The crudeness of the appeal — provoking naked fear of invading hordes of godless communists led by dictator, had quality that undid thirty years of technocratic upgrading of American agitprop Where is Reagan-era Patrick Swayze packing launcher when you need him. ..…

The affected countries are Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Nigeria, and Somalia.. ..…