May 2, 2014 – He went to Manila to reassure the Filipinos, who threw our Navy out of Subic Bay at the end of the Cold War, that America will be there … What Tokyo, Seoul and Manila get out of their alliances with the United States is easy to see -- the security of a superpower's pledge … But why is the defense of Europe seemingly more important to us than to the Europeans themselves?…

Oct 26, 2012 – If elected president, Romney said he would work with our allies and arm the insurgents to topple Assad because Syria is the only partner … Iran has in the region and is arming Assad to gain strategic control in the Middle East. … The problem with Obama is his narcissism gets in the way of him doing his job.…

Oct 25, 2012 – By the end, the essential question raised by the debate should have been clear: Which candidate is living in the real world we've … In the world his presidential challenger inhabits, along with the rest of us, this administration continues to be caught by surprise … Then when there were dissidents in the streets of Teheran, the Green Revolution, holding signs saying, 'Is America with us?'…

Oct 25, 2012 – , even at the expense of the welfare of the Palestinians in Gaza. … Lebanon-US: The State Department said today that the US believed it is time for the Lebanese people to choose a government that will … Comment: The US apparently is supporting President Suleiman's efforts to effect a change of government in the parliament, most likely…

Oct 24, 2012 – The manner in which talk of going to war with Iran is being bandied about this election cycle, might lead an observer to conclude … Romney have pledged not to enter into war lightly, the facility with which the topic of war with Iran continues to be raised, leaves … Let us hope that those beating the drums of war, and who have grown impatient with measures other than war, remain in the minority…

Oct 23, 2012 – The larger duty, at that, rests with Obama in terms of showing whether he is wrestling with a single, disconnected challenge to the … Do the radicals want to get us? Isn't it possible at least to suppose so on the basis of everyday observation? … Let us hope we have Israel's back and the Israelis ours. Yet what is the end game? Where is all this going?…

Oct 23, 2012 – Dropping the little people off at school today, I was approached by several of the Republican moms -- intelligent, interesting, accomplished … But those are minor tactical issues compared with the larger tactics (remain calm, controlled and above-the-fray) that support the … strategy of helping undecided voters -- unhappy with the economy and the country's direction -- to feel that a vote for Romney isn't…

Oct 23, 2012 – Clearly, Graham believes an ultimatum, followed by an attack if Iran denies us "access to their nuclear program," is the way to "end … And what is the grave threat that justifies a war? … America's position as of today is: We do not want war with Iran, but will tolerate no Iranian bomb.…

Oct 23, 2012 – Dismayed by the carnage of World War I, Chamberlain (along with most of the opinion elite in England) sought peace with honor -- but … In fact, when dealing with villains and aggressors, signaling peaceful intent is precisely the worst course. … , you're either with us or with them."…

Oct 23, 2012 – Morris said a deal between the White House and the Iranian regime is in the works to ease sanctions on Iran in return for concessions … “Just promise that this is the last territorial demand you have to make in Europe,” Obama is likely advising Iran before making sure … This is the same playbook Obama ran with Russian Junior Co-Czar Dmitry Medvedev in nuclear talks in March.  …

Oct 22, 2012 – Schieffer has selected the following topics: "our longest war" in Afghanistan/Pakistan, Israel/Iran, America's role in the world, the … In the past two debates, Romney has been successful at pinning President Obama into a corner with his own failed policies while presenting … With the ongoing events in the Middle East, tonight's battle will surely get interesting.…

Oct 21, 2012 – There was no way the Afghanistan war was going to ever end in anything other than defeat the way Obama went at it. … Personal income distribution has remained about the same: In fact, the Gini curve associated with the fine PIDs is a constant near … The point is that the government unemployment number masks what is really going on in the economy.…

Oct 19, 2012 – This is a local incident, but the South Koreans have island ownership disputes with Japan. … The Japanese naval force is one of the best in the world. Defense of the homeland is its primary mission. … This is the feast of the sacrifice. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son at god's direction.…

Oct 19, 2012 – Yet Woodrow Wilson won in 1916 on the slogan, "He Kept Us Out of War!" … "The last thing we need now is another war." "Are you (Ryan) ... going to go to war?" … This drumbeat, implying Romney and Ryan are champing at the bit to get into the war in Syria or into a new war with Iran, was deliberate…

Oct 18, 2012 – At the Aspen Security Forum this past summer, Peter Bergen, CNN’s intrepid national-security analyst and a director at the New America … defended the AQ-is-defeated thesis in a debate with Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, two of my Foundation for Defense of Democracies … The late Father Richard John Neuhaus aptly defined jihadism as a religiously inspired ideology built on the teaching “that it is the…

Oct 18, 2012 – And if this is the case, are we really a free country? … In the Introduction he wrote, “the Republican Party, and the entire modern conservative movement is, in fact, very much like the Taliban … So, the high regard for life and the protection of the innocent that fuels the Republican platform on abortion is nothing more than…

Oct 17, 2012 – Soldiers from both Koreas know the probability of war is low and the costs of high vigilance are high. … The great success of US and allied policy is that such a condition is stable. … Following the Israeli and US lead, every state with a substantial army is developing and using UAVs.…

Nov 2, 2012 – with Iran without preconditions. … African-American, educated at Harvard, with the middle name Hussein, get elected president of the United States. … I agree with you we had a huge problem with the armed forces, and you’re right: It is the enemy.”…

Oct 28, 2012 – Jerome49 wrote: I'm not sure of the point of this article. Is it that Obama gets to decide what is and isn't a war? … Some of us remember him proclaiming to the world that Iran is about to aquire nuclear weapons and the United States/NATO must act. … This is how Hitler got away with the Holocaust.…

Oct 27, 2012 – That is, under optimal conditions, the US needed nearly a month to respond to the largest foreign attack on the US mainland since the … They met with resistance from the US military. … So, too, the four months the US required to ready for war enabled Iran to plan and begin executing its plan to suck the US into a prolonged…

Oct 27, 2012 – The problem with only being able to fight in one conflict at a time is that once America is embroiled in a conflict, it is vulnerable … Obama is the one who is stuck in a Cold War mentality, still negotiating arms deals with the Russians as if we were still in a bipolar … Reagan gave us Peace through Strength. War threatens America with War through Weakness.…

Nov 15, 2012 – This is a provocative question that I will begin to answer with another question: Did America prevail in the Iraq War? … Today, Iraq is more an ally of Iran than the United States (while dollars keep flowing to Baghdad). … Further, the Petraeus COIN manual tells us: "The more successful the counterinsurgency is, the less force can be used and the more…

Nov 15, 2012 – The situation in and around Israel is getting worse by the minute as Hamas continues to fire rockets into the Jewish State with … Syria is on fire, with Iran helping fuel the government there. … Egypt is also reconsidering their peace treaty with Israel. The Sinai Peninsula is infested with al Qaeda terrorists.…

Nov 14, 2012 – The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been at war with Turkey since the early 1980s. … Early on, the Assad regime concluded it is locked in a kill or be killed war with Syria's fragmented but numerous rebel groups. … To an Alawite, the war is about preventing a genocide -- his clan's own genocide.…

Nov 10, 2012 – Now that the election is behind us, perhaps we can put politics aside and acknowledge a hard fact: On September 11, 2012, America was … “The terrorists were at war with us,” she said, “but we were not yet at war with them.” … , al-Qaeda is playing an increasingly significant role in the civil war; in Yemen, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is far from beaten…