“Recognizing the Wrong People” by Clare M. Lopez Clare M. Lopez is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus on Middle East, national defense, WMD, and counterterrorism issues It is high time we stopped empowering those who wish us ill: not just to recognize a blood-soaked regime, but to keep on recognizing […]
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This is the article that Dana Perino mentioned on The Five on Wednesday. August 31, 2013 Elizabeth O’Bagy: On the Front Lines of Syria’s Civil War The conventional wisdom—that jihadists are running the rebellion—is not what I’ve witnessed on the ground. By ELIZABETH O’BAGYMs. O’Bagy is a senior analyst at the Institute for the
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August 29, 2013 The Israeli Spring Victor Davis Hanson 8/29/2013 12:01:00 AM – Victor Davis Hanson Israel could be forgiven for having a siege mentality — given that at any moment, old frontline enemies Syria and Egypt might spill their violence over common borders. The Arab Spring has turned Israel’s once-predictable adversaries into the
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Resetting U.S. Foreign Policy By Caroline Glick – August 24, 2013 Aside from the carnage in Benghazi, the most enduring image from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as US secretary of state was the fake remote control she brought with her to Moscow in 2009 with the word “Reset” in misspelled Russian embossed on it.
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August 23, 2013 Why the U.S. Still Needs Nuclear Weapons Superiority I saw firsthand what happened when the Allies thought the Soviets had the strategic advantage. WILLIAM LLOYD STEARMANDr. Stearman, the author of “An American Adventure” (Naval Institute Press, 2012), served on the National Security Council staff from 1971-1976 and 1981-1993. In a speech
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August 24, 2013 The Failed Grand Strategy in the Middle East WALTER RUSSELL MEAD Mr. Mead is the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and editor-at-large of the American Interest. Associated Press An opponent of Egypt’s President Morsi holds up a picture of Barack Obama and the American
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COMMENTARY The Citizen of the World Presidency Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams is senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national-security adviser in the administration of President George W. Bush. He is the author, most recently, of Tested by Zion,
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GAFFNEY: Willful blindness, mortal peril Fantasizing that enemies are friends is a dangerous pastime By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.– Frank J. Gaffney Jr. was an assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan. He is president of the Center for Security Policy (SecureFreedom.org), a columnist for The Washington Times and host of the nationally syndicated
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This blood is on the hands of Muslim Brotherhood By RALPH PETERS August 15, 2013 What do we want the future Egypt to look like? A flawed, hybrid democracy, or a Sunni Muslim version of Iran? Based on his bluster yesterday about events on the Nile, Secretary of State John Kerry prefers the latter.
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