at the Top — Fred Barnes
  • Worse Than It Looks — Jeremy Rabkin

This issue of The Weekly Standard featured a major critique of President Obama's foreign policy, with multiple contributors examining what they characterized as his farcical performance on Syria and the red line controversy. The cover story by Andrew Ferguson profiled Senator Ted Cruz and his contentious relationship with liberal opponents. The issue included analyses of Obama's handling of Middle Eastern affairs, his failed pivot to Asia, and advice for Israel regarding Washington's unreliability, underscoring the magazine's conservative skepticism of the administration's diplomatic and military strategy.

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Ineptitude at the Top PDF
Worse Than It Looks PDF
Maxilateral Man PDF
Lessons for Jerusalem PDF
The View from Across the Pacific PDF
No Escape PDF
Washington Builds a Bugaboo PDF
Forces in Excess PDF
On Their Honor PDF
Bandwidth on the Run PDF
The Wright Stuff PDF
And Bebé Makes Three PDF
Parody PDF
The Scrapbook PDF
Casual PDF
Hello, I Must Be Going PDF
The Damage Done PDF