Tag: chris preble

War with Syria?

Richard C. Young - September 3, 2013

Cato Institute’s Chris Preble has written about “the relative wisdom and prudence of the Reagan/Bush I years in relation to the Weinberger/Powell Doctrine. Chris...

The Stupidity of War

Richard C. Young - August 29, 2013

Korea, a loser. Vietnam, a loser. Iraq, a loser. Afghanistan, a loser. Libya, a loser. Syria? Americans are wise to use the original Weinberger/Powell...

What Is America’s Senior Military Advisor’s Take on Syria’s Civil War?

Richard C. Young - August 28, 2013

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey says that “the application of force rarely produces and, in fact, maybe never produces, the...

“Congress Doesn’t Have a Whole Lot of Core Responsibilities”

Richard C. Young - August 27, 2013

What American in his right mind would author such stupidity? As Pat Buchanan notes here, our president, Barack Obama, that’s who. How Americans voted...

Wrong Turn: America’s Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency

Richard C. Young - August 26, 2013

What a great book by Army Colonel Gian Gentile. Here in The Myth of the Better War, Cato Institute’s Christopher Preble gives perspective on...

Obama Should Have Suspended U.S Aid to Egypt

Richard C. Young - August 19, 2013

Cato’s Chris Preble explains to readers that we, once again, are damned, no matter what we do. Which seems a pretty good argument for...

America’s National Security Is at Risk!

Richard C. Young - August 16, 2013

You need to know what is going on and what you can do about it. Here is the place to start. Read with care...

Entitlement Programs “Roaring Towards Insolvency”

Richard C. Young - August 12, 2013

The sequester has wrought wonders in reducing the budget deficit.And unlike the hand wringing from neocon hawks, it poses zero risk for the defense...