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THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES By Robert M. Gates —Dr. Gates was the 22nd secretary of defense. This essay is adapted from his latest book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” to be published next Tuesday by Knopf. Jan. 7, 2014 4:32 p.m. ET Robert Gates Reuters All

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THE YEAR OF THE DUD – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

  NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE          www.nationalreview.com January 2, 2014  The Year of the Dud Obama, and left-wing causes, had a bad 2013. By Victor Davis Hanson— Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author, most recently, of The Savior Generals. You can reach him by e-mailing author@victorhanson.com. ©

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON – OBAMA’S LEGACY

      Learning through Pain by Victor Davis Hanson    Victor Davis Hanson was a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno, and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University‘s Hoover Institution.   //PJ Media – December 10, 2013   What will history make so far of our five-year voyage with Barack Obama?

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IRAN & OBAMA, THE USE AND ABUSE OF SANCTIONS

  Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Use and Abuse of Sanctions The Iranian bomb is all that matters. Lee Smith   Lee Smith is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard December 9, 2013, Vol. 19, No. 13 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  The administration, as we learned last week, had been engaged in secret

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THE SECRET HISTORY OF HEZBOLLAH

  Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Secret History of Hezbollah It was always an outpost of the Iranian revolution Tony Badran November 25, 2013, Vol. 19, No. 11 Thirty years ago last month, Hezbollah blew up the barracks of the U.S Marines and French paratroopers stationed at the Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S.

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WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLES

  The Wall Street Journal is making it more difficult  to copy  their articles so I am now just providing the links to the articles below.   Nancy : http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304337404579211742820387758?mod=ITP_opinion_0  – AN ALLY FRETS ABOUT AMERICAN RETREAT – An influential   Saudi royal prince talks about the U.S. debacle in Syria, the Iranian threat, and ‘this perception that

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IRAQ TIPS TOWARD THE ABYSS

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Iraq Tips Toward the Abyss So far this year, some 7,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, but Americans don’t seem to have noticed. By Bret Stephens  Oct. 22, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  By doing so little to stop the spiraling chaos in Iraq and Syria, the administration isn’t keeping

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A LESSON FROM THE YOM KIPPUR WAR FOR A PERILOUS TIME

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A Lesson From the Yom Kippur War for a Perilous Time Golda Meir didn’t strike pre-emptively in 1973 because she was ‘scared’ of angering the White House. By Yossi Klein Halevi   Mr. Halevi is a senior fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is author of the book,

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MR. NETANYAHU AND THE END OF DAYS

  October 12, 2013 Mr. Netanyahu and the End of Days Victor Davis Hanson 10/10/2013 12:01:00 AM – Victor Davis Hanson So far Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s peace ruse is still bearing some fruit. President Obama was eager to talk with him at the United Nations — only to be reportedly rebuffed, until Obama managed

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THE NEXT BREEDING GROUND FOR GLOBAL JIHAD

  October 8, 2013 Reuel Marc Gerecht: The Next Breeding Ground for Global Jihad Washington may have already helped create the deadliest Islamic movement since the Taliban merged with al Qaeda. By REUEL MARC GERECHT   Mr. Gerecht, a former CIA operative, is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is the

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