InternationalCommentary
Obama’s ‘Best’ Foreign Policy Achievement
The president now plans to continue a U.S. ground force presence in Afghanistan to help hold off the Taliban until he leaves office. This is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Turkey’s Changing Role in the New Middle East
“We will manage the wave of change in the Middle East. Just as we have an ideal in our minds about Turkey, we have an… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Middle East Strategy Continues to Fail as Cuban and Iranian Troops Join Russian-Backed Offensive in Syria
Russia is not the only country that feels free to intervene in Syria on behalf of the Assad regime and attack U.S.-supported Syrian rebels. Cuba… Read More
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Putin Begins Propaganda Blitz to Sell his Syrian Bombing Campaign
The Russian government has launched an all-out media campaign