Mar 2, 2015 – As Friedersdorf noted, the Russia reset is almost laughable at this point–and the Libya intervention, that occurred during her tenure … Let’s see how she does once April is upon us. At the same time, I don't think "hawkishness" in itself is a disqualifying factor. … A self-awareness about the shortfalls in the occupation after the Iraq War is probably in order since, despite the revelation that…

Mar 20, 2015 – Kerry is at present leading a much higher-stakes negotiations with Iran. … The void is being filled by the monsters of ISIS and the monsters of Iran.  Here's Gen. … Iran is on the march, yet our president is walking on eggshells with the regime, desperate to forge a weak nuclear deal, and eager…

Mar 20, 2015 – Drop the petulance, call and congratulate Bibi on his election and tell him we are proceeding with the Iran deal -- if we conclude … A Russia smaller than it has been in centuries, with half the population the USSR had at the end of the Cold War, is primarily their … The State Department backed off. But who are the Saudis to be telling us to whom we may talk when coping with the Islamic State?…

Mar 17, 2015 – The letter's purpose was the same as Bibi's purpose -- to scuttle, sabotage and sink any U.S. nuclear deal with Iran. … But if there is no deal and Iran returns to enriching uranium to 20 percent, we are on the road to war. … Yet undeniably, inside the GOP, the day of the hawk is again at hand. Sen.…

Mar 17, 2015 – What the neocons who lied us into the Iraq war don't like to admit is that there was no ISIS problem and no al-Qaeda problem in Iraq … ISIS is an idea, not a country or an army, which is why the U.S. declaring war on ISIS makes no sense. … ISIS is at this time the number one threat to the U.S..…

Mar 16, 2015 – : Iran is on the march across the Middle East. … And President Obama is trying to turn Iran into a partner in peace — promising that if Iran cooperates with the United States, it could … After all, Kerry is now openly stating that the US must negotiate with Syria's Assad, a man he recently likened to Adolf Hitler.  …

Mar 15, 2015 – In fact, about the only thing that is right with the world is what used to be thought of as the American Way of Life. … bernardini wrote: “But polls do indicate Americans are looking to deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program,” wrote the Post at the … So with that in mind and looking at history I'd say we are going to war with Iran sometime in 2017 or 2018 no matter who is elected…

Mar 13, 2015 – The notion that the EU initiated an economic war against Israel the day the talks began without coordinating the move with the Obama … During the war with Hamas last summer, acting on direct orders from the White House, the Pentagon instituted a partial – unofficial … Livni accused Netanyahu of destroying Israel’s relations with the US.…

Mar 13, 2015 – Let us now make the case for Jeb skepticism. Jeb Bush is a fine man. He's a conservative. … Still, Bush is not doing that great. He may be running nearly neck-and-neck with the front-runner, Wisconsin Gov. … spread of Iran, the destabilization of the broader Middle East, etc., Hillary can shoot back: "At least I didn't launch a disastrous…

Mar 12, 2015 – Pursuing that ultimate goal Iran has been at war with the United States for over thirty years, a war that we have refused to acknowledge … The bottom line is the Obama Administration doesn’t have the intestinal fortitude to go ‘toe to toe’ with Iran. … And that is exactly what the Islamic Republic of Iran is counting on.…

Mar 12, 2015 – The generation that came up with the slogan What if we had a war and nobody came? … Lost in all the phone-wielding and pen exercising that Obama has done in the executive office is the fact that treaties with foreign … “But polls do indicate Americans are looking to deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program,” wrote the Post at the beginning of the…

Mar 30, 2015 – forces in Afghanistan) and leading the air war with U.S. warplanes while Iraq's neighbors have largely sat on the sidelines. … is in response to the U.S. and others' race to reach a deal with Iran to restrict its nuclear program in return for lifting of economic … in keeping the Arab League states happy is because of the amount of oil and natural gas that US companies are producing.…

