Foreign Policy

OFFICIAL NICETIES OBSCURE HU JINTAO’S BLOODY RECORD

TRIPLETT: Who is Hu Jintao? Official niceties obscure his bloody record By William C. Triplett II    The Washington Times January 14, 2011 President Obama makes a courtesy bow to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao to the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington earlier this week. A report by the CIA’s Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation and Arms Control Center links

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BEING HOSNI MUBARAK

February 1, 2011 Egypt’s leader has gambled that he can ride out the protests and hold on. It’s a pretty good gamble. By BRET STEPHENS Imagine yourself as Hosni Mubarak, master of Egypt for nearly 30 years. You’re old, unwell, detested and addicted to power. You could have orchestrated a graceful exit by promising to

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THE PRICE OF POWER – The Benefits of U.S. Defense Spending Far Outweigh the Costs

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The benefits of U.S. defense spending far outweigh the costs Robert Kagan January 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18 The looming battle over the defense budget could produce a useful national discussion about American foreign and defense policy. But we would need to begin by dispensing with the most

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FEAR THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com Andrew C. McCarthy January 31, 2011 4:00 A.M. Fear the Muslim Brotherhood At the Daily Beast, Bruce Riedel has posted an essay called “Don’t fear Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood,” the classic, conventional-wisdom response to the crisis in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood is just fine, he’d have you believe, no need to worry.

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LESSONS ON EGYPT FROM CARTER AND THE SHAH

February 1, 2011 The fate of Iran after the U.S. abandoned its ally shows where events this week could lead. By RONEN BERGMAN The White House’s reaction to the rioting in Egypt is shortsighted—and typical of what is wrong with the Obama administration’s Middle East policy. Only days ago, President Hosni Mubarak was a longstanding

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WHEN REAGAN SPOKE TRUTH TO SOVIET POWER

January 31, 2011 Who is this Neanderthal, sniffed the journalistic elite. By PAUL KENGOR On Jan. 29, 1981, barely a week into Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the world got a no-nonsense education on how Reagan’s America would differ from that of his predecessor. During the first press conference, ABC’s Sam Donaldson asked the new president about

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THE ROCHE RECORD – CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK

CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK by Frank Roche, Economist Throughout American history, in good times and bad, policy makers have always faced difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  American policy makers in 2011 face their own difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  What I sense is missing today among policy makers is a sufficient degree of seriousness,

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EGYPT AFLAME: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

ONEJERUSALEM.ORG Egypt Aflame: What Does It Mean? January 30, 2011 The world is watching violent demonstrations in the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities. There has been a call for a General Strike until (unspecified) demands are met. The Mubarak government is reshuffling. One new story claims that Mubarak’s family left the country. President Obama is

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