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Recent Examples of overutilizeThe urge to intervene in places of peripheral concern to U.S. interests, to overreact to threats, to overutilize military force in dealing with terrorists and others—these outlasted Obama.—Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
TikTok fought in court, arguing the ban infringes on the company’s First Amendment rights, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week denied its petition to review the law and upheld the ban.
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Opponents, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argue the law infringes on private medical decisions.
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Dec. 2024
Israel evacuated northern communities to create a security buffer instead of invading Lebanon to directly counter Hezbollah’s missile attacks, effectively allowing Hezbollah to continue its strikes.
Amos Yadlin,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2024
Putin invaded the country back in February 2022 and has subsequently been hit with tough sanctions from the U.S. and other Western allies who support Ukraine.
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