Don't Swallow 'McChrystal Light'
President Obama is reportedly pretty cranky about his senior commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, getting a little far forward in his stirrups last week at a London conference, where the...
View ArticleMoving Out
Despite the rhetorical flourishes, it’s pretty clear President Obama has one foot out the door on Afghanistan. His heart just isn’t in it. Unfortunately, I won’t be the only one to notice that, either...
View ArticleBeyond Mullah Baradar
While the capture of Mullah Baradar is great news for a raft of reasons (e.g., U.S.-Pakistan counterterror cooperation, Pakistani commitment to fighting the Taliban, a blow to Taliban morale and a...
View ArticleThe IAEA Iran Report: Definitely Bad News
Security news relating to Iran just keeps getting worse, doesn’t it? Not that any other news out of Tehran is any better, considering the ongoing political crackdown.But just yesterday, adding to the...
View ArticleSTART the Debate, Stop the Name-Calling
The Left is desperately trying to convince us that Senate ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is inevitable, but, as Henry Sokolski points out, the real debate is only...
View ArticleGates Going
In the coming months, lots of people will be cranking up their computers and burning up the airwaves with commentary on the just-announced departure of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates sometime in...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on the Speech
1. The speech seemed little more than a rehash of old news. Did he really tell us anything new? In some ways it seemed like a public announcement of the checking-off of a campaign promise. 2. Where...
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Beijing’s Build-up and New START
While there has been lots of discussion of the U.S.-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) over the past few months, one very important consideration continues to receive insufficient...
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Tehran’s Ticking Nuclear Time Bomb
General Martin Dempsey and Leon Panetta flank the president in the Pentagon (DOD/Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)With President Obama addressing AIPAC on Sunday and meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Our Much-Needed Missile Defense
Aegis missile-defense system launch from USS HopperOur attention is focused on the terrorist attack in Boston last week, but just two weeks ago we were gripped by North Korean threats of a new Korean...
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