United States President Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered for this succinct bit of foreign-policy advice: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” He took his advice when he ordered a flotilla of naval vessels painted white and then dispatched it … [Read more...] about Trump Not Reluctant to Use the ‘Big Stick’
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Misnavigating America
As if seven years of Obama’s efforts to diminish the world’s superpower were not enough, recent events in the Middle East highlight the need for American leadership capable of righting the ship. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s statement that the … [Read more...] about Misnavigating America
Obama’s Selective Hearing
President Obama’s showmanship is reaching new highs. He even shed tears to promote his gun-control agenda last week. Today, during his widely televised State of the Union Address, he will be calling attention - emotionally, no doubt - to an empty … [Read more...] about Obama’s Selective Hearing
Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Pic Credit: Saul Loeb, the Atlantic --- Fueling the ISIS Fire - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Under growing criticism of handling the war against ISIS, the Obama administration decided to send more weapons to the Iraqi army and has already sent the first … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Fueling the ISIS Fire
Left: U.S. Humvee captured by ISIS in Mosul, June 11, 2014. According to Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, the international coalition forces against ISIS succeeded in the past nine months, mainly through the United States air-campaign, to … [Read more...] about Fueling the ISIS Fire
Obama, ISIS, the Pope and the Palestinians
While cache of computers, cell phones, and documents that was captured during the raid will provide important information about ISIS financial operations in Iraq and Syria and possibly on its support of its branches in North Africa, South-East Asia … [Read more...] about Obama, ISIS, the Pope and the Palestinians
Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
Right: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi described the removal of all sanctions against Tehran as a precondition for a comprehensive deal with the world powers, underlining that Tehran is standing … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 1-7, 2015
Semantics? Not on our lives!
Yeah, it’s a big joke! The most amateurish hacks performing as government spokesmen, whether it is an arrogant but totally incompetent campaign apparatchik at the State Department, the White House’s befuddled spokesmen, or the embarrassed uniformed … [Read more...] about Semantics? Not on our lives!
Obama=Incoherence*
Left: Detainees praying at the military prison, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In any litany of the failures of policy of the Obama Administration, the question of Guantánamo ranks high on the list. The Bush Administration, in the white heat of post-9/11, … [Read more...] about Obama=Incoherence*
Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar
On March 2014, in an Islamic-State-sponsored prisoner swap, Mohammed Haydar Zammar, the al-Qaeda operative jailed in Syria in 2001, was freed in exchange for Syrian army officers held by the IS. News articles that covered the prisoner exchange did … [Read more...] about Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar