The Nairobi mall attack has conjured up memories of the first terrorist attack I ever remember: the Lod airport massacre. You may never have heard of it—or of Lod airport, for that matter, which is in Tel Aviv and was … Continue reading →
I don’t know tons about Jim DeMint, but what I do know I like. Back when the candidates were throwing their hats in the ring for the 2012 race (it seems like eons ago), he was one of the people … Continue reading →
And he knows whereof he speaks: Let’s say, though, just for the sake of discussion, that the process goes just as smoothly in Syria as it did in Oregon, that it will take precisely the same amount of time to … Continue reading →
…we now have Vladimir Putin’s oh-so-thoughtful, oh-so-helpful op-ed in the NY Times advising the US on what to do in Syria. As Democratic Senator Robert Menendez says, “I almost wanted to vomit”—only maybe we should omit the “almost.” The Putin … Continue reading →
I neither watched nor listened to Obama’s speech last night. Fortunately I was out with friends, so I didn’t even have to ponder whether or not to subject myself to it. I did read about it (and the transcript) when … Continue reading →
From the start, President Obama’s confrontation (for want of a better word) with Syria’s Assad was odd, then meandering and contradictory, but always somewhat mysterious. What was Obama’s goal? Was it just to appear a certain way for political reasons? … Continue reading →
Here’s what Kerry said: “We’re not going to war,” Mr. Kerry told reporters Monday after meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in London. “We will be able to hold [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad accountable without engaging troops on the … Continue reading →
Well, of course he is. He’s moving his lips. I know, it’s a cheap shot. But anyone who has followed the career of John Kerry can’t help noticing he’s a frequent liar. I knew it back in the early 70s, … Continue reading →
Obama passes the buck again, this time to the world: “My credibility is not on the line — the international community’s credibility is on the line,” President Barack Obama said Wednesday in Sweden… President Barack Obama said Wednesday the “red … Continue reading →
And here it is: When the President of the United States issues an ultimatum to another sovereign nation, he should know in advance what he is going to do if that ultimatum is rejected.
Continue reading →Paul Mirengoff of Powerline has a controversial post about Obama’s motivations for asking Congress’s approval for going into Syria. Why controversial? Because he attributes principled motives to Obama (and not just the “principle” of playing politics, either). Here’s Mirengoff: So … Continue reading →
The scuttlebutt is that Obama wants to get the members of Congress on the record as voting yeah or nay: His reasoning, according to officials who were in the room [when Obama explained his change of heart to his advisers … Continue reading →