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Taiwan at the Center of US Politics Once Again

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Taiwan at the Center of US Politics Once Again
President Harry S. Truman (right) and General Douglas MacArthur, pictured at the Wake Island Conference during the Korean War in 1950. MPI/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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The seeds planted by Dean Acheson in 1950 are bearing rotten fruit. Will the United States defend Taiwan?

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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