Great presidential leadership, an example by Ike.


	Great presidential leadership, an example by Ike.

jimbo1000

4-16-2009 2:44 AM

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statecraft, defence, defense, korea, war, eisenhower, obama

jimbo1000 says:

It takes courage and vision to be able to stand up to strong political lobbies. I think Obama can do the same. Readable article, I didn't know about this history.

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