…one of these days. Perhaps when Congress returns and approves, which won’t be until after September 9th. But he reserves the right to do it before: Before revealing he would seek approval from Congress, the President made clear that “we … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick’s article on Obama and Syria seems to sum up the situation quite nicely—although “nicely” is hardly the proper word, because it makes for very sobering reading indeed: It is important to note that despite the moral depravity of … Continue reading →
I’ve likened President Obama to Hamlet before. Once more, it seems he’s made up his mind about what to do but then again perhaps he’s not made up his mind at all. Maybe it’s all a clever strategic head-fake on … Continue reading →
One of the odd things about Obama’s intentions on Syria is that the general plan has been leaked to the press. And unless it turns out be be a case of releasing incorrect information with the deliberate purpose of misleading … Continue reading →
Is Obama really going to attack Assad’s regime in Syria, or is he just talking? And if he does attack, how far will he go, and what is his ultimate goal? There’s no dearth of speculation on all those questions. … Continue reading →
…of chemical war, in Syria. Ascertaining the truth is often difficult. Ascertaining the truth in that region of the world is even more difficult, as the article points out: Syrian state media confirms that chemical weapons were used in the … Continue reading →
Did William Tecumsah Sherman foresee the future?: Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. But his words seem archaic and bloodthirsty to most non-Jacksonian modern liberal ears: War is the remedy that our … Continue reading →
Strong words, no? But I stand by them. First, read this Vanity Fair article. I hadn’t yet read it when I wrote the first draft of this post, but it only solidifies just about everything I was already going to … Continue reading →
…on Syria. It’s not always true that the devil we know beats the devil we don’t. Worth reading.
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a re-post of an piece I wrote in 2008. I found it yesterday while doing a search for some information I wanted for a comment, and I thought that, in light of recent news in Syria and … Continue reading →
…making the world safe* for Islamicists. I called it Obama’s Arab Spring, but that’s a bit unfair, because although he has a big role I’m not at all sure that anyone could have prevented this. The Arab world is what … Continue reading →
Who are the rebels? My strong suspicion is that there are few good guys here. It was the same question I asked about Egypt and Libya. In both places there were some “good guy” elements mixed among the Islamicist fanatics, … Continue reading →