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Is Trump Standing Down in Syria? Apr. 13, 2018
Wednesday morning, President Trump jolted the nation with a tweet that contained both threat and tau... Read More
Syrian Showdown: Trump vs. the Generals Apr. 06, 2018
With ISIS on the run in Syria, President Trump this week declared that he intends to make good on hi... Read More
Liberal Conscience AWOL? Mar. 24, 2018
In one of the most closely watched 2018 congressional campaigns, avidly followed nationally as a pot... Read More
A US-Turkish Clash in Syria? Jan. 19, 2018
The war for dominance in the Middle East, following the crushing of ISIS, appears about to commence ... Read More
Red Lines & Lost Credibility Nov. 07, 2017
A major goal of this Asia trip, said National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster, is to rally allies to... Read More
Are Our Mideast Wars Forever? Oct. 24, 2017
"The Kurds have no friends but the mountains," is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very m... Read More
Is War With Iran Now Inevitable? Oct. 17, 2017
With his declaration Friday that the Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest, President Do... Read More
Tribalism Marches On! Sep. 12, 2017
Recently, a columnist-friend, Matt Kenney, sent me a 25-year-old newspaper with his chiding that my ... Read More
Interring the Islamic State in Iraq Aug. 23, 2017
President Barack Obama's 2011 decision to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq was not based on the... Read More
Are America's Wars Just and Moral? Jul. 25, 2017
"One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,00... Read More
Our View: No Victory Lap Over ISIS Defeat Jul. 19, 2017
After more than eight months of fighting, U.S.-backed Iraqi forces last week succeeded in liberating... Read More
Big Reasons to Cheer With Islamic State Group's Ouster From Mosul Jul. 11, 2017
There are excellent reasons to celebrate the Iraqi Army's rout of Islamic State group fighters and r... Read More
Facing Down the North Korean Threat Jul. 09, 2017
Imagine this situation: The United States faces a hostile and possibly deranged dictator ruling an A... Read More
The Foolishness of Pursuing Regime Change in Iran Jun. 29, 2017
Hearing American policymakers talk about regime change is like watching Wile E. Coyote open a packag... Read More
Will Christianity Perish in Its Birthplace? Apr. 14, 2017
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)" Those are among Jesus' las... Read More
Why the Cuban Missile Crisis Matters Today Mar. 11, 2017
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, a French hero and statesman who did not lack for self-esteem, once stated, "... Read More
Challenge Us; Don't Coddle Us Jan. 14, 2017
The late William Safire, a certified wordsmith who had been a speechwriter for President Richard Nix... Read More
Clinton Won on Nonsense, Trump Won on Substance Oct. 04, 2016
The overwhelming media consensus regarding the first presidential debate — Donald Trump vs. Hi... Read More
Beyond the Presidency, Reasons to Go on Living Sep. 29, 2016
Monday's presidential debate probably did not cheer up voters who see the election as a choice betwe... Read More
Losing Weapons -- and Control -- in the Middle East Sep. 13, 2016
On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks we remember those who were lost, and those who... Read More
