<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Perspective]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Raymond S. Kraft provides a brief but useful bit of <a href="http://obadiah1317.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/lessons-from-history-why-iraq-by-guest-author-raymond-s-kraft/" target="_blank">historical perspective</a>. I would quibble with some of his analysis, but his presentation of the big picture is very concise.</p>
<p>Recommended.</p>
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