Results for: is the us at war with iran

War Cannot Be Summarized
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcarter/2012/05/29/war_cannot_be_summarized
– Many might say the Japanese negotiated the end of the war, but that was more of how is the surrender going to look rather than a negotiated … After the US was attacked on September 11. I was not for going into battle as a reaction. This war is messy. … I love this quote about war. “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things.…
Are We Headed for a Fight with China?
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2012/05/27/are_we_headed_for_a_fight_with_china
– SHANGHAI -- The Soviet Union is gone, al-Qaida is decimated, and Iran may never acquire nuclear weapons. … Yuan told us that 90 percent of Chinese expect the reunification with Taiwan to be accomplished peacefully. … Its record is an encouraging contrast with that of the U.S., which has entered several wars of choice.…
The Fate of Syria's Christian Minority
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2012/06/07/the_fate_of_syrias_christian_minority
The couple was at least urging the world not to forget the thousands of Iraqis who had fled that war-torn country to find a precarious … All are threatened with being caught in the middle of a civil war. … Now, they ask us to applaud as they withdraw the same ambassador from that war-torn city from which the doves have flown.…
Why Won't We Face Iran's Evil?
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2009/12/01/why_wont_we_face_irans_evil
The failure to grapple with the challenge of Iran is more than a strategic failure, he argues; it's a moral failure. … During the war with Iraq, Iran sent tens of thousands of children to their deaths "clearing" minefields. … Either you're with us or you're with them" as they dodge the batons and bullets of the Basij militia.…
Narcissists and Madmen
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2009/12/11/narcissists_and_madmen
– After all, to take just one eminently foreseeable example, the US will not go to war with China or even seriously threaten China - … To understand what possesses the international community - that is, the US and the EU - to act in this way it is worth considering … This returns us to the green protesters in Iran.…
Israel's PTA Commander-in-Chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2009/12/25/israels_pta_commander-in-chief
– Many IDF commanders are happy to leave the issue of Iran to the US, which they insist is capable and willing to deal with it. … But the fact is that since Iran rejected President Barack Obama's diplomatic overtures, the US has shown clear signs of strategic dissonance … At no point has the IDF provided the government with an option for rescuing him.…
2009: The Year of Living Fecklessly
https://townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/2009/12/25/2009_the_year_of_living_fecklessly
With offer after offer, gesture after gesture -- to not Iran, but the "Islamic Republic of Iran," as Obama ever so respectfully called … With this weakening dictatorship desperate for affirmation, why is the U.S. repeatedly offering just such affirmation? … The only real hope is regime change.…
America's Survival Is At Stake
https://townhall.com/columnists/rogerchapin/2009/12/21/americas_survival_is_at_stake
The reality is that the fanatical, messianically driven radical Iranian zealots will pay any price, including Iran’s virtual obliteration … Obama is not only unfit to serve as commander-in-chief in a time of war, he is a menace to our national security. … Party is AWOL on bombing Iran and strengthening national security.…
Reconsidering the Suez Campaign
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2009/12/18/reconsidering_the_suez_campaign
At the end of the game, the US had disavowed its strategic alliance with Israel because Jerusalem refused to give Washington veto power … Indeed, it makes clear that a breach of relations with the US is unavoidable. … He then explained what is at stake for the West.…
How a 'Surge' Fails Us, Part 1
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/12/18/how_a_surge_fails_us,_part_1
The main reason the "surge" in Afghanistan is on is because the conventional wisdom tells us the "surge" in Iraq "worked." … Remember "blood for oil," the anti-war mantra of the Left? "Blood not for oil" is more like it. … Likewise Iran, the nuke-seeking, genocide-promising nation that fomented much of the war, particularly the IED war, on U.S. forces…
When the Charm Rubs Off
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgewill/2009/12/17/when_the_charm_rubs_off
– ("I do not bring with me today a definitive solution to the problems of war." Note the superfluous adjective.) … ("We do not have to think that human nature is perfect for us to still believe that the human condition can be perfected." … Here is a history lesson for an administration which, considering itself the culmination of history, is interested only in the last…
Socialized Medicine, and "Just War"
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2009/12/17/socialized_medicine,_and_just_war
– Philosophy long has wrestled with the "just war." … Woodrow Wilson, who also won the Nobel after taking the U.S. into World War I, said: "It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful … people into war....But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest…
Democrats and Patriotism
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2010/01/05/democrats_and_patriotism