Mar 30, 2015 – And the administration, fixated on pushing through its domestic agenda and a legacy-building nuclear deal with Iran at all costs, ignored … For that reason, the Russian ambassador arrived at the State Department headquarters at Foggy Bottom with a message: Russia was intervening … Unknown to Washington, America was at war. “The Baltic States are lost, Mr.…

Mar 27, 2015 – Had the ayatollahs and mullahs wanted it, they could have had a war with the United States at any time in the third of a century since … Why Iran wants to avoid war is obvious. … Let us begin with the Sunni terrorists of al-Qaida who brought down the twin towers, and the Islamic State that is beheading Christians…

Mar 25, 2015 – There is a unicorn lair in North Korea. We know this because the Dear Leader of North Korea, Kim Jung Un, tells us so. … Iran, in this world, is not an Islamic dictatorship, but a rational actor simply demanding the global respect to which it is entitled … Iran is a regional ally, Yemen is a model of peace and security, and Israel is an incipient enemy.…

Mar 25, 2015 – But all of you, including al-Qaida, dig the big lesson in Edwin Starr's Vietnam-era Motown hit record: "War, What Is it Good For?" … "strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the frontlines, is one that we have successfully pursued … Iran supports the Shia Houthi movement. The Saudis believe Iran would use a Houthi-controlled Yemen to destabilize them.…

Mar 24, 2015 – And among the reasons is that we are seen as constantly carping at governments that do not measure up to our standards of democracy … Is it to protect the vital interests and national security of the Republic? Or do we believe with George W. … If it is the latter, then our mission is utopian -- and unending.…

Mar 24, 2015 – Day upon day, the Secretary of State, President and those who stand in firm opposition to current US diplomacy with Iran, make their … The Middle East, at that point, is wired with a nuclear tripwire – but only if Iran gets the bomb. … At the point where Iran gets the bomb, or is suspected of having it, and Sunni states acquire nuclear counterforce, all bets are off…

Mar 23, 2015 – (Washington Examiner) Another rousing Obama-success story: Yemen is officially collapsing into civil war. … (CNN) Both Iran and Hezbollah are missing from the most recent publication of the US Terrorist Watch List. … According to government officials, this was an oversight due to “a formatting change” with the list.…

Mar 23, 2015 – acts of war against the United States—than that compiled by the Obama Administration. … What he must know is that the only reason Iran is negotiating at all is to have the sanctions lifted that are crippling its ability … What he must further know is that Iran has no intention to honor whatever accords it agrees to reluctantly accept just as the Obama…

Mar 23, 2015 – Iran is about to bake a hot rock, Putin is laughing at us, and all the while President Feckless is bragging about snatching defeat … The problem is it has nearly $500 billion and so much of it is wasted. … But this is the real Army.…

Apr 10, 2015 – Last week, the Obama administration enthusiastically embraced the outlines of a potential nuclear deal with Iran, which was met with … decisive, and the publication of a US fact sheet showing terms that were at variance with the Iranian view of the agreement showed … Either Iran is retreating from the terms they accepted in Switzerland, or the Obama administration is spinning the American people…

Apr 9, 2015 – The first thing one needs to know about the nuclear deal with Iran is that it is not, in fact, a deal. … The purpose of the nuclear talks is less about stopping the bomb as it is launching a new era of engagement with Iran. … The question is: Is a new Iran possible? And, just as important, if it is possible, are the costs worth it?…

Apr 8, 2015 – In exchange for not making these concessions, Iran is to be rewarded with the lifting of the remaining economic sanctions. … he insists is the only alternative to the deal now on the table. … If, over the weeks ahead, they understand that the agreement being finalized is likely to lead to the spread of nuclear weapons (with…

Apr 7, 2015 – But Obama is not going to war with Iran. … Hence, goaded by the neocons, GOP candidates would spend 2015 and 2016 assuring the nation that war with Iran is still "on the table … A new Middle East war with a nation three times the size of Iraq, and with Dover receiving again the coffins and Walter Reed the casualties…