As Americans view today’s ISIS terrorist attacks in Brussels with horror, they should remember how much more integrated American Muslims are than European Muslims and should avoid choosing leaders and policies that alienate American Muslims. Unlike many of Europe's disaffected, ghettoized, and … [Read more...]
December Republican Debate Exposed GOP As Joke on National Security
With its focus on national security, the mid-December Republican debate, though a month past, can still serve as a stark reminder of how silly and insubstantial leading Republicans are when it comes to dealing with problems like ISIS and Putin, and how ill-fit and unqualified they are be President … [Read more...]
Benghazi Hearing: GOP’s Embarrassing Shame, Clinton’s Triumphant Vindication
Benghazi Hearing: GOP's Embarrassing Shame, Clinton's Triumphant VindicationBeyond any shadow of a doubt, Republicans set out to tear down and disgrace Hillary Clinton with the Benghazi hearing and made that obvious in their conduct; in the end, they only succeeded in tearing down and disgracing … [Read more...]
Grading Obama’s Middle East Strategy (Sensibly): Part II: Syria
This piece takes us up to events prior to Russia's offensive, the consequences of Putin's various missteps and collapsing price for oil , and prior to the Paris and Lebanon bombings. These recent events actually combine to create a new and likely very positive dynamic, which I … [Read more...]
Claiming Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Created the ISIS Problem Is Absurd; Here Are the Top 5 Reasons Why
People claiming that the withdrawal from Iraq of U.S. forces carried out by the Obama Administration from 2010-2011 explains the rise of the terrorist group ISIS have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. A simple look at the timeline, geography, facts, context, and history concerning the … [Read more...]
Republican Criticism of Obama’s Sound ISIS Strategy Myopic; GOP Ideas Help ISIS, Endanger Americans
Just because Obama's ISIS, counter-terrorism, and Middle East strategy is complex and will not fit on a bumper-sticker or in a soundbite does not mean it is not a good one, and a bit of time trying to understand it will reveal that Republicans criticizing Obama's strategy are dangerously unfit for … [Read more...]
Climate Agreement Victory lap: Is Quiet Patient Obama Quite Brilliant?
Climate Agreement Victory lap: Is Quiet Patient Obama Quite Brilliant? Obama keeps defying the anchor of stupidity, bigotry and corruption that would have sunk any normal person. He has just done the seemingly impossible. His latest achievement was to bypass the whole of the corrupt American … [Read more...]
Paris Burning: We Could Just Say Goodbye to Fossil Fuel?
Paris has become the stage for today's greatest issues to strut their stuff: terrorism, fossil fuels, oil, global warming. Today we must confront our own misdeeds, stop being in denial and unite together to fight the causes of terror, global warming and the well funded intellectual corruption, and … [Read more...]
But Jeb Are You a Christian? Should You be Allowed Entry?
Jeb has a plan for the vetting of refugees—evidently to get safe haven -just show us that you are a Christian so that we can focus on you. I mean how tough can that be? Is this a smart plan or a Stupidparty plan? Are we going to torture each refugee to make sure that they are true believers? … [Read more...]
Paris Bombings: Now the Penny Is Dropping, a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity!
This will serve as an update to what I wrote back in October: The days of ISIS (in terms of holding territory and securing funds from those territories) are numbered - they are on the fast track to their final destination. Speaking of which, please vote in our poll (right column) to help mankind … [Read more...]