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Obama Surrenders Gulf Oil to Moscow
By Washington Times March 18, 2010 @ 12:09amThe Obama administration is poised to ban offshore oil drilling on the outer continental shelf until 2012 or beyond. Meanwhile, Russia is making a bold strategic leap to begin drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. While the United States attempts to shift gears to alternative fuels to battle the purported evils of carbon emissions, Russia will erect oil derricks off the Cuban coast.
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Israel and The Crisis with Obama
By John Bolton March 17, 2010 @ 12:11pmClick here to read moreBenjamin Netanyahu's first term as Israeli prime minister collapsed in 1999 in part because he had an unhappy relationship with President Bill Clinton. It is understandable then that Mr. Netanyahu's current government had, until last week, strived to stay close to President Barack Obama.
That strategy would have been entirely sensible if Mr. Obama were simply another president in the long line since Franklin Roosevelt w…
Counterterror Schizophrenia
By Jim Hanson March 8, 2010 @ 12:12pmClick here to read moreOur counterterror policy is suffering from a self-inflicted case of schizophrenia. We cannot seem to decide whether we are fighting a war against an implacable enemy sworn to our destruction or policing the world to capture criminals who occasionally commit violent acts. Our current policies are an incoherent mix of both.
Take the case of al Qaeda Christmas bomber Uma Farouk AbdulMutallab. After 9/11 Congress overwhelm…
THIS IS YOUR NAVY TODAY
By Bill Paisley March 8, 2010 @ 9:51amClick here to read moreSpeech given by CDR Bill Paisley, USNR to a reunion celebration of the crew of the WW2 fast attack transport ship USS Frederick Funston, APA-89 in June of 2004
Good evening
First I’d like to say what an honor it is to be speaking before you tonight. I’d like to welcome you all to Washington DC – this can be an interesting place to live sometimes, in more ways than one, but it is i…
Making Smart Power Smarter
By Brad A. Patty March 5, 2010 @ 12:19pmClick here to read moreThe world is a dangerous place. Two things make it safer for freedom and families: strong leadership, and charitable efforts for those who need it. The United States military has provided strong leadership that is capable of creating a window of stability even in a failed state. Inside that window of stability, as in the eye of a hurricane, we can try to help the people of the region build strength to stand on their own. That requires cha…