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Harry Reid, Death of a 'Statesman'? Cue the Laughter Jan. 06, 2022
Former Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just died. New Hampshire Democrat Sen. Jeanne Sha... Read More
Colin Powell Sought To Build Bridges and Steer His Party Away From Extremism Oct. 20, 2021
Much as Colin Powell deserves a tribute as America's first Black secretary of state and chairman of ... Read More
Bush Notes 'the Same Foul Spirit' Shared by Al-Qaida and Domestic Extremists Sep. 15, 2021
Americans of divergent political persuasions found common cause to unite around President George W. ... Read More
How to Exit the Forever War Apr. 15, 2021
The courage of President Biden's decision to bring our troops home from Afghanistan should not be un... Read More
Afghanistan and Iraq: When Will We Ever Learn? Nov. 21, 2020
Missing in any debate about whether it is wise for the United States to reduce our troop numbers in ... Read More
Is Trump Exiting Afghanistan -- to Attack Iran? Nov. 20, 2020
With the Pentagon's announcement that U.S. forces in Afghanistan will be cut in half — to 2,50... Read More
Will Biden End the Wars that Trump Prolonged? Oct. 22, 2020
If you listened long enough to Donald Trump during his first presidential campaign, you could find g... Read More
Trump and the Military: Part 1 Aug. 06, 2020
President Donald Trump's frayed relations with the U.S. military could imperil some of his most nota... Read More
On Foreign Policy, Biden Is Worse Than Trump Jul. 11, 2020
President Donald Trump is terrible. Joe Biden is just as bad. In some ways, the Democrat is worse. ... Read More
No, Susan Rice Did Not Support the Iraq War Jul. 05, 2020
If Joe Biden takes my advice and chooses Susan Rice to be his running mate, then there will be criti... Read More
The Danger of a Chaos Presidency Jan. 09, 2020
What President Donald Trump said to the nation about the prospect of war with Iran impressed many li... Read More
Try to Remember ... Jan. 04, 2020
Is anyone here old enough to remember the urgent warning issued in a speech to the National Conventi... Read More
In Haste to Exit Afghanistan, Trump Must Not Throw Women to Taliban Wolves Aug. 14, 2019
President Donald Trump quipped last month that he could end the Afghan war in a matter of days, but ... Read More
We've Seen This Bad Movie Jun. 19, 2019
Of all the bad days and weeks in Donald Trump's presidency, the present moment may be the most dange... Read More
The Powell Doctrine Has Been Repealed Mar. 30, 2019
Long before he would become America's 65th secretary of state, Colin Powell was a young Army officer... Read More
Downside of Being Right Sep. 15, 2018
It is always dangerous to be right, noted Voltaire, in matters where the established authorities are... Read More
Iraqi 'Republic': No Christian Converts May. 16, 2018
The 2017 State Department report on human rights in Iraq, which was released last month, begins by u... Read More
Under the New Trump Standard, Why Wasn't Obama Impeached? Jan. 18, 2018
In the era of President Donald Trump, Democrats think presidents should be impeached over policy dif... Read More
My Own Harvey Weinstein Experience Oct. 26, 2017
I knew of Harvey Weinstein, and I'd heard that he possessed the power to make or break careers, that... Read More
