Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Putin Says Russia Is a Force, Will Stand Up for Itself

Associated Press | Jim Heintz Speaking to thousands of soldiers at the annual Red Square military parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that the country is a force for world security and that Russia will stand up for its … Continue reading

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Taliban Strength Linked to Obama’s Secretive ‘Strategic Release’ Policy?

President Obama recently visited Afghanistan and addressed the nation and coalition troops by saying, “in the pre-dawn darkness of Afghanistan, we can see the light of a new day on the horizon.” Wonderful and lofty words if only the actual … Continue reading

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Of Course the War On Terror Isn’t Over

The longer reason to that statement can be found here, "Why We Have Enemies" Our current enemy, radical Islam and its agents of Jihad, is merely a new face on the shoulders of an old enemy. Reality says there is … Continue reading

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Why Does Obama Continuously Get a Pass On ‘International Stupidity’

IBD | What’s with Obama? His Falklands gaffe angers Brits, puzzles others We’ve seen ample coverage of the Colombian prostitute situation since. But have you been impressed by the media mockings of this latest international stupidity by the 44th United … Continue reading

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US Military Relinquishes Special Operations Control to Afghans

Before we come back with, "what could go wrong with this," in light of the news that the US military will transfer special operations night raids to Afghanistan, it’s important to consider this is one more important step to turning … Continue reading

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Romney Sees Russia As #1 Geopolitical Rival

Assuming this isn’t an attempt to play off of Obama’s open mic gaffe, Romney has a much different tune towards Russia than Obama. In fact, Romney sees Russia as the chief geopolitical foe over Iran or North Korea. Though it’s … Continue reading

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Obama Ensures Russia More Weakness In Second Term

A hot mic in the vicinity of President Obama and nominal Russian President Medvedev captured true sentiments. Obama asked Medvedev for space — meaning don’t kick up a lot of ruckus that his republican rivals can use against him during the … Continue reading

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Retired Military Officers Speak Out On China’s Growing Power

This from the Washington Times “The U.S. may be shadow-boxing against an elusive threat to them … [but] today is not the time to shadow-box,” said Adm. Koda, who was a senior fellow at the Harvard University Asia Center. “The U.S., Japan and South … Continue reading

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Why Are We Sending Weapons to Egypt?

Global Post/Blog Even on the heels of several violent crackdowns on Egyptian protestors by security forces here, the US is again sending a new shipment of weapons to the country’s military junta. According to a statement today by London-based rights group, Amnesty … Continue reading

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US Navy Stacking Up in Persian Gulf

Business Insider The global signs of a coming military conflict with Iran continue to build, and today the U.S. Navy made clear its intentions by announcing it’s sending four additional mine countermeasure ships to the Strait of Hormuz. Stars and Stripes reports the Chief of … Continue reading

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‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’

There is no doubt we’ve had some power grabbing executives over the years. They have stretched the laws to the point that Congress, the branch that can authorize war, is usually left out of military decisions. They find out about … Continue reading

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Former Israeli Spy Chief Claims Iran Is Really A Rational Actor

Here is the 60 Minutes transcript. (CBS News) Meir Dagan has been described as “hard-charging” and “stops at nothing.” For more than eight years, Dagan made full use of those qualities as chief of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, where he … Continue reading

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Iran Looking Awfully Guilty

Cleaning crews, earth movers, engineers, gathered around a secret site already highly suspected by Western intelligence as a Iranian nuclear facility at just about the time the US announced negotiation talks will resume with Iran? Nothing strange about that. I … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney on the ‘Evil Regime of the Ayatollahs’

Read the entire essay at the Washington Post. While Obama frets in the White House, the Iranians are making rapid progress toward obtaining the most destructive weapons in the history of the world. The gravity of this development cannot be … Continue reading

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