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Looking Back — and Forward

Thomas Sowell — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43:28 +0000

Whatever Barack Obama's words, his deeds have been directed less toward stopping Iran from going nuclear than they have been toward stopping Israel from stopping Iran from going nuclear.

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‘Proportional’ Response

Thomas Sowell — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:08:22 +0000

Should we be surprised that the Iraqi government has increasingly come to pay more attention to what Iran wants than to what Washington wants?

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Dictatorship? Not a Problem

Michael J Hurd — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:39:12 +0000

According to The Wall Street Journal, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, during his hearings, had to backtrack on an especially embarrassing assertion that Iran’s rulers are “legitimate” and “elected.” Hagel would never have said these things if he didn’t mean them. The question is, why would he consider — even for a moment — [...]

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Hillary Clinton’s Hissy Fit

Scott Holleran — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:12:59 +0000

From forcing Americans into the enslavement of the medical profession, which is being accomplished by the man who defeated her and conferred her current diplomatic status, to leading what may be the worst foreign policy in American history, with major progression toward nuclear weapons by our arch-enemies, Hillary Clinton, despite her facade of competence, is a failure and a fraud in every respect.

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Why Obama Wants an Anti-Gay Defense Secretary

Michael J Hurd — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:49:49 +0000

Barack Obama wants to appoint an anti-gay former U.S. Senator, Chuck Hagel, as the next Defense Secretary. Back in the Clinton Administration, Hagel opposed the appointment of an openly gay man to be ambassador to Luxembourg. At the time, Hagel said: “They [ambassadors] are representing America. They are representing our lifestyle, our values, our standards. [...]

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Death of a Navy SEAL

Scott Holleran — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:18:52 +0000

The loss of a Navy SEAL who was killed last week while rescuing an American doctor held prisoner in Afghanistan underscores that the U.S. military action in Islamicist Asia is based on selflessness, not on U.S. self-interest. The SEAL’s name is Nicolas D. Checque. He was 28 years old. He came from Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Nicolas reportedly [...]

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Why America is More Vulnerable Than Ever

Michael J Hurd — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:35:46 +0000

A strong country militarily and defense-wise presupposes a strong country economically. Simply put: There is no way to fund a system of defense without a strong, vibrant private economy. A strong and vibrant economy presupposes rational economic policies. Rational economic polices in the present era would include: Cutting taxes across the board; cutting or eliminating [...]

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Nothing Less Than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History

Edward Cline — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:56:31 +0000

The last engaging book I read on the means and ends of warfare before John Lewis’s was a 2009 abridged version of Winston Churchill’s The River War, originally published in 1899. Its original, full title included An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. The term “reconquest” was misleading, because the Sudan had never [...]

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The Afghanistan Murders and the Abyss of Altruism

Edward Cline — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:37:23 +0000

The military policy of the United States has been governed by altruism since at least World War I, when Herbert Croly, the proto-fascist and Progressive writer, advocated that America involve itself in that war as a “tonic of a serious moral adventure.” The shocking news is that, if an American soldier murdered sixteen Afghani citizens [...]

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The Islamist Threat To Civilization

Amit Ghate — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

In reacting to the Islamists’ ongoing cartoon Jihad, most commentators have focused on the issue of free speech. This is natural, and necessary, since eradication of free speech is the most immediate risk; and certainly without free speech there can be no defending other values. Nevertheless it is also vital to take a step back [...]

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What Can One Do About The Latest Islamic Attack on Western Values

Amit Ghate — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Several friends have asked me what they can do in response to the latest Islamic attack on free speech and Western values. I have a few thoughts, but would very much welcome additional suggestions from readers. To begin, I note that the West already has all the physical means required to defend itself. What it [...]

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Ostracism

Amit Ghate — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year, when the Ward Churchill essay became news, my initial reaction was that he should be charged with a crime such as ‘treason’ or ‘aiding and abetting the enemy’. But through discussion with friends, I realized my reaction was wrong, and that his comments were covered by his right to free speech – [...]

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President Bush’s “Sensitive” War

John David Lewis — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000

President Bush, raising high his mantle of a resolute commander-in-chief, has lambasted John Kerry for promising to fight a “sensitive” war. But no one has asked: what are the facts? Is President Bush himself fighting anything other than a “sensitive” war? From the start, Mr. Bush said the war was against “terror,” in order to [...]

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Will Israel Save Us Again?

John David Lewis — Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0000

The Iranians are on the verge of building nuclear bombs. If this is not stopped, mass death will result. The situation is not entirely without precedent, although the crisis today is immeasurably greater. By 1981 Iraq had a similar program. Had it succeeded, America would have faced nuclear blackmail in 1991, and would today be [...]

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Iraq: The Wrong War

Leonard Peikoff — Tue, 28 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000

President Clinton’s air strike against Iraq is more than geographically misguided. Clinton is fighting the wrong country for the wrong reasons. Because he “doesn’t want to take sides,” Clinton has launched missiles and flown patrols well away from the battle area, risking valuable American lives in a backwater, so he can avoid giving indirect support [...]

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