Posts Tagged: obama
Energy and a Needed Czar
Like many other Americans, I simply do not believe the statements our government makes to calm us down during a catastrophe. I can understand and accept -- and believe...
Irresponsible
President Obama's use of military force in Libya has come under intense criticism across the American political spectrum. There is widespread disagreement over what U.S....
Where Do We Start and When Do We Stop?
I listened intently this week to the speech given by President Barack Obama explicitly intended to explain to the American public why the U.S. decided...
The Hamas Gamble
For the aspiring Muslim mass-murderer, there's no better place to carry out his "marvelous act of glorious martyrdom" (the description from the official television channel...
4 Mistakes We Cannot Make Again When We Sanction a Military Intervention
After nearly a month of signaling disinterest in or outright opposition to imposing a no-fly zone against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, President Barrack Obama did...
Palin Doctrine Emerges as Arab League Echoes Her Demarche on Libya
The call by the Arab League for Western military intervention in an Arab state — in this case asking that a UN "no-fly zone" be...
Libya Needs Action Now
Momentum in Libya's civil war has recently shifted to Moammar Gadhafi, although the final outcome remains uncertain. Nonetheless, President Obama's indecisiveness has unquestionably limited American...
Portman’s Bold Attack on an Anti-Semite and Huckabee’s Untimely Critique
Just as I was about to write a column praising Natalie Portman for attacking racist John Galliano, along comes Mike Huckabee to attack her as...
While the White House Slept
As Libya's bloody conflict rages on, important lessons for U.S. foreign policy are emerging from the past month's Middle East turmoil. Starting with Tunisia, the...
To Be a Leader or a Friend
There are many eternal questions that have no real answer, including, what is better; to be feared and respected, or to be liked? Parents certainly...
Avoiding Euphoria over Obama
A strange euphoria seems to have blinded some Israelis and American Jews concerning the context of President Barack Obama's veto of a UN resolution. In the...
Obama, Who Hedged and Didn’t Lead, is the Big Loser on Egypt
I'm sitting and watching President Obama's speech on the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. He is eloquent as usual, giving compelling visuals of...
Mubarak Out
President Mubarak is stepping down. And freinds both real and virtual are in high celebration mode. But I cannot join them. What exactly are we...
Beware the Muslim Brotherhood
Is the U.S. performing a service to human rights and democracy in responding to the unrest in Egypt by seeking a change of regime in...
