Obama Spins Americans Over Bowe Bergdahl Release, Taliban Exchange
President Obama has finally done it. The White House had been dropping hints for years, and this weekend our commander in chief made one of our nation’s most shocking wartime decisions. He agreed to allow the release o
Continue readingAmerica Betrayed Over Bergdahl, Taliban Leaders POW Exchange
In one of America’s most shocking wartime decisions, the Commander-in-Chief has knowingly broken the law to release five of our highest-ranking enemies in return for a young soldier who mysteriously vanished from his
Continue readingObama’s post-Cold War ‘Bizarro World’ foreign policies
When I was growing up during the Cold War, the geopolitical narrative seemed clear-cut and favored Americans. The United States and the Soviet Union faced off for supremacy in every corner of the globe, fighting proxy w
Continue readingU.S. weakness breeds global instability
In a recent interview, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested that U.S. weakness is fueling instability around the world. How true. We can see the proof unfolding before our eyes. Russia has seized Ukraine
Continue readingRussia, China set sights on Arctic riches
While the Polar Vortex and Sochi Olympics may have dominated world headlines this winter, both are relatively minor in size and scope when compared to an evolving geo-political crisis also featuring freezing temps and in
Continue readingIs Iran Killing the U.S. With Kindness?
Obama shouldn't be fooled by the Iranian president's charm offensive One negotiating tactic for prying desired results from important yet reluctant people is the time-tested principle of "killing them with kindness." Cha
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Bradley Manning’s Sentence Fits the Crime
As the world debates whether Pfc. Bradley Manning is a hero or traitor for his collaboration with WikiLeaks in the largest disclosure of classified material in U.S. history, one thing is certain: His trial at Ft. Meade,
Continue readingEgypt’s missing marker: Economic freedom
Much has been written about the Muslim Brotherhood’s disastrous influence in Egypt and the Obama administration’s unwise foreign-policy decisions throughout the Arab Spring, but both are merely byproducts of lar
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