Archive for the ‘war’ Category
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Tread Carefully with Syria
Posted on September 9, 2013
The Charlie Rose interview of Bashar Assad kind of reminded me of the Dan Rather interview of Saddam Hussein. Except it was different. I only watched a portion of the...
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The Impact of Syria on The Rest of the Stuff
Posted on September 6, 2013
The President may or may not tell the Pentagon to launch a few missiles into Syria. The Congress may or may not tell the President it is ok to launch...
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It’s All On Obama
Posted on September 5, 2013
The Syrian vote, if it happens at all, is all on Obama. He can’t blame the Republican leadership. He can’t blame the news media. He can’t blame the British, the...
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The Sequester and Syria
Posted on September 3, 2013
The defense sequester is not a victimless crime. We are about to rediscover that as we prepare to decide what we should do in Syria. Under the budget agreement reached...
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Asking for Permission
Posted on September 2, 2013
In matters of foreign policy, tis far better for Presidents to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission. If a President takes bold and decisive action, the Congress will...
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