Obama on war with Iran: “This is not a game and there is nothing casual about it”

President Obama’s comments today directly contrast with the rhetoric of the Israeli leadership and hawkish members of the “Israel lobby” in the United States such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), not to mention his own political challengers. On… Continue Reading

Gingrich Fabricates Facts To Smear Obama As Weak Ally To Israel

Republished by arrangement with Think Progress ormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich was on the offense at last night’s NBC News Debate attacking Mitt Romney’s past at Bain Capital and President Obama’s economic and foreign policy record. But in an attack… Continue Reading

GOP Officially Endorses One-State Solution

This post originally appeared at The Third Way. A follow-up to this post is there, with further analysis and answers to some questions that have been raised about it. Last week in New Orleans, the Republican National Committee officially adopted a… Continue Reading

Dempsey: GOP’s Insistence On ‘Divergence Or Control Of The Generals’ Is ‘Offensive’

Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress In the confrontational, climactic scene of the the classic 1964 Cold War film Seven Days in May, President Jordan Lyman barks a question in frustration at Gen. James Mattoon Scott, the leader of a… Continue Reading

Top Cain Foreign Policy Adviser Previously Expressed Moderate Views On Israel

Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress Top Herman Cain foreign policy adviser J.D. Gordon drew controversy for his connections to Atlantic Bridge, a group exposed as a front for defense contractor lobbyists, the Conservative Party in England, and a web… Continue Reading