‘Yes, Prime Minister’ Explains U.S. Foreign Policy

Published February 23, 2011 1:39am ET



Even decades later, the classic BBC shows Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister remain illuminating and biting commentaries on modern politics. All of the discussion regarding the lackluster U.S. response to the crisis in Libya reminds me of this great bit from Yes, Prime Minister, which goes a long way to explaining the way Europe and the U.S. react to international crises:

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