– a global war on Islamofascists abroad and their dangerous Fifth Column within the continental US. … John Murtha Dubbed a “hawk” by the Democrat Party spinmeisters, Congressman Murtha was the darling of the anti-war news media – at … For instance, on the floor of the US Senate, Durbin accused soldiers deployed as guards at the terrorist detention center in Guantanamo…
Climate Change Hoax: Inconvenient Lies Exposed
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisfield/2010/01/04/climate_change_hoax_inconvenient_lies_exposed
– Trillions of dollars are at stake for the global warming movement if they can continue to fool the world that climate change is a man-made … Is he the next leader for the Party? … *Calling all “Churchills”: Look at the world, this is no time for weakness.…
A Low and Dishonest Decade
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2010/01/04/a_low_and_dishonest_decade
– Everyone with eyes in their heads knows that there is no chance of making peace with the Palestinians. … So, too, with its forces perched on the border, Hizbullah built up its Iranian-commanded forces, preparing for the next round of war … It was the West's obsession then with appeasement that set the world on course for the cataclysm of World War II.…
Clueless
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2010/01/01/clueless
The Obama administration’s anti-terrorism philosophy is to treat terrorist attacks like criminal actions, not acts of war. … The Obama administration’s response to the deadly terrorist attack at Fort Hood in November was exactly the same. … At the multiple failures that allowed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to get on the plane with explosives sewn inside his underwear.…
2009 Chickens and their 2010 Roost
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2009/12/31/2009_chickens_and_their_2010_roost
– In the waning days of 2009, Iran has announced it has no intention of dismantling its nuclear facilities and ignored the latest Obama … As part of our efforts to break with the Bush anti-terrorism past, President Obama also vowed he would close the facility at Guantanamo … Meanwhile, at home we operated on the same naive assumptions.…
Unrest in Iran: The Vindication of George W. Bush
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2009/12/31/unrest_in_iran_the_vindication_of_george_w_bush
– How dare anyone even suggest that the former President was correct, if not about the rightfulness of the war itself, then about his … The Iraq War-achieved-zero crowd begrudged Bush nothing even after the democratic Cedar Revolution in Lebanon. … In truth, the anti-Iraq War/Bush-hating left despises the former President far more than do the Iranians.…
WORLDVIEW: A decade in which God moved
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/12/30/worldview_a_decade_in_which_god_moved
– If He is the Lord of all history, He is the Lord of recent history. … " the fresh movement of God's Spirit is the real story of the century. … God isn't finished with us.... His Spirit is quietly, inexorably, powerfully moving -- like a vast, unseen river."…
INTERPOL Immunity: RedState Weighs In
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/12/30/interpol_immunity_redstate_weighs_in
At the federal level, the Freedom of Information Act applies. … At a time when Obama is worried about ensuring the rights of terrorists against the abuses of the American government, he has no problem … the war.…
The Wages of Weakness
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2009/12/30/the_wages_of_weakness
– For the clear-thinking, there is no question Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a terrorist with connections. … Big mouths hooked to minds fogged with anti-American cant hindered U.S. defense efforts during the Cold War. … See, the Cold War was America's fault, and great leftist minds of yore told us so.…
The Real War Front is At Home
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2009/12/28/the_real_war_front_is_at_home
– Christmas 2009 and our nation is still at war. Afghanistan? Iraq? … But the war's front is here at home. The war we are having with ourselves. … But little soul searching or introspection was done at home. What might be wrong with us?…
'Candygram for Hezbollah, Candygram for Hezbollah….'
https://townhall.com/columnists/dwwilber/2024/09/19/candygram-for-hezbollah-candygram-for-hezbollah-n2645008
– ‘60s and ‘70s during the height of the Cold War. …  Lives indeed are at stake which is why the CIA has to operate in the shadows. …  Social media is replete with claims of CIA involvement in one conspiracy after the next, citing some unheard of source for the
Getting a ‘Deal Done’ Is Not a Foreign Policy
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonathanfeldstein/2024/09/19/getting-a-deal-done-is-not-a-foreign-policy-n2645012
– One of the things about which I know a lot is Israel and the Middle East. … It is not a legitimate policy, or answer to questions about what she would do as president to end the war or release the hostages. … and where the hostages are, with no restrictions.…
Understanding Israel’s Pager Attack on Hezbollah
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2024/09/20/understanding-israels-pager-attack-on-hezbollah-n2645035
–  Amid all the trauma and suffering, here’s what you need to know.Hezbollah, which in Arabic means “The Party of God,” is a Shiite … use this during a time of major war but when one or two of the militants realized something was wrong with the pagers, they had to … At the same time, as much as I despise the murderous goals of Hezbollah and stand with Israel’s right to defend itself against these…
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