Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. We have Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, released in exchange for five of the most notorious Taliban terrorists held in Guantanamo, the place Obama keeps saying he wants to empty. This certainly helps to empty … Continue reading →
…has been released. I’m glad he’s out. But we gave them five Guantanamo prisoners in exchange. Who are they? Some very bad guys, apparently: The detainees are believed to be the most senior Afghans still held at the prison. They … Continue reading →
Of course. Of course. The six billion is in exchange for five US prisoners. Which of course – of course – will discourage the taking of more US prisoners – not. Oh, but the administration says the money has to … Continue reading →
Thinking about the last twenty years in Afghanistan, it occurs to me that I’ve been blogging since the fall of 2004 and I wondered what I’ve written about it over the years. My recollection is that I wrote very little … Continue reading →
So, how will the 9th Circuit rule on the TRO against Trump’s EO? Or will there even be a ruling by that court at this time? Andrew McCarthy explains why there shouldn’t be (at least for now), and why the … Continue reading →
A week or so ago a friend of mine joked that Obama would be pardoning Bowe Bergdhal before he leaves office. And then a little while later we learn that Bergdahl has in fact requested a pardon: The pardon would … Continue reading →
Word is that a deal is in the making: Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a … Continue reading →
THE SECOND COMING William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and … Continue reading →
Jordan makes good on its threats to ISIS: State TV showed footage of the attacks, including fighter jets taking off from an air base and bombs setting of large balls of fire and smoke after impact. It showed Jordanian troops … Continue reading →
ISIS has released a video showing the murder of the Jordanian pilot they had captured. Instead of beheading, they burned him alive in a cage. In response, Jordan announced that tomorrow it would make good on its threat to execute … Continue reading →
Marco Rubio, among others, thinks that Obama is a bad negotiator: I don’t know what his intentions are. His foreign policy is at a minimum naive, and perhaps even truly counterproductive to the future of democracy in the region. Just … Continue reading →
One of the most glaring hallmarks of the Obama administration is its failure to protect the American people and their representatives. I don’t mean a failure to protect perfectly and completely—that can never be accomplished. I mean the failure to … Continue reading →