Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Strategic Retreat The war on terror is far from over. Why are we coming home? Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn February 6, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 20 The killing of Osama bin Laden was a monumental tactical success in the war against al Qaeda. For millions, bin Laden had […]
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FEBRUARY 7, 2012 Diplomacy has run its course, sanctions are too late, and Israel can’t cry wolf again. By BRET STEPHENS Can Israel attack Iran? If it can, will it? If it will, when? If when, how? And what happens after that? On Sunday with Matt Lauer, President Obama said “I don’t think that Israel
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The Washington Times Foreign-policy flaws leave national security in shambles By J.D. Gordon- J.D. Gordon was the vice president for communications and a foreign policy and national security adviser to Herman Cain’s 2012 Republican presidential nomination campaign Friday, December 30, 2011 So 2011 has come and gone – yet another bleak chapter in our national
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WASHINGTON TIMES COURT FINDS IRAN PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11 by Janice Kephart December 30, 2011 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Mr. Mesbahi is one of three Iranian defectors in a case that took eight years to develop. His affidavit remains under seal in a case in which a judgment was signed late last month in New
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THE TELEGRAPH Nile Gardiner is a Washington-based foreign affairs analyst and political commentator. He appears frequently on American and British television, including Fox News Channel, CNN, BBC, and Fox Business Network. Why are Barack Obama’s critics so smart? By Nile Gardiner World Last updated: January 17th, 2012 Barack Obama’s critics are far from dumb Prominent
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January 12, 2012 Photo by: US Navy US commander visits Israel to finalize missile drill By YAAKOV KATZ 20/12/2011 Israel, US to hold largest ever missile defense exercise this spring; thousands of US soldiers will be deployed in Israel. Israel is moving forward with plans to hold the largest-ever missile defense exercise in its history
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JANUARY 10, 2012 Spending less on defense means squandering the money elsewhere. By BRET STEPHENS EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Or consider Mr. Obama’s favorite subject, nuclear proliferation. In April 2009, he gave a speech in Prague dreaming of a nuclear-free world. Almost immediately, North Korea tested a weapon, Pakistan expanded its arsenal, Iran moved ahead
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General: Prioritize nuclear upgrades in budget By Bill Gertz– The Washington Times Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Air Force General C. Robert Kehler, head of U.S. Strategic Command EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Gen. Kehler said U.S. nuclear weapons and infrastructure are now “aged.” “We have reached one of those critical points where investment is required to
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JANUARY 6, 2012 Obama’s Defense Drawdown Entitlements begin to crowd out the American military. A QUOTE FROM PRESIDENT EISENHOWER – ” WEAKNESS IN ARMS, OFTEN INVITES AGGRESSION.” President Obama yesterday put in a rare appearance at the Pentagon, flanked by the four service chiefs and his Secretary of Defense. Saying that now is the time
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Today’s defense cuts are recreating conditions that led to Pearl Harbor By Adm. James A. Lyons Retired Adm. James A. Lyons was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations The Washington Times Tuesday, December 6, 2011 associated press The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as
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