[NOTE: Make sure you read the ADDENDUM below.] I’ve never understood what the objection to one big non-nuclear bomb versus many small ones would be, if the target is well-chosen. In the case of the “mother of all bombs” recently … Continue reading →
After the Syrian gas attack, President Trump had a choice: do nothing or do something. It’s a choice all presidents face, because sooner or later they will be tested—usually sooner, and not just once but many times and in many … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of posturing going on near the border of Russia with Poland, Belarus and Lithuania: Lithuania’s foreign minister Linas Linkevicius confirmed Russia’s military activity in Kaliningrad is terrifying the region. He said: “Iskander missiles capable of carrying nuclear … Continue reading →
A great many people seem to be noting that John Kerry is going out as he came in. I mentioned it yesterday, and Jim Geraghty noted it as well: John Kerry ends his long career in politics the same way … Continue reading →
Despite that very-important-sounding title, I’m not going to do a full analysis of Trump’s recent comments about our nuclear arsenal—and the varied reactions to it and interpretations of it—because I think his remarks (mostly in the form of tweets) resemble … Continue reading →
Today is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The generation that reacted to it by mobilizing and fighting World War II is on its last legs. But they were the ones we still call “the … Continue reading →
It can be boiled down to reverse the Obama doctrine*. Totten doesn’t say that—not exactly, anyway. But his final paragraph indicates it: All this advice is based on one simple principle””you reward your friends and punish your enemies. It’s the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
Interesting: By a razor-thin margin of less than half a percentage point, Colombian voters narrowly rejected a proposed peace plan that would have formally ended the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. Almost everyone thought the referendum would pass… For … Continue reading →
Listening to many commentators on the cable news stations last night talking about the terrorist attack in Nice, I kept hearing the phrases: “We’re at war.” “This is World War III.” “This is war.” My reaction was, “Where’ve you been … Continue reading →
Every now and then I’ve offered excerpts from the fascinating WWII-era memoirs of Victor Klemperer (see this for one of them, as well as an explanation of who Klemperer was). The following quotes are from his I Will Bear Witness: … Continue reading →
ISIL (ISIS) is seeking nuclear material in order to use it against you-know-who: Isil terrorists are planning to use drones to spray nuclear material over Western cities in a horrific “dirty bomb” attack, [British Prime Minister] David Cameron has warned. … Continue reading →