Lyndon Baines Obama http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33828 by Jed Babbin 10/05/2009 Deciding the right strategy begins with asking the right question. When the White House was waltzing McChrystal around trying to find a way to talk him out of his request for more troops, I questioned the wisdom of applying the Petraeus counterinsurgency strategy which worked in Iraq […]
The Northern Affront By Emmanuel Navon www.navon.com When Jeremiah prophesized, twenty-seven centuries ago, that “Evil shall come forth from the North” (Jeremiah, 1:14), he meant Syria. In today’s bizarre world, this prophecy surely would apply to Scandinavia. On the face of it, Scandinavians should count their blessings: great bodies, safe cars, pristine views, and a […]
09, 10:37 P.M. ET The Real Afghan Lessons From Vietnam The ‘clear and hold’ strategy of Gen. Creighton Abrams was working in South Vietnam. Then Congress pulled the plug on funding. By LEWIS SORLEY More than 30 years have passed since North Vietnam, in gross violation of the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, conquered South Vietnam. […]
Charles Krauthammer October 5, 2009 Manhattan Institute The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline. New theories, old slogans: Imperial overstretch. The Asian awakening. The post- American world. Inexorable forces beyond our control bringing the inevitable humbling of the world hegemon. On the other side of this debate […]
