it wasn't a cause but it was what the Germans believe is the reason they lost the war
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The United States took this position while Europe engaged in World War I. This feeling of isolationism dates back to colonial days when the settlers came to America in hopes of being free from European Problems. ... The "Stab in the Back" Theory...
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Its hypothesis is that Tony Blair is stabbing poor, honest George W. Bush in the back by conspiring with U.S. environmentalists and double-dealing politicians to force U.S. compliance with the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change, for the express purpose of destroying U.S. economic growth.
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www.thedemocraticstrategist.org/newdonkey/2005/06/novaks_latest_stabintheback_th.html
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Matthew Yglesias is defending his use of the phrase "stab in the back" against criticism from Jonah Goldberg: Jonah seems upset that when I complain that American conservatives are perpetuating a "stab in the back" theory of the war in... ... (For more on the "stab in the back" debate, see Ross Douthat, Daniel Larison,
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www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2007/06/stab-in-the-bac.html
www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2007/06/stab-in-the-bac.html
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This 'Stab in the Back' theory would become hugely popular among many Germans who found it impossible to swallow defeat. During the war, Adolf Hitler became obsessed with this idea, especially laying blame on Jews and Marxists in Germany for undermining the war effort.
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www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/ends.htm
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The stab in the back first gained currency in Germany, ... When the war soured, Republicans first tried to blame not the failed premise of the domino theory or the flawed diplomacy of the Kennedy Administration or the near-universal American failure to recognize Vietnam's boundless desire for self-determination—no,
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harpers.org/StabbedInTheBack.html
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Myself, I think that liberals should be praying that the Right embraces the "stabbed in the back" theory of what went wrong in Iraq (and possibly Iran as well), because it will push conservatives toward ... I think a lot of the symbols of the "stab in the back" narrative that succeeded in Vietnam will not be present.
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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/06/the_stab_in_the_back.php
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After World War I, the political right in Germany developed a myth called the "stab in the back" theory to explain its people's defeat. Though military leaders had helped negotiate the war's end, they fixed blame on civilian leaders—especially Jews, social ... America has had its own "stab in the back" myths.
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www.slate.com/id/2118394/
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