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IdeasBy Aimee PhanAugust 17, 2021 6:44 PM EDTPhan is the author of We Should Never Meet and The Reeducation of Cherry TruongThe story and images are all too familiar. American troops withdrawing after several decades, cities falling, a president fleeing, chaotic airports, helicopters hovering over embassies, families desperate to get out in any way they can.Forty-six years ago, it was Saigon. Today, itrsquo Kabul.My family has mourned the loss of their homeland my entire life. Although theyrsquo;ve lived in the United States for more than 40 years, the loss of their motherland will remain a tragedy in our family history. They sti
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By Aric JenkinsApril 12, 2017 5:16 PM EDTPresident Donald Trump made an abrupt about-face on NATO, saying he no longer considers the alliance obsolete.Speaking at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his belief that other NATO countries need to pay what they owe for defense spending. He had previous criticized the alliance as a whole, particularly during his campaign.I said it was obsolete, he said. It no longer obsoleteDuring the wide-ranging press conference, Trump did n
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