The Shield of the Americas could function ... as a kind of political franchise: a vehicle for exporting a brand of conservative politics to the South, with Washington’s blessing.
The Shield of the Americas could function ... as a kind of political franchise: a vehicle for exporting a brand of conservative politics to the South, with Washington’s blessing.
These costly U.S. attacks failed to achieve their goals, but were conducted in order to inflict a blow against Yemen, for daring to challenge the Israelis.