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league of nations
n an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed
A Victory for Iran Don't talk to Secretary of State John Kerry or President Barack Obama of the League of Nations (which enjoyed such success ensuring world peace) or the Kellogg-Briand Pact, the 1928 treaty that outlawed war as an instrument of national policy. Don't mention the series of "breakthrough agreements" between the United States and North Korea (Claudia Rosett offers a timely reminder), in which we ...
Nov. 26, 2013 - Mona Charen via Yahoo! News
Mona Charen: Deal with Iran a serious misstep - Tue, 26 Nov 2013 PST Ninety percent of the American opinion elite will fall for the old “historic breakthrough” conceit every time. The appeal of getting enemies in a room together, where they will shed their animosity and “reason together,” is so profound that nothing as tiresome as experience can diminish its allure. Don’t talk to Secretary of State John Kerry or President Barack Obama of the League of Nations ...
Nov. 26, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review