The sheer magnitude of death and destruction from the ongoing struggle between the Assad regime and the opposition is already defining the nature of the aftermath. The longer the fighting lasts, the greater will be the militancy of the opposition… Continue Reading
The Times of Israel reports on Bibi Netanyahu’s attempt to increase poll ratings ahead of the Jan. 22 Israeli election: “Overcoming Iran’s nuclear threat is the main goal for the next term. There are other important goals, like blanketing the… Continue Reading
Apart from death and taxes, one other thing has also appeared inevitable, at least for the past two decades: Iran will acquire a nuclear weapons capability. Yet, despite all the near frantic demands for sanctions, clandestine action, sabotage, and outright… Continue Reading
The smear campaign against Chuck Hagel did not begin on Dec. 14, 2012. The former Nebraska senator’s opposition to war as the preferred means of conducting foreign policy made him a maverick during the post-9/11 Bush years. Although most Republicans… Continue Reading
In 2007, Sen. Minority Leader praised Chuck Hagel as “one of the premier foreign policy voices (and) one of the giants in the United States Senate.” Continue Reading