Tag: Iraq

Americans who follow current events must admit these are strange days indeed. We are witnessing a surreal situation where the 44th President of the United States conducts himself in a manner that is not only out of synch with the

From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON — Imagine U.S. combat troops and aviators wearing body armor that fits so poorly that it’s tough to position a weapon to shoot, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits

“What is seen just across the border from us… is what people have sometimes described as being worse than what is happening in Iraq.” -Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez Today on Secure Freedom Radio: Sigifredo Gonzalez, sheriff of Zapata county in Texas,

Decisions, decisions… Well, since the United States of America has never had a coherent policy or strategy for the region known as the Middle-East, it seems that President Obama is now faced with an opportunity of a lifetime. I have

For some years now, there have been a few voices sounding the alarm on “Muslim outreach” — the intensive engagement the US government entered into post 9/11 with a rogue’s gallery of Imam Flim Flams and Muslim taqiyya artists that

The Associated Press reports: WASHINGTON — Democratic officials said Monday that retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez is expected to run for U.S. Senate in Texas, giving Democrats a high-profile recruit to fill the seat being vacated by GOP Sen.

Reading about another catastrophically maimed casualty of the counterinsurgency strategy (COIN) in Afghanistan, I was struck by a biographical note. This young American, now a triple amputee after stepping on an IED while on foot patrol, an integral feature of

Talk of restructuring Greece’s debt (a form of default) has been increasing since two days ago when, as we reported, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble broke the politicians’ code of silence and said that debt restructuring would probably be necessary.

The San Mateo County Republican Lincoln Day dinner, my thoughts on foreign policy, and the appearance and ignominious retreat of a white supremacist heckler… I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the organizers, members and guests of the San

US security policy in North Africa and the Middle East faces a dramatic test: will we be able to weave a strong tapestry of help for our allies and take down our enemies or will a new stronger coalition or

Where’s Captain Bligh when we need him? — Catch-and-release wrought tragedy and injustice in Iraq; it does the same thing in Afghanistan. Now, it also rules the waves — but first, a halal meal: From the Daily Mail Via Vlad

Would Obama veto a bill to continue soldiers’ pay? My daughter called almost in tears Friday morning as the budget fight was still in limbo. My son-in-law, an army Captain and veteran of Afghanistan, is preparing for deployment to Iraq

Before discussing the next move re Libya, let’s take stock of what we 
know now. We know, for sure, that the current adventure is far from over. 

We also know that Gadaffi isn’t going anywhere. 

We know that NATO is

Ever since I exposed the Iranian documentary “The Coming is Upon Us,” which promises the imminent coming of the last 12th Shiite Imam, Imam Mahdi, a heated argument is taking place within the Iranian establishment that is causing panic and

[Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam by Bill Bennett and Seth Liebsohn.] As we were working on final edits,

On March 17, when the United Nations Security Council passed the resolution authorizing military action against Libya, the vote was 10-0, with five abstentions: China, Russia, Brazil, Germany and India. (See “18-Mar-11 News — UN declares war after Gaddafi threatens

Gen. David Petraeus, ISAF commander, February 11, 2011 (with thanks to an eagle-eyed ex-Marine). I write about David Petraeus now and then — ok, considering him a primary architect and implementer of the Arabist-tilted policy (long denied on the Right)