Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad offered a conciliatory tone in his speech at a Damascus University on Monday. He acknowledged the protesters had legitimate grievances and even referred to them as patriots at one point. Al-Assad also scaled back his remarks
The drawdown of US troops is grabbing all the headlines. It was the contentious debate that defined President Obama’s foreign policy during his early presidency. He announced his surge during a speech at West Point much to the aggravation of
Mitt’s Night Mitt Romney did his self favors last night by looking and behaving the part as emerging front runner. I thought his answers were sharp and to the point and he did nothing to hurt his stock. I didn’t
This is pretty chilling stuff. It is well documented proof that the Libyan dictator, Muammar Qaddafi, has meted out retribution against those who are fighting against his regime. He’s employed conventional arms such as tanks, jets, and attack helicopters against
My title and the Washington Post’s title are not exactly the same for reasons I’ll explain. The Wapo article: “Afghan nation-building programs not sustainable” cites major costs with little in return in ways that reaches US demands. The nation building
Recently it was concluded that the era of recovery under Obama is dead. In fact, it was never really born. President Obama chose more regulation and more spending as means to reverse our declining economy. Businesses are loath to hire,
The Muslim Brotherhood is coming. They are poised to win Egypt’s parliamentary elections in September and will be a new feature for the US and Israel to contend. By all indications, the Egyptian military will be an active participant in
To the men and women who inspired this post. May your victories be triumphant and your defeats devastating. The established academic definition of the word Politics was put forth by Harold Dwight Lasswell. Laswell was a 20th Century political scientist
The cry for America to wean itself off foreign oil is well founded. After all, we get our oil from a backward region of the world where anti-Americanism is institutional and academic. Since America possesses an abundance of natural resources,
Despite offering clarification and then doubling down on his stance for Israel’s return to its 1967 borders, President Obama has so far been unable to gain international allies. Canada’s conservative Prime Minister, Steven Harper, will not back President Obama’s position.
I suppose in the much larger picture, 50 fighter jets from China do not mean a lot, especially since Pakistan entered the joint venture with China for their production in the first place. It is worth noting that China footed
Earlier this month three judges sat down from 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hash out the constitutionality of Obama’s heath care plan. The panel was in response to two lawsuits filed by Virginia’s Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli and
This is but the latest example from the consequences of years of defense cutting in Great Britain and across Europe as a whole that highlights the dwindling effectiveness of NATO. The respective governments are so consumed with public entitlements on
I tuned in for the first GOP debate held in South Carolina. Everyone did fine. I laughed, I cried, and had some chicken nuggets. A few at the podiums were more polished than others. Pawlenty seemed to distance himself from
Donald Trump’s was accused of being a hypocrite during one of his recent interviews with CNN after admitting he bought a lot of merchandise from China. Why wouldn’t an American billionaire buy from the US? There is so much more
The circumstances in Egypt should in no way, shape, or form be considered a phenomenon. That Islamism is most likely in Egypt’s future is par for the course. There simply is no other foundation, school of thought, or ideology in
The state of our national government is in shambles. We are so far removed from the traditional political divide. To explain what is going on in Washington would require use of a metaphor such as The Mariana Trench to explain
Am I surprised over Trumps’ early success in testing the waters as the Republican nominee for 2012? To be perfectly honest, yes I am. The man is in second place in New Hampshire, within single digits of Romney, and according
Haven’t we seen this before? We move in, clear an area, turn it over or depart, only to see al Qaeda fighters comeback like so many cockroaches. We have over 100,000 troops in Afghanistan as we speak fighting under a
OK, considering may be too strong of a word but the NATO chief sure isn’t ruling it out. That is because the situation in Libya will get worse before it gets worse. Let’s say the rebels are successful in removing
In a sea of perpetual turmoil that is the Middle East, the US holds few real cards. Our options are few and our choices even fewer. That is why, much to our criticism, we’ve had friendly relations with dictators and
The nation’s immigration policy debate has entered into a new stage. What’s being questioned is rather children of legal but visiting “non-immigrant” parents allowed birthright citizenship. Apparently, this happens more than realized. Temporary visitors such as students, workers, and extended
Far be it from me to jump up in defense of President Obama. I can literally count on one hand how many times I’ve nodded with some degree of approval during his presidency. And just for the record, I was
All presidents take their share of lumps and tough breaks from the unpredictable nature of things in the world. Criticism, fair or not, is as much apart of the office of the presidency as Air Force One. President Obama is
The word has been out on the financial status of the European Union for some time now. Struggling countries sought handouts from more productive ones. The EU, as a body, lately has seemed to be on the ropes. Even still,
