Posts Tagged: John Bolton
Obama’s Actions Have Bolstered Al-Qaeda
In light of Barack Obama's repeated assertions that "al-Qaida is on the path to defeat," many Americans were no doubt surprised to see the State...
John Bolton: Israel Should Have Attacked Iran ‘Yesterday’
Jerusalem Post - "Israel should have attacked Iran yesterday - every day that goes by puts Israel in greater danger, every day Iran makes more progress,"...
Mubarak Understood Egypt Better Than Western ‘Experts’
Just two-and-a-half years ago, advocates of "the Arab Spring" argued it would bring democracy to the Middle East and end terrorism's attraction in the Muslim...
Bolton: Obama’s Mistakes on Snowden Have Already Cost Us
President Obama's ongoing mishandling of Edward Snowden's defection highlights key failings in his dangerously flawed approach to defending U.S. national security. Whatever Snowden's ultimate fate,...
Hasan Rowhani is No Moderate on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
Within days of Hasan Rowhani's election as Iran's president, the White House and several European governments were already ecstatic at the possibility of resuming negotiations...
Who Tries Gadhafi’s Son Could Determine Future of Concept of National Sovereignty
Since 2011, when Libyans overthrew and killed Moammar Gadhafi, a little-noticed but highly significant legal battle has been fought over who will prosecute those in...
Barack Obama Declares Defeat in Global War on Terror
Confused, contradictory and often detached from reality, Barack Obama's speech on terrorism last Thursday closely resembled his overall national-security policy. Rambling on for nearly...
The Difference It Will Make
The May 8 congressional testimony of three courageous State Department whistleblowers foreshadows a substantially longer, more detailed public investigation into the September 11,...
The Same Policy Cannot Work For Both Iran and North Korea
Tensions are high regarding the nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs of Iran and North Korea. In dealing with both rogue states for 20...
Obama’s Israel Visit Changes Nothing
President Obama's trip to Israel and Jordan last week had two widely divergent objectives. Publicly, he wanted to repair the political damage he has...
Ignore Obama. Change the EU.
Hubris is definitely one of Barack Obama's strong suits. Having broadly retreated in the global war on terror, failed to stem nuclear proliferation and...
We Need a Reaganite Foreign Policy
Barack Obama has always been a comfort to European social democrats, given how similar their philosophies are, domestically and internationally. But in American terms, he...
The Ayatollahs’ Agency
With the world's attention diverted yet again, this time by the collapse of the myth of the Arab Spring as a democratic awakening, Iran's nuclear...
Losing Ground in the Middle East
While we have focused on the Olympics and presidential politics, strategic security for America and its key Middle East allies has deteriorated significantly....
