Ron Hart: Putin plays chess, Obama plays checkers By RON HART 2013-09-10 13:54:50 As Barack Obama and Congress publicly debate what engraving style to use on the “Save the Date” card they will send to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (fully telegraphing our unnecessary military action), Vladimir Putin chuckles. Bombing Syria was about Obama saving […]
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WALL STREET JOURNAL – SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 AMERICA, SYRIA AND THE WORLD – How is President Obama’s turnaround on Syria playing abroad? Seven views from around the globe (Russia, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, Iran, China and Europe) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323595004579069452022413522.html#printMode
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NEW YORK POST Opinion The ‘real’ version of Putin’s Times op-ed By Post Editorial Board September 12, 2013 | 8:25pm It’s not hard to tell that Vlad’s figured out how to handle President Obama. Photo: Pool photo Thursday’s New York Times carried an op-ed on Syria by Vladimir Putin. Below we run what we imagine
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September 11, 2013 A Plea for Caution From Russia By VLADIMIR V. PUTIN MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies. Relations between us have passed through
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“Recognizing the Wrong People” by Clare M. Lopez Clare M. Lopez is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus on Middle East, national defense, WMD, and counterterrorism issues It is high time we stopped empowering those who wish us ill: not just to recognize a blood-soaked regime, but to keep on recognizing
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This is the explosive article that was discussed tonight on Bret Baier’s Special Report. This is the first time that our spy networks’ successes, failures, and objectives have been made public and is just a sampling of what Snowden gave to the Chinese and the Russians that detailed our country’s strengths and weaknesses. Nancy http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/black-budget-summary-details-us-spy-networks-successes-failures-and-objectives/2013/08/29/7e57bb78-10ab-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story_1.html
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August 23, 2013 Why the U.S. Still Needs Nuclear Weapons Superiority I saw firsthand what happened when the Allies thought the Soviets had the strategic advantage. WILLIAM LLOYD STEARMANDr. Stearman, the author of “An American Adventure” (Naval Institute Press, 2012), served on the National Security Council staff from 1971-1976 and 1981-1993. In a speech
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August 24, 2013 The Failed Grand Strategy in the Middle East WALTER RUSSELL MEAD Mr. Mead is the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and editor-at-large of the American Interest. Associated Press An opponent of Egypt’s President Morsi holds up a picture of Barack Obama and the American
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COMMENTARY The Citizen of the World Presidency Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams is senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national-security adviser in the administration of President George W. Bush. He is the author, most recently, of Tested by Zion,
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