Ann Althouse reports on Jimmy Carter’s major regret, according to Carter: REPORTER: And anything you wish — I’m sorry — that you had not done or that you’d done differently? JIMMY CARTER: I wish I’d sent one more helicopter to … Continue reading →
Bolton says that the situation is not good, and a pre-emptive strike by Israel is the only option. And he also says that has been the only option for a long, long time—even before Obama’s abominable Iran deal. Please read … Continue reading →
Dershowitz on the Iran deal, and his proposal for a better deal. A proposal which, I might add, is probably moot. But the interview is well worth listening to. It always seems odd to me how the obviously brilliant Dershowitz … Continue reading →
I’ve spent countless hours reading about and trying to understand the technical parts of the Iran arms deal—the details of the proposed inspections, what that actually means, and whether it all would be adequate in terms of stopping Iran from … Continue reading →
Even for those of us long inured to the multiple betrayals and lies of the Obama administration, the news yesterday was shocking: the AP story that they had seen documents attesting to an alleged “side deal” in which the UN’s … Continue reading →
That is no surprise. Menendez is a Democrat from New Jersey, and his opposition to Obama’s policy on Iran has been vocal and strong for a long, long time. Along with his opposition to Obama’s Cuba policy, this has caused … Continue reading →
Why do I say that? Because of this Politico piece entitled “Chuck Schumer working the phones on Iran.” Now, if you were to stop there, you might assume that Schumer is trying to get other Democrats to agree with him … Continue reading →
I believe it does, but I sincerely hope I’m wrong, wrong, wrong. A few days ago I wrote some predictions about what I thought Schumer might do: Prediction: Schumer will cave to Obama. Or he will take the weaselly option … Continue reading →
Senator Charles (“Chuck”) Schumer of New York faces a tough choice: back Obama’s Iran deal and anger many of his New York Jewish constituents, or oppose the deal and anger Obama and much of the Democratic Party leadership. Prediction: Schumer … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson compares and contrasts. Well worth reading, as is most of what Hanson writes.
Continue reading →Michael Totten has an excellent article on Vietnam today. The country is a capitalist (or at least mostly-capitalist or semi-capitalist) success story and Ho Chi Minh’s worst nightmare: Hanoi’s economy looks and feels entirely unregulated; the city bursts with activity. … Continue reading →
This post by Scott Johnson at Powerline is a good summary of the Iran deal, and it has some excellent links. See also this by Thomas Sowell. I think the last line of the piece is too understated; the phrase … Continue reading →