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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Tillerson says it's crucial for the U.S. to maintain a military presence in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group's resurgence. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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3 critical Syria questions for Rex Tillerson

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To assume everything would go according to plan would be to toss facts about Kim Jong Un's character and past actions aside and adopt a delusional premise bordering on insanity. (KRT via AP Video)
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The ‘bloody nose’ option is a direct path to war with North Korea

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Americans can usually afford to break their New Year's resolutions after a few months. U.S. officials don't have the same luxury. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Three New Year’s resolutions for the Trump administration and the foreign policy establishment

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In terms of America's core national security interests and strategic priorities, the NDAA Trump signed in many ways contradicts his foreign policy promises during the campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The NDAA, the sequester, and a missed opportunity on defense spending

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A burned truck is seen outside Al-Rawda Mosque in Bir al-Abd northern Sinai, Egypt a day after attackers killed hundreds of worshippers, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Friday's assault was Egypt's deadliest attack by Islamic extremists in the country's modern history, a grim milestone in a long-running fight against an insurgency led by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Tarek Samy)
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After the Sinai terror attack, let Egypt lead itself

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The discussion with Mattis and Tillerson was the second public hearing on the issue. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Congress keeps ignoring the difficult questions on war and an AUMF

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The truth is that Iran, while contributing to conflict in the Middle East, isn't the only accelerant. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Trump administration taking its eye off the ball in the Middle East

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It's no longer acceptable for lawmakers in Washington who earn a six-figure salary from taxpayers to hide behind their desks when it comes time to take a hard vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rand Paul valiantly pushes for Congress to hold itself accountable

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In this Aug. 10, 2017, file photo, a man watches a television screen showing President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. Trump's recent trip to Asia and his designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, unfortunately, reveal either an inability or disinclination to conduct foreign policy in this manner. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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On North Korea, deterrence and containment is Trump’s only option

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People fill the square of the main railway station to watch a televised news broadcast of the test-fire of an inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-12, Wednesday, August 30, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
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Trump’s terrible options on North Korea

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