Writing in The American Conservative, W. James Antle III, remembers a time earlier in his career when Senator John McCain was more skeptical of putting America troops in harm’s way. Antle reminds readers of McCain’s skepticism of interventions in Bosnia, Somalia, and Haiti. He writes: “The principal reason for invading Iraq, that Saddam had WMD, […]
Can America Escape the Cold War?
Jeff Groom, a former Marine officer and author of American Cobra Pilot: A Marine Remembers a Dog and Pony Show, writes in The American Conservative that despite the vast differences between Russia today and the Soviet Union, the current American policy toward the Federation is a relic of the Cold War. He writes (abridged): “They […]
America Can’t Bomb Venezuela into Prosperity
Writing in The American Conservative, Cato Institute senior fellow Doug Bandow takes aim at the dangerous idea that an American military intervention in Venezuela would somehow help the country prosper. He writes (abridged): War is the ultimate human calamity. Despite the fevered hopes and utopian promises of its advocates, loosing the dogs of war almost […]
This is the Story of NotPetya and Russian Hackers
In the most recent issue of the technology magazine, WIRED, Andy Greenberg explains the Russian cyber-attack known as NotPetya that hammered first Ukraine, but then the whole world back in summer of 2017. This is perhaps the most exhaustive report yet on the attack that confused and crippled major companies around the world, as well […]
After ISIS: The Middle East Truth Revealed
In The American Conservative, Geoffrey Aronson, chairman and co-founder of The Mortons Group, blasts the idea that Sykes-Picot, the post-World War I agreement that carved up the Middle East into nation-states, is dead. Many pushed that idea as truth during the rise of the cross-border ISIS insurgency, but in light of Bashar al-Assad’s victory, it would […]
Time For Afghanistan to Go Its Own Way
At The American Conservative, Robert W. Merry wonders what it will take for U.S. leaders to wake up to the reality that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are a fool’s errand? He writes (abridged): There is no hope of victory in the war against the Taliban today. Another verdict on prospects for U.S. victory […]
How Many Conflicts Can the U.S. Sustain?
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, asks readers just how many conflicts can the United States sustain? With America heading into year 17 of the Afghanistan conflict, troops will soon be heading into war against the Taliban who weren’t even alive on September 11, 2001. Pat goes on to wonder about the many other […]
Rand Paul: Single-Handedly Preventing War with Iran?
Jack Hunter of The American Conservative writes about how Rand Paul is single-handedly preventing war with Iran. Below is an abridged version of Jack’s write up: Not long ago, Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton was promising regime change in Iran by the end of this year. Uber-hawk Bolton has long wanted war with Tehran. Today, Bolton says the U.S. does not to seek regime change […]
Saudi Crown Prince Tired of Western Lectures on Values
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan asks, “is it any of Canada’s business whether Saudi women have the right to drive?” He writes: Well, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland just made it her business. Repeatedly denouncing Riyadh’s arrest of women’s rights advocate Samar Badawi, Freeland has driven the two countries close to a break in diplomatic relations. […]
Yes, that is Real Socialism in Venezuela
Coffee has been grown in Venezuela since the late 1800s, but today a minimum-wage employee in Venezuela can afford only 5 cups of coffee a month on their wages, with nothing left over. The trouble with Venezuelan socialism, just like all attempts at socialism, is that it misallocates resources. Now, after years of a fictional […]
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