Tag Archives: Foreign Policy

AWR Hawkins

Ron Paul On Iran: ‘Let Israel Deal With It’

In December 2011, I had a post on Big Peace that echoed Dick Morris’ claim that Paul is to the left of Obama when it comes to using the military, confronting our enemies abroad, and supporting our key allies (particularly Israel). To bolster my contention I highlighted Paul’s claims that he wouldn’t have authorized Seal [...]
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Walid Phares

Mitt Romney’s Cutting-Edge Middle East Strategy

As the US electoral process grinds on and Republican primary debates fold into state primaries and caucuses, candidates’ views on national security and foreign policy are being carefully scrutinized by voters who consider them crucial components of the total policy package a candidate will carry into the Oval Office. Citizens’ attention is understandably riveted to [...]
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Sun Tzu

Perry Vindicated on Turkey Terrorist Ties

From the Jerusalem Post: In the wake of Gov. Rick Perry’s withdrawal from the Republican presidential race, pundits will argue over the reasons for his rise and fall. But one thing is for certain: Perry was the only candidate who told the truth about Turkey’s support for anti-Israel Islamic terrorists. Perry was [...]
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Dan  Riehl

The Left Begins to See Obama’s a Foreign Policy Flop

Less than a year into his current term, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; Obama would do well to keep his eyes on the prize, as, almost four years in, he has virtually nothing to show for it at all. OSLO — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for [...]
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Dan  Riehl

U.S. in Retreat in the Mideast

Former national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, John Hannah, took Obama to task in the pages of the L.A. Times, pointing out the insecurity and potential instability developing across the Mideast as a result of the current president’s foreign policy. The Mideast remains a critical region to both world and American productivity and security. Post-U.S. [...]
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Spyridon Mitsotakis

Unconstitutional and Antithetical to the Founding Fathers: Ron Paul’s Proposed Refusal to Defend America

I hope that title caught everyone’s attention. Now, before the hysterical spamming starts, let me explain. As a proud and dedicated member of the Heritage Foundation, I agree that a strong defense must be the primary objective of our politicians. Over at their website, Heritage scholar Marion Smith warns that: there are a lot of folks—right and [...]
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Kerry Patton

With the Iraq War Over, Americans Wonder Whether It Was Worth It

Say what you will about President Obama or Bush, for our veterans who served in Iraq, neither President means a whole lot. Unless you served, specifically beyond the traditional forward operating base, very few will ever comprehend the mentality of the American warfighter. Well, here is a 101 introduction to the American combat veteran and some [...]
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Richard Benkin

Newt Brings Real Approach To Middle East Peace Efforts

Republican Presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich made international headlines last week when he referred to “an invented Palestinian people.” He also made it clear that Hamas and Fatah both show “an enormous desire to destroy Israel.” Palestinian Authority (PA) officials immediately condemned the remarks with the always talkative Saeb Erakat claiming that [...]
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Chriss W. Street

Does America Have the Patience to Properly Negotiate with China?

The Obama Administration kicked off its highly touted “Return to Asia” tour last week by threatening Chinese President Hu Jintao that Americans are growing “impatient and frustrated” over China’s currency and trade policies that are hurting U.S. employment and Mr. Obama’s reelection hopes. Unfortunately for President Obama, the Chinese word [...]
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Jason Bradley

Bombs Over Tehran?

Remember that line in Tombstone? Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) said, “You called down the thunder. Well now you got it!” It may be of some benefit for the Tehran regime to Netflix that Western action/drama because the world, as they are soon to learn, can be a punishing place. Western democracies, and it can certainly [...]
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