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Obama’s Ad Lib Syria Policy Puts Putin in Driver’s Seat
Moscow has quickly exploited Secretary of State John Kerry’s off-the-cuff remark on Monday about how Syria could avoid a U.S. military attack by giving up… Read More
Iran Warns of Retaliation over Syrian Crisis
If the Obama Administration follows through with its planned “shot across the bow” of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime, it should be prepared to deal with… Read More
Can There Be a “Humanitarian War”?
In pressing Congress to approve military action against Syria, both President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry have argued that the U.S. must strike for… Read More
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The History of Declaring War
With the full Senate vote to come on whether to authorize air strikes against the Assad regime in Syria, it would be useful to have… Read More
Obama Punts to Congress on Syria
Having carelessly established a “red line” for intervening in the Syrian civil war without a clear strategy or appropriate course to protect U.S. interests, the… Read More
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Why Finding Waste in the Pentagon Matters
Can the Pentagon be downsized? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has selected former Air Force Secretary Michael Donley to oversee a Pentagon downsizing effort to cut… Read More
Obama Mulls Response to Syrian Chemical Attacks
The Obama Administration is now seeking the least bad option for responding to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s increasingly brazen use of chemical weapons against Syrian… Read More
Coalitions Can’t Solve Syria Crisis
As the Obama Administration readies to respond to with force against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for employing chemical weapons, it has been pretty… Read More
Remembering the Victims of Communism and Nazism in Eastern Europe
Today, August 23, is remembered across much of the world as Black Ribbon Day in remembrance of the millions of victims of Nazi and Communist… Read More
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Burma’s Release of Child Soldiers: Promising, but Not Enough
This past week, Burma announced the release of 68 child soldiers from its ranks. This latest action is promising, but progress toward ridding the army… Read More
