News & Observer Sep 03, 2010 DEADLINES DISTRACT FROM VICTORY Charles Krauthammer WASHINGTON Many have charged that President Barack Obama’s decision to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan 10 months from now is hampering our war effort. But now it’s official. In a stunning statement last week, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway admitted that the July […]
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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 25, 2010 Why the Senate Should Block ‘New Start’ The nuclear treaty is the first step toward unilateral disarmament. By ROBERT R. MONROE After returning from recess on Sept. 6, the Senate will consider whether to ratify New Start, the nuclear weapons treaty that President Barack Obama signed with his Russian counterpart in April.
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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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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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Frank Roche, economist, comments on issues and concerns of our day http://www.therocherecord.com
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AUGUST 18, 2010 How to Win the Clash of Civilizations The key advantage of Huntington’s famous model is that it describes the world as it is—not as we wish it to be. By AYAAN HIRSI ALI What do the controversies around the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, the eviction of American missionaries from Morocco earlier
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AUGUST 17, 2010 The Ground Zero mosque imam earns wide congratulations while true reformers go ignored. By BRET STEPHENS Items of interest in the news media’s coverage of “moderate Muslims”: • The New York Times, Oct. 19, 2001: “Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki, spiritual leader at the Dar al-Hijra mosque in Virginia, one of the nation’s largest.
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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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