At The American Conservative, Daniel Larison asks if “rapprochement with Russia still possible?” Another question that must first be answered is, does anyone in Washington actually want better relations with Russia? There are untold benefits to better relations with Moscow, but it seems most of America’s intelligentsia would rather antagonize the remnants of America’s Cold […]
Jerusalem Mayor Applauds Trump’s Embassy Decision
In an interview with CNN, the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, applauded President Trump’s decision to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Who Broke Libya? Chaos, Slavery, and Strife Abound
Writing at The American Conservative, managing editor Matt Purple points the finger squarely at the neocon cabal in both the Republican and Democrat parties. Today Libya, after a “humanitarian intervention” spear headed by Hillary Clinton and cheered on by neocon Republican senators, is a chaotic mess. There are at least two governments in the country, […]
How Will America Deal with a Nuclear North Korea?
Recently North Korea test fired a missile with enough power to hit Washinton D.C. with a nuclear warhead. Pat Buchanan wonders whether or not thousands of American and South Korean lives are really worth accepting when the price to pay to keep them among the living would be a mere loss of face by the […]
A Cabinet Reshuffling for War with Iran?
Robert W. Merry writes in The American Conservative that, if the rumors are true that Donald Trump will soon eject Rex Tillerson from his post as Secretary of State, to be replaced by current CIA Director and former Congressman Mike Pompeo, and then replacing Pompeo with Junior-Neocon Sen. Tom Cotton, war with Iran may be […]
Tom Friedman Regurgitates Saudi Propaganda Wholesale
At The American Conservative, Daniel Larison calls out New York Times columnist Tom Friedman for blindly regurgitating the talking points of Mohammed bin Salman—the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia—whom Friedman recently interviewed. Larison is incensed by Friedman’s ability to ignore the atrocities being perpetrated by the Saudis and their allies in Yemen, while he puffs […]
Another Failed American Intervention: This One Threatens Europe
There isn’t much good that can be said about the now deceased brutal dictator and mass murderer Muammar Qaddafi. But what can be said is that his presence at the head of Libya kept radical Islamists from putting their roots down in the country, and he prevented refugees using Libya as a launching pad over […]
Will John McCain’s Advice Lead America to Civil War?
This is my third installment reviewing Michael Scheuer’s multi-part essay, On natural rights, Saudi Arabia, and John McCain. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and a regular commenter on America’s foreign policy. Here he writes that at a recent speech to the Naval Academy’s Brigade of Midshipmen, Senator John McCain pushed […]
Will Mohammad bin Salman Be Forced into War with Iran?
This is the second part of my feature on Michael Scheuer’s post, On natural rights, Saudi Arabia, and John McCain. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and believes that the recent actions taken by Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, are setting him up for an inevitable war with Iran. […]
Should America Accept a Nuclear North Korea?
Daniel Larison, writing at The American Conservative, makes the case that America would be better served by accepting the limits of its own power, and dealing with the reality that North Korea is already a nuclear state, and that the genie cannot be put back into its bottle. He writes: The U.S. has learned to […]
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