Sep 28, 2009 – The fact of the matter is that Brzezinski's view is in line with the general disposition of Obama's foreign policy. … Instead, Obama announced that he is sending a senior US official to meet with the Iranians on October 1. … And indeed, the notion that the US would go to war against Israel to protect Iran's nuclear installations is laughably absurd.…

Sep 28, 2009 – At times, Obama appeared to be the grown-up in the campaign as McCain made misstep after misstep. While it is doubtful that Mr. … The most heated disputes have occurred around foreign policy issues -- Viet Nam, Iran-Contra and the Iraq War have all raised greater … The problem is that no matter how bad the current economy is, it is not the second Great Depression.…

Oct 15, 2009 – The third was at the military's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, where Taliban insurgents, armed with automatic weapons, grenades … Pakistan is having a historic debate and it is having it in the midst of a civil war. … I'm persuaded that the majority in this country is on the right side of the debate, the civil war and the global conflict.…

Oct 14, 2009 – again, that Afghanistan was a "war of necessity" while the war in Iraq was a "war of choice." … As liberals endlessly reminded us during the three weeks of war in Afghanistan before the U.S. military swept into Kabul, Afghanistan … Liberals sneered at Bush's description of Iraq as the "central front of the war on terror" and a step toward the "democratization of…

Oct 14, 2009 – at the site. … The switch from nuclear power to nuclear weapons is less a scientific than a political decision for the Iranians at this point. … left to Nicholas Sarkozy to tell it with the bark off the next day at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh: "President Obama himself…

Oct 13, 2009 – Plutarch tells us that, back in the fifth-century B.C., when the citizens of Athens were voting on whether to ostracize -- i.e., … It is the point, what happens when the air starts to seep from a balloon flying improbably high? … The Nobel Peace Prize is just the latest instance of dangerous overstretch on the part of people who have invested their dreams in…

Oct 19, 2009 – TURKEY'S BREAK with the West; its decisive rupture with Israel and its opposition to the US in Iraq and Iran was predictable. … and proof positive that the US and the West have no problem with political Islam. … This is just as true for Turkey as it is for the US, for Iran and for Sweden and Egypt.…

Oct 19, 2009 – It really became apparent with his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. … FDR would tell them the war is over when we win; not when it gets tiresome. … The problem is once that requirement is established, the Democrats will begin to lard up the policies with other requirements like…

Nov 6, 2009 – As they dodged the blows of the militia, they chorused: "Obama! Obama! Either you're with them or you're with us." … He could have expressed his hopes for good relations with the people of Iran. … In Iran, the violence is coming exclusively from the government, which is firing upon unarmed demonstrators.…

Nov 5, 2009 – The latter would exhaust the American public’s limited patience – this because of an unending and costly war with nothing to show for … Let us be thoroughly mindful that time is fast working against us, for very soon we will no longer have the relative freedom of action … America, the doomsday clock is ticking.…

Nov 4, 2009 – who are allied with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (who herself is in open war against the CIA, calling them criminal liars to Congress … Is it the group in the White House closely allied with the Defense Department, which -- for deep institutional reasons that transcend … Is it some political player at the White House acting in the interest of some other faction at the CIA, which many knowledgeable people…

Oct 30, 2009 – -Iran talks? Or is someone trying to torpedo the talks and push Iran and the United States into military collision? … war with Iran would be an act of madness. … being pushed from behind into a war with Iran.…

Oct 29, 2009 – I rose at the faculty meeting to say that I knew practically nothing about whether the program was good or bad, and that the information … As for the benefit of the doubt, no one-- especially not the President of the United States-- is entitled to that, when his actions … Countries in South America know that Hugo Chavez is allying Venezuela with Iran.…

Nov 10, 2009 – No amount of evidence -- from Koran verses urging the killing of "infidels," to cries of "God is great," reportedly shouted by the … Sun Tzu famously wrote that all war is deception. … It is irrelevant that some have put the number of radicalized Muslims worldwide at 10 percent.…

Nov 10, 2009 – The stigma for taking government assistance is fading, government is taking over the role of charity, many liberals mock the idea of … If the bonds that hold us together disintegrate or the fundamental decency of the American people is no longer a given, our nation … That's the future we're headed towards unless Iran is stopped and the consequences will be more devastating than most Americans can…

Nov 19, 2009 – When a military officer participates in a war against his own country, that is high treason, and that is the charge that ought to … in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal." … The revolutionary jihadis also have this advantage: the reluctance of so many in the West to accept that a serious war is being waged…

Nov 19, 2009 – . -- During a war in Afghanistan, you're picking fights with the Afghan government over corruption, not to mention undermining trust … As with so much else, why is any of this necessary? … of nuclear weapons, and the UN says Iran probably has numerous secret sites with centrifuges for plutonium processing -- beyond the…

Dec 4, 2009 – Hizbullah's rise was stymied temporarily in 2003 with the US-led invasion of Iraq. … But the message he sent US forces is far from resolute. … told the Afghan people that they have no reason to collaborate with US and NATO forces on the ground.…

Dec 3, 2009 – "Abraham is considered the patriarch of these religions, but he actually left religion in order to pursue a personal relationship with … "I want to know Him, not the way people say He is or people think He is or people hope He is. … "The world is such dangerous place right now, and there are many people who think that we may be on the brink of a war if Israel goes…

Dec 3, 2009 – Mentioning the cost of the war is another caveat that ought to be less important than he made it. … There is a cautionary note in the polling. Only 30 percent in the USA Today/Gallup Poll think the war is going "moderately well." … The failure of the Obama brand of diplomacy is on display in Iran.…

Jul 18, 2006 – At one point when people are killing you, you start to think, 'Gee, maybe this is a war.'"" … I don't think the administration or the State Department understands with just how much contempt we are viewed in the world right now … It is global...this is a real war.…

Oct 25, 2006 – Along with this Mark Kennedy ad in Minnesota, is this a signal of a bolder move to politically face the Iraq issue head-on? … No-win for him with the media. You say you'll entertain any idea to help us win? Will you work with Iran and Syria? Huh? Huh? … "If they will verifiably stop enrichment, the United States will be at the table with them." …

Nov 21, 2006 – Gemayel is the fifth figure to be assassinated in the past two years in Lebanon. … Phalanage Party that fielded the largest Christian militia during the 1975-90 civil war between Christians and Muslims. … Amin Gemayel is the current leader of the party.…

Dec 6, 2006 – AP leads with the pull-out: A commission on the war in Iraq recommended new and enhanced diplomacy Wednesday so the United States … And I understand how difficult that is, but this report will give us all an opportunity to find common ground, for the good of the … If the war in Iraq is truly lost, then fine -- it's lost.…

Dec 1, 2006 – According to LBC, the Christian participation is weak, with even lesser participation by Beirut Sunnis... … Abu Kais, at Michael Totten's place, is reporting from Lebanon, I believe. Read the whole thing. … And any effort he would make to establish an Islamic theocracy like the one in Iran would be met with stiff opposition from this, the…