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Dumbest Headline of the Day, as the Afghanistan Speech Looms
2 comments on Dumbest Headline of the Day, as the Afghanistan Speech LoomsThe true risk, and the reason some of us favored John McCain for the role of Commander-in-Chief, is that Obama and many Democrats seem intent on convincing us that America is NOT at war. This…
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Support the War, Mr. President — It’s Personal
President Obama, the brave men and women of the United States armed forces are looking to see if you are committed to victory in Afghanistan. On Tuesday evening, I hope you’ll start showing them that…
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Old Europe, an Unearned Nobel Prize, and a War of Necessity
Our European allies clearly have no stomach for the fight. As America considers sending up to 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, even the (relatively) stalwart UK today announced plans to send… um… 500. As in…
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Time for Obama to Step Up in Afghanistan
Now parts of the President’s party, desperately seeking a war to lose after being thwarted in Iraq, will turn up the pressure for surrender and retreat.
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Obama Pays for Gates-gate in the Rasmussen Poll
President Obama has slipped to the worst rating of his young presidency in the daily Rasmussen Presidential Tracking Poll, weighing in at -11 points. That’s based on likely voters with strong opinions. He fares better…
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The Perilous Implications of Bush’s Third Term
While much of Barack Obama’s national security policy has, thankfully, looked like a continuation of the Bush administration, his rhetorical response to the crisis in Iran thus far contrasts sharply with what we would have…
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Iran Looms Large in Bush’s Third Term
Risking police violence in Tehran (Photo: mousavi1388) I’ve said that regarding foreign affairs, Obama has been serving Bush’s third term. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek perhaps, but there’s plenty of substance behind the label. So I…
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American Ideals in Bush’s Third Term
President Obama sometimes sounds a lot like President Bush — and I mean that in the nicest possible way. Barack Hussein Obama, Cairo University, June 4, 2009: But I do have an unyielding belief that…
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Obama’s National Security Policy Looks Like Bush’s Third Term. Thank Goodness.
Krauthammer today: The genius of democracy is that the rotation of power forces the opposition to come to its senses when it takes over. When the new guys, brought to power by popular will, then…
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Mr. Obama’s War: I Told You So
President Bush salutes in front of General David Petraeus and Admiral William Fallon, September 2007, in Iraq President Obama today announced an Iraq withdrawal plan that George Bush would be proud to call his own.…