Results for: is the us at war with iran
Radicalism, Rewarded
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2009/06/24/radicalism,_rewarded
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They’re now arriving in exotic vacation destinations, along with millions of US tax dollars in aid—making themselves at home on pristine … Remember, the era of US hubris, in which America “punishes” outlaw regimes by refusing to legitimize them, is over. … Speaking of July 4th, guess who’s coming to dinner at US embassies across the globe?…
Republicans in the Wilderness
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/06/23/republicans_in_the_wilderness
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/06/23/republicans_in_the_wilderness
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Unfortunately, the only political party with any chance of displacing the current leadership in Washington is the Republican Party. … That is why their internal squabbles are important for the rest of us who are not Republicans. … That is how the Democrats replaced Republicans at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.…
Ten Days That Shook Tehran
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/06/23/ten_days_that_shook_tehran
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/06/23/ten_days_that_shook_tehran
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Hamas is laser-focused on Gaza, the West Bank and a Palestinian state, and showing interest in working with the Obama administration … Where is the Islamic revolution going? … If Iran refuses Obama's offer, she will start down a road at the end of which are severe sanctions, escalation and a war that Obama…
An American Victory
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2009/07/09/an_american_victory
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2009/07/09/an_american_victory
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The news is not that American combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities. … Donald Rumsfeld, while serving as Secretary of Defense, famously said: "You go to war with the army you have." … Had he said, "You go to war with the media you have," he would have been spot on.…
Spread Freedom? Not So Much
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/07/08/spread_freedom_not_so_much
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2009/07/08/spread_freedom_not_so_much
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when it came to the Iraq war. … One problem with such an approach is that it -- so far at least -- buys us nothing save the appearance of weakness. … In response to the revolutionary protests in Iran, Obama initially favored stability and preserving the fantasy of negotiations with…
Blaming the Burqa
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2009/07/02/blaming_the_burqa
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“The burqa is not a religious sign; it is a sign of the subjugation, of the submission of women,” said a straight-faced Sarkozy, whose … But what would be characterized in the US as an aggressive foreign policy statement is in France merely a cultural commentary on race … But for the United States and the rest of the free world, national security is the main, if not only, issue.…
Obama: Sowing the Seeds of Vulnerability
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgelandrith/2009/07/01/obama_sowing_the_seeds_of_vulnerability
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George Washington wisely said, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” … The only question is when. Will it be in time to prevent the next attack? Or the day after? … the towers with vans loaded with explosives, the White House treated the attack as a run-of-the-mill crime – akin to a liquor store…
From Kabul to Baghdad -- and Back
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2009/07/01/from_kabul_to_baghdad_--_and_back
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The U.S. administration was hoping its outreach to Iran without preconditions would result in the Iranians' helping us to calm the … by precipitously withdrawing troops from the war in Afghanistan -- the good and necessary war -- in order to provide troops for the … And it is the Afghan war that seems without clear purpose or likelihood of success and that is draining currently needed troops from…
Stoning of Soraya M.: See This Film (or Stop Complaining About Hollywood)
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2009/06/30/ston…f_soraya_m_see_this_film_or_stop_complaining_about_hollywood
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, is a film about the nature of the radical Muslims who govern Iran. … The film is about the type of people who become “supreme leader” (Ali Khamanei) or president of Iran (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad). … But if a riveting drama with a courageous theme, Oscar-level acting, which is as relevant as today’s headlines, fails at the box office…
Five Criticisms of George Bush That Could Be Better Applied to Barack Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/07/14/five_…_of_george_bush_that_could_be_better_applied_to_barack_obama
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Barack Obama is spending us into bankruptcy: George Bush was savagely criticized by the Right for his spending. … The previous champ, FDR, at least had a depression and WWII to deal with. … yet, actually fight with them the same way they've done for you in the past, that is a different matter entirely.…
Disaster in the Making?
