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Will There Be Room for Realism In Obama’s Second Term?
It is a question worth asking considering the likelihood of a Susan Rice appointment to Secretary of State. Rice during her brief time on the stage as UN Ambassador to the United Nations, has shown she is an interventionists in … Continue reading →
Obama and Pentagon Plan Major Changes For Military
This from Reuters (Reuters) – The Obama administration will unveil a “more realistic” vision for the military on Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time … Continue reading →
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, National Defense
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Tagged China, Leon Panetta, military cuts, Obama administration, Pentagon cuts, President Barack Obama, U.S. Military, US ground troops, warfare
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Obama and Sarkozy: Next Time Tell Us How You Really Feel
Obama’s remarks about Prime Minister Netanyahu aren’t exactly surprising for most Americans who keep up with Israeli-US relations. Relations between the two countries are as strained as anytime before. Aside from the diplomatic challenges that often arise between two countries, … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, Foreign Policy
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Tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Nicolas Sarkozy, President Barack Obama, US-Israeli relations
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Foreign policy expert, Michael D. Johns, sits down with the WE to discuss Libya, US participation, and President Obama’s handling of the situation.
The United States involvement in Libya is on a lot of people’s’ minds these days. With the country already embroiled in two other conflicts simultaneously, the thought of entering a third is even less than palatable. Especially another in the Middle … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, History, Islam, Military, National Defense, War, Western Society, World Events
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Tagged Democracy in the Middle East, Libya, Libyan No-Fly Zone, Libyan protests, Libyan revolution, Micahel D Johns, Muammar Gadaffi, North Africa, President Barack Obama, President Ronald Reagan, The Middle East, the United States of America
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While Libya distracts, Hamas and the UN are making plans for statehood
From Big Peace While the eyes of the world are focused on Libya, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have been moving ahead with plans to discuss reconciliation, with the expectation that the United Nations will create a Palestinian state in … Continue reading →
Did President Obama violate the War Powers Resolution?
Based on the President’s last two plus years of governance and prior, it is extremely safe to assume that Mr. Obama, as politics goes, views the world through the lens of social justice and egalitarianism. Furthermore, as far as a policy mechanism … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Current Events, Essays, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, History, Military, National Defense, Opinion, Terrorism, War, Western Society, World Events
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Tagged Chapter 33, La Belle Discothèque, Libya, Libyan No-Fly Zone, Lockerbie Bombing, Muammar Gaddafi, President Barack Obama, Section 1542, Title 50, Title 50 USC Chapter 33 Section 1542, United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, USC, UTA flight 772, War Powers Act of 1973, War Powers Resolution
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By any means necessary…
This post’s title was originally brought to you courtesy of French intellectual, Jean Paul Sartre, in his play, Dirty Hands, and was later popularized by Malcolm X. For many decades this popular phrase was the pinnacle of activist thought, … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Current Events, History
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Tagged Democrats, liberals, President Barack Obama, progressives
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Do we get it?
by Mike The world is a pretty dismal place these days. The country is incurring ridiculous amounts of debt at a fever pitch and no one has clue how to pay it back. A trillion dollar “stimulus package” that didn’t … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Essays, Opinion, Western Society
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 elections, Neoneocon, Populism, President Barack Obama, The Anchoress, U.S. Government
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Dick the Coward and Obama the Timid
by Mike As Progressive, Steve Benen of the Political Animal writes, “DICK THE COWARD…. It was only a matter of time before Dick Cheney decided to trash the president again.” Never has one man, even former President Bush, gotten under the … Continue reading →
The Insanity of Deficit Spending and the National Debt
by Mike During my daily ritual of abuse–reading “high-brow” Progressive thought– I came across an article on The Nation by William Greider, titled “In the Shadow of Hoover.” A lengthy essay in which President Obama is painted as standing in … Continue reading →
Ironies of the Day
by Mike Friends in High Places-America today, was abuzz with the news that journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, were granted amnesty by their most gracious host tyrannical dictator, Kim Jong Il. The deal was allegedly brokered by former Horne … Continue reading →
Posted in Current Events
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Euna Lee, Kim Jon Il, Laura Ling, Obamacare, Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, President Barack Obama, Sarah Palin
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The President’s “Honorable” Liberal Blogger Conference Call and Those “Evil” Republicans and Their Internal Memos.
by Mike I think the brain power at the Huffington Post is running about as thin as Bill O’Reilly’s hairline. Okay here is the breaking news!!!! Internal RNC Memo: “Engage In Every Activity” To Slow Down Health Care Reform How … Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics
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Tagged Blatant Stupidity, Health Care Reform, Hypocrisy, Liberal Bloggers, President Barack Obama, Republicans
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What the Russians thought of Obama’s inauguration and early presidency. Amusing, but In the end who cares what they think?
Despite the overly anti-Americanism coming from the Reds, one thing did dawn on me as I read this…I had forgotten what objective, pragmatic journalism looks like. Continue reading →
Posted in Foreign Policy
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Tagged American foreign policy, Dmitry Medvedev, international relations, President Barack Obama, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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The verdict is out on the stimulus package, and many economist are not buying it.
Skeptics to the Obama/Democrat stimulus package whether they be professional, political or otherwise, have been considered opposition forces and simply labeled as naysayers by the supporters of the bill. The truth of the matter is that there are many qualified professionals who have studied economics and the American economy for decades who came to different conclusions on the merits of the stimulus package. Continue reading →
Posted in American Politics, Economics
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Tagged American economist, American economy, capitalism, Democrats, Gary Becker, Keynesian model, opposition to stimulus bill, Partisanship, Paul Krugman, pork barrel spending, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Stimulus package, taxes, U.S. Congress
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