Feb 12, 2016 – But while Beijing is involved in disputes with Hanoi over the Paracels, with the Philippines over the Spratlys, with Japan over the … Ted Cruz reassured us that "the single biggest national security threat facing America right now is the threat of a nuclear Iran." … Otherwise, with no end to war on America's horizon, the prospect of this free republic enduring is, well, doubtful.…

Feb 26, 2016 – The US is far from the only country steeped in uncertainty and frustration today. … If the next US president is a Democrat, and if the EU remains intact, then Israel can expect for its relations with the US and the … So, too, under Trump, the US may send forces to confront Iran one day, only to announce that Trump is embarking on negotiations to…

Mar 8, 2016 – When it comes to the Iran Nuclear Deal, I guess the silver lining (and I’m really, really stretching it here) is that we somewhat … The country is war-weary, but that point is totally overshadowed by the fact that the country could acquire a nuclear weapon 13 years … Yukiya Amano, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, which is responsible for ensuring Iran complies with the agreement…

Mar 2, 2016 – Matthew Betley, a former Marine who fought in Fallujah, Iraq, has come out with one of the most realistic war stories from the Iraq … in the Middle East—one that will draw the US into a major conflict with Iran. … Anbar Province in the late summer and that fall became the most dangerous place in Iraq with the most casualties in the war occurring…

Mar 1, 2016 – Instead, if the polls are an indication, what we may get is someone with the opposite of all these things, a glib egomaniac with a … Iran is also developing long-range missiles. … The last thing we can afford, at this crucial juncture in history is a president who alienates allies we have to have in a war against…

Nov 21, 2018 – In essence, the U.S. was already at war with Russia and Iran. … So America is effectively at war with Iran right now -- in Yemen. … So America is already effectively at war with Russia -- in Libya.…

Dec 6, 2018 – as the victim of US-led interference and even a looming war. … The group is part of the coalition of dissident organizations that fall under the banner of the National Council of Resistance of Iran … That the NCRI is led by a charismatic woman, Maryam Rajavi, and is the only opposition movement with a clearly articulated 10-point…

Dec 6, 2018 – The employment of underground tunnels to strike at Israel is not new. … It’s understood that at the beginning of the next significant battle with Hezbollah, these will be among the first targets to destroy … At the end of the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Israel negotiated a cease-fire under United Nations auspices.…

Dec 24, 2018 – I don’t know if Trump Is just naïve but an active presence throughout the Middle East is necessary and is in the US’ interest. … What is clear is that the plan to withdraw from Syria is not in synch with US’ military leaders.   … The domination of Syria by an erratic Russia and belligerent Iran is bad and dangerous for US allies Israel, and relatively moderate…

Dec 22, 2018 – Obviously, Trump is feeling immense pressure to disagree with Putin and to keep the war racket going at any cost. … The 17-year Afghan war is now so old that if it were a person, it could actually enlist to fight itself. … Mattis encouraged the senators to continue backing the Saudis' proxy war against Iran in Yemen, but the Senate has since approved a…

Dec 21, 2018 – And what his decision seems to say is this: We are extricating America from the forever war of the Middle East so foolishly begun … The U.S. pullout from Syria is being called a victory for Vladimir Putin. "Russia, Iran, Assad... are ecstatic!" wails Sen. … "Russia, Iran, Syria... are not happy about the US leaving," Trump tweeted, "despite what the Fake News says, because now they will…

Dec 18, 2018 – Second, by extending our NATO alliance deep into Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Baltics, thereby igniting a Cold War II with Russia … The question, then, for our time is this: Can the U.S. pursue a Cold War policy of containment against both of the other great military … We have, for decades, been financing the buildup of a Communist China whose ambition is to expel us from East Asia and the Western…

Dec 28, 2018 – The insurgency and their threat to the region is not.  … It is also worth remembering the secondary objectives; keeping Iran and Russia in check and supporting the Kurds, an ally deserving … The world is counting on it. …

Nov 22, 2015 – Still, the jihadist genie is, even now, out of the bottle. … It is possible to be at once wise and compassionate. The two are not mutually exclusive. … Christ modeled for us the perfect solution to this problem with His parable of the Good Samaritan: “A man was going down from…

Nov 19, 2015 – Rajavi is the president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the political coalition that includes the MEK as its largest … The target of the Islamic extremists is not limited to the US, or France, or Europe. … As Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”…

Nov 19, 2015 – to end wars abroad have been kept, the reality is that the rest of the world is busy arming itself ... preparing for any hostile circumstances … -based and international defense contractors with nations across the globe. France is not alone in believing they are at war. … At first glance, firms such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman appear to have recovered in 2013 right along with the market as…

Dec 4, 2015 – It began in the 1920s with the Muslim Brotherhood. Its Shia incarnation has captured the government of Iran. … Islam is in the throes of a religious war. … ) and to the rest of us.…

Dec 3, 2015 – Fourteen years on, Europe is dealing with what could be its own 9/11. And Tehran is poised to seize the opportunity once again. … the US into the war with Iraq. … Last January, French President Francois Hollande said if the US had not backtracked at the 11th hour in August 2013 from punishing…

Dec 1, 2015 – in the city where the murderous attacks just happened, with the blood barely dry, and the prime topic of discussion will be how to … It's worse than that: The entire global-warming agenda is an impediment to the war against terror. … No matter how severe one believes the threat of global warming, the inescapable reality is that for at least the next decade and even…

Nov 30, 2015 – Given that the Islamic State is thought to have just over 1,000 trucks in its entire fleet, the group of 300 represented a huge target … The same logic could be tagged to the Iran deal. … At the same time, France bombed the ISIS capital of Al-Raqqah, and they’ve declared to increase their involvement in the region after…

Nov 30, 2015 – The flip side of that, I guess, is that the deal’s not binding on us either; if the next president or even Obama himself wants to reimpose … Iran is furnished with the billions it craves and a legitimized nuclear program, Europe gets a lucrative new trading partner, and Obama … White House -- which apparently sealed a controversial deal with Iran with the diplomatic equivalent of a handshake.  …

Nov 27, 2015 – But what does the Turkish president see down at the end of this road? And what about us? … Indeed, it now seems clear that in Syria's civil war, Turkey is on the rebel-jihadist side, with Russia, Iran and Hezbollah on the … Yet, should we accede to that pressure, it could bring us into direct conflict with Russia, which is now the fighting ally of the Assad…

Dec 16, 2015 – abhorrence with President Obama’s infatuation with archenemy Iran. … What American lawmakers should be focused on now is taking the gift Saudi Arabia has given us, and turning it into the ultimate political … The great concern is how easily Congress agreed to excessive spending at a time when fiscal restraint should be paramount.…

Dec 10, 2015 – During the Cold War it was not a secret that the force that most likely kept us all from a nuclear apocalypse was the concept of mutually … What brings this all home is the combination of the rise of radical Islamic terror, the Iran nuclear agreement and the recent alleged … U.N. ban on such tests, confidence in the agreement is at an all-time low.        …

Dec 10, 2015 – : "I think that the pursuit of the agreement is based on the President's hope that over a 10-year period with the sanctions being lifted … Meanwhile, the equally leftist, equally anti-war French president Francois Hollande called the attacks an "act of war," and promised … Obama is the same commander in chief who failed to negotiate a stable force in Iraq; who pulled out all the troops in Iraq over the…