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What does it mean?
Hitchens claims only American military force can reliably install new leadership in hostile regimes.
In plain terms
He says only US power can change rulers effectively.
What can you take from it?
Military strength is presented as the key to regime change.

Where it applies

  • foreign policy
  • intervention debates
  • security

Putting it to work

  • assess force
  • plan intervention
  • evaluate outcomes

Questions to consider

  • Does force create stability?
  • What ensures success?

Another view

Force does not guarantee stable or lasting leadership.

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