The Unserious Commander-in-Chief
Senator Bob Corker: “What is it you’re seeking?” General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: “I can’t answer that, what we’re seeking.” — Senate hearing on the…
Seeking an accomplice or political cover for Syria action
Because Syria’s convulsion has become as serious as Barack Obama has been careless in speaking about it, he is suddenly and uncharacteristically insisting that Congress participate in governance. Regarding institutional…
Bread and Circuses
by Caroline Glick Over the past week, President Barack Obama and his senior advisers have told us that the US is poised to go to war against Syria. In the…
Red Lines: A Costly Blunder
“We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.” — Abraham Lincoln Last August, President Obama drew his line in the Syrian…
Attack On Syria Is About Saving Face, Not U.S. Interests
The president isn’t bothering to ask Congress for permission to attack the Assad regime. What was unconstitutional to candidate Obama is politically handy now, and that stinks. In David Mamet’s…
Embracing the Imperial Presidency
by John Fund British prime minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament from summer vacation for a special session on Thursday, where there will be “a clear government motion and vote…
GOP needs to have a serious debate about National Security
NEWT GINGRICH: The Republican Party needs a debate on national security. The strategy we’ve followed over the last 10 years did not work. In the end, Iraq is a disaster,…
The Difference It Makes
“‘What difference does it make?’ This question is the timeless unspoken question in all political discussion and debate. Or should be.” by Scott L. Vanatter Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s…
White House Cover-up on Libya
by Terence P. Jeffrey Upon hearing there had been an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans had been killed there…