My friend Jon Basil Utley, who I have known since we met years ago at functions hosted by the Cato Institute, took time recently on The American Conservative website to address some disturbing events in the world of foreign policy. Jon discusses a conference on terrorism held by the Jamestown Foundation. At the conference, Gen. […]
The Cotton Doctrine Will Give America More War and Less Security Says Cato’s Chris Preble
My friend Chris Preble, the vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, and author of The Power Problem, has written that Senator Tom Cotton’s foreign policy doctrine includes more of the war that has defined the twenty-first century for America. Implementing such a policy though, says Chris, would mean less security […]
Trump Administration Opens a Channel to the Iranians with a Warning
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has opened a channel of communications with his counterpart in Iran, Major General Qassem Soleimani, with a warning that Iran would be held accountable for any attacks on American forces in Iraq by Iranian-controlled troops. This was a warning, but it was better than no dialogue at all. Perhaps it can […]
Could a War with Iran Mean Defeat for Trump in 2020?
Writing in The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan notes the disastrous electoral results that have befallen the presidents—and their parties—who have gone to war. If Trump starts a war with Iran, could that lead to his ouster in 2020? Trump complained on Twitter that we have “foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East.” What then […]
Is No Country Safe from Ballistic Missiles?
Former Marine Corps intelligence officer, Scott Ritter warns in The American Conservative that if Houthi rebels can fire missiles into Saudi Arabia at will, despite the Saudis’ sophisticated weaponry, any conflict with a more advanced nation such as Russia, China, Iran, or even North Korea would see mobile ballistic missiles in service throughout the hostilities. […]
What’s the Benefit of Fighting in Afghanistan?
In The American Conservative, Scott Horton writes that America’s war in Afghanistan does more to endanger Americans than it does to keep them safe. He writes (abridged): In 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan and quickly smashed the Taliban government. It also killed hundreds of members of the al Qaeda group […]
Putin Wants to Liquidate Terrorists on the Spot
On Wednesday, St. Petersburg, Russia was hit by a terrorist’s bomb in a supermarket. The bomb, loaded with shrapnel injured 13 people. When giving orders to find the terrorists, Vladimir Putin told law enforcement to “liquidate the bandits on the spot.” It is possible that Russians from the predominantly Muslim southern areas of the country […]
I Am With Haley & Trump on Jerusalem U.N. Resolution
While moving America’s embassy to Jerusalem may be stirring up a hornets’ nest, it is a decision within the sovereign rights of the United States to locate its embassy wherever it chooses in Israel, or any other country. In Israel, the Knesset meets in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister’s residence is in Jerusalem. The President’s residence is […]
Arms Sales to Ukraine? I’m With Obama, Germany & France Against the Idea
President Trump has made great strides in tearing down the Obama legacy, and it appears he’s now about to reverse course on one more decision by Obama. The Trump administration is planning on sending lethal defensive weaponry to Ukraine, an escalation in America’s aid to Ukraine that the Obama administration wasn’t willing to make. This […]
Scheuer: It’s America First Mr. President
Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, demands that President Trump fulfills his promise to put Americans first. The time has come, Mr. President, to, as the saying goes, shit or get off the pot. America First means that foreign policy decisions — especially ones dealing with war — are made […]
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