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/07/28/disaster_in_the_making
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When that person is the President of the United States, the potential for disaster is virtually unlimited. … This is not the first betrayal of his ignorance by Obama, nor the first overlooked by the media. … And it is the American people who will pay the price.…
Has Obama's Luck Run Out?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2009/07/24/has_obamas_luck_run_out
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Unemployment is at 9.5 percent, well above what the Obamaites predicted, and rising. … Afghanistan is now Obama's war. He made the decision to deepen U.S. involvement as we headed out of Iraq. … Does Obama have the authority to take us to war against a nation that has not attacked us?…
Chicago's Islamic Supremacist Conference: A Conversation
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2009/07/23/chicagos_islamic_supremacist_conference_a_conversation
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globe—a group reportedly linked to Al Qaeda, by the way, and the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks—is holding a major conference at this … If you’re just tuning in, you’re listening to the Guy Benson Show. On the line with me is Mort, who’s calling from Lombard. … “The [Muslim] Brotherhood, with Saudi help (and now Hizb is joining the party), have deeply infiltrated the country and brought up…
Obama Turns On Freedom Around the Globe
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobmcewen/2009/07/31/obama_turns_on_freedom_around_the_globe
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Ronald Reagan championed it when he won the cold war, George H.W. … The NED asked the White House for a presidential meeting with dissident Bertha Atunez, who headed the Cuban Rosa Parks Women’s Movement … The President needs to worry less about getting along with tyrants and instead concern himself more with the security of the American…
Sanity From the Indian Subcontinent
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2009/07/30/sanity_from_the_indian_subcontinent
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Yet the Indian is in good company. … "The fires are getting bigger. ... The sea level is rising." … The surprise is on us.…
Young Voters Should Take Another Look at Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/08/17/young_voters_should_take_another_look_at_obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/08/17/young_voters_should_take_another_look_at_obama
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The intention here -- Obama said it back in 2003 and hasn't denied it since -- is to send us down a road that leads to government-provided … That leads me to wonder whether you were dismayed when Obama responded with stony indifference to the people in the streets of Iran … with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the mullahs.…
The Rigged Game
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2009/08/28/the_rigged_game
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At that point, Obama can be counted on to claim that it was Israel's recalcitrance in the negotiations with the Palestinians or the … As Follath sees it, both are equally responsible for the rising likelihood of war between Israel and Iran that is liable to suck in … Whether Netanyahu is dealing with Obama or European leaders, the game is rigged against us.…
Remembering Ted Kennedy
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2009/08/28/remembering_ted_kennedy
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It is not the amount of coverage that bothers; it is the quality of reporting. … Along with the inaccurate suggestions we're hearing from the press that he was beloved by all are the suggestions, again echoed across … On CBS, reporter Bill Plante asserted the Iran-Contra affair helped "set the stage for the first Iraq war and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism…
Obama Cannot Escape Hard Choices in September
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/09/07/obama_cannot_escape_hard_choices_in_september
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the angry left angry at him. … The third issue on which Obama will need to choose is Iran. … Earlier this year he set a deadline of September for the beginning of talks with Iran.…
Scotland Isn't the Only Country Releasing Terrorists
https://townhall.com/columnists/floydandmarybethbrown/2009/09/04/scotland_isnt_the_only_country_releasing_terrorists
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The U.S. military released a senior Shiite terrorist with close ties to Iran in early June 2009. … The terrorist, Laith al-Khazali, is a member of the terror group Asa'ib al-Haq. … Barack Obama is attempting to buy peace with terrorist organizations by negotiating the release of their combatants in our custody.…
Only a Fool Calls It Surrender
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/09/03/only_a_fool_calls_it_surrender
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/09/03/only_a_fool_calls_it_surrender
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thinking, from the conventional wisdom to war strategy. … The point of withdrawal is to stop trying to create an American ally out of Sharia-supreme Afghanistan, something we attempted at great … Quick facts: Pakistan's army's motto is "Faith, piety and holy war in the path of Allah."…
Why Is Missile Defense Controversial?
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2009/09/17/why_is_missile_defense_controversial
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2009/09/17/why_is_missile_defense_controversial
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But the Bush administration outsourced negotiations with Iran to European diplomats who made no progress. … This would provide "the fastest and most cost-effective protection against the long-range missiles that Iran is projected to have by … At the same time, Iran's ruling mullahs will be delighted to learn that the West not only is unserious about preventing them from acquiring…
Jimmy Carter and the Elvis Factor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/09/17/jimmy_carter_and_the_elvis_factor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/09/17/jimmy_carter_and_the_elvis_factor
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The former President is not content having left office with high inflation, high interest rates and high unemployment. … Nor is he content with having cut the legs from under the Shah of Iran, which led to the establishment of the Islamic theocracy in … Nor is he content -- as ex-President -- with writing a book in which he likened the state of Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians…
The Crisis of Health Care Reform
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/09/09/the_crisis_of_health_care_reform
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/09/09/the_crisis_of_health_care_reform
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America needed to "cope with a crisis that otherwise would overwhelm us."
The speech had immediate influence. … And so Barack Obama's address to Congress on health care, at a minimum, must answer the question: What is the crisis? … dissatisfied" with the health care they get in other ways.…
Ready, Aim, Fire McChrystal
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/09/25/ready,_aim,_fire_mcchrystal
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/09/25/ready,_aim,_fire_mcchrystal
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are "reluctant to align with us" is due to the "perception" -- eight years and untold billions in largesse after we entered the country … And that, according to the report, is why we're losing this war (fireable offense No. 2). … the country doesn't grant us staging rights for an attack on Iran (or anywhere else).…