SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 Obama’s ‘Come Home America’ Speech A dangerous world needs stronger U.S. leadership. By KARL ROVE At times Tuesday night, it sounded as if President Barack Obama didn’t know what kind of speech he wanted to give. Was it a foreign policy address aimed at assuring a world-wide audience of America’s resolve in […]
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 If Saddam Had Stayed Saddam would have joined the nuclear bad-boys club with Iran and North Korea. By DANIEL HENNINGER From the vantage point of history, Barack Obama’s prime-time speech announcing the Iraq war’s end is less important than the speech he gave eight years ago as a state senator in Illinois.
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AUGUST 31, 2010 The Surge and Afghanistan Unless he understands the reason for success in Iraq, the president is unlikely to lead a successful strategy against the Taliban. By JOHN MCCAIN Today President Obama will deliver a major speech to mark the draw down of U.S. forces in Iraq to 50,000 troops. He will likely
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AUGUST 24, 2010 Cracks in the Iranian Monolith Opposition is spreading in the streets, in prisons, and even in the military. By MICHAEL LEDEEN The Iranian regime loves to boast of its military strength, international clout and hold on domestic power. Much of this is accepted by outside experts, but in fact the regime is
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AUGUST 23, 2010 The Guns of August, 1990 The last 20 years would have been very different had American forces taken that open road to Baghdad the first time around. By FOUAD AJAMI He struck in early August, 20 years ago, at a time when the Cold War had just ended, and the world was
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BREAKING: Obama Appoints Maria del Carmen Aponte as Ambassador to El Salvador http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/08/19/breaking-obama-appoints-maria-del-carmen-aponte-as-ambassador-to-el-salvador/ Posted by Erick Erickson Thursday, August 19th at 4:59PM EDT This is huge news coming on the heels of Barack Obama’s support for the Ground Zero Mosque. He has appointed Maria del Carmen Aponte to be Ambassador to El Salvador. Three United
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AUGUST 19, 2010 Pakistan’s Epic Flood A disaster with security implications for the U.S. This has been a year of epic natural and environmental disasters—in Haiti, Chile, Russia and the Gulf of Mexico. The flooding that has now submerged a fifth of Pakistan is not yet the most lethal of these disasters, though that may
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Aggression Outlawed! Magical thinking at the International Criminal Court. BY Jeremy Rabkin August 23, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 46 Last November, as a new round of bombings in Baghdad raised doubts about Iraqi security measures, the New York Times reported that hundreds of Iraqi checkpoints were relying on a
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Austin Bay Iran: War Option on the Table EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: A successful attack could disrupt the mullahs’ nuclear quest for a decade, especially if key regime personnel and technicians die in the raids. However, the regime, if it survives, might counterattack in Iraq, strike an Arab Persian Gulf state, attack Israel or launch
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AUGUST 15, 2010 Hollow Talk in the South China Sea If present military trends continue, the correlation of forces will shift much more to Beijing’s advantage within the next decade. By MARK HELPRIN Lurking about the presidency in the guise of secretary of state, America’s chief diplomat has embarked upon a mistake that someday may
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