How George Kennan's conceptual straitjacket almost lost the Cold War

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: April 14, 2005| Author: AMIR TAHERI | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

04-14-2005

Headline: How George Kennan's conceptual straitjacket almost lost the Cold War
Byline: AMIR TAHERI
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 16

Thursday, April 14, 2005 -- The death last month of George Kennan, at the age of 101, has provided opponents of President George W. Bush's strategy in the war against terrorism with an opportunity to contrast the world vision of that grand old man of American diplomacy with what th...

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