Note from Dick Young: I’m proud to be posting this piece from Justin Logan, a friend of mine. I met Justin during his time at the Cato Institute where he was the director of foreign policy studies. Since he left Cato to start his own restaurant, Ruta Del Vino, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., Justin has written […]
Purple: Bolton’s Credo Violence Against Enemies Regardless of Consequences
Writing at The American Conservative, Matt Purple tells readers that Bolton is an unabashed neocon, hiding none of his hawkish machinations. Instead Bolton encourages “violence against enemies regardless of consequences or cost.” Purple writes (abridged): Would that John Bolton were only a clown. The mustachioed alleged diplomat, briefly of the Bush administration—and initially criticized as […]
Brezinsky, McCain, Hadley, Bolton on Wrong Ukraine Track
Originally posted March 13, 2014. Americans by now must recognize that the war hawks have a well-documented track record of rashness, misjudgment and failure. Following Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Crimea, the hawks once again are promoting the military option. Cato Institute senior fellow Doug Bandow explains why a war hawk action such as putting Georgia […]
Sen. Rand Paul to Oppose Pompeo and Haspel Confirmations
Senator Rand Paul said Wednesday that he will oppose President Trump’s nominations of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and Gina Haspel for CIA Director. Reuters reports: Paul also said he would “do everything I can” to block them. He said Pompeo and Haspel both supported war in Iraq and want war in Iran, which […]
Buchanan: Anti-Tariff Rhetoric is ‘Ahistorical Nonsense’
Writing at The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan savages Republican Senators speaking out against the tariffs proposed by President Trump. He calls their criticisms of tariffs “ahistorical nonsense,” and says that tariffs are what made America into the powerhouse economy it is today. He writes (abridged): From Lincoln to William McKinley to Theodore Roosevelt, and from […]
George Washington’s Policy Against U.S. Wars
On Michael Scheuer’s blog, he has posted a quote from George Washington. In the quote, Washington says that he wants America to be friendly with all nations, but not beholden to any of them. This is valuable old knowledge that should be readopted by America’s leaders. “My policy has been and will continue to be […]
Davis: Fighting ISIS a Net Loss to America
Daniel L. Davis, writing in The National Interest explains that, despite burning billions (possibly trillions) of dollars and losing precious American lives in Syria and Iraq fighting ISIS, there have been no tangible benefits. When combining gains and losses, Davis reports, the Syrian adventure has proved a net negative to the American people. He writes […]
Conspiracy and Collusion with Russia?
Pat Buchanan lambastes the liberal media today over the ridiculous claims that Russian cyber-mischief is equal to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in seriousness. Buchanan writes at The American Conservative that all Robert Mueller’s indictments of more than a dozen Russian internet “trolls” does, is prove that after 18 months the FBI doesn’t have […]
The Future of Syria is Not in American Hands
Daniel Depetris writes at The American Conservative that Syria was never America’s job to solve, but for some reason there are troops on the ground there anyway. The war is entering its eighth year, and there’s little America can offer up in the way of a solution to the conflict. He writes (abridged): Syria was […]
Will Israeli Clashes Pull America Deeper into the Syria Conflict?
Last Friday an Iranian drone flying out of Syria crossed over into Israeli airspace sparking clashes that would claim lives and destroy at least two Israeli aircraft and many Syrian and Irani military vehicles. At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan wonders, with no clear policy in Syria, if such flare ups in violence could pull […]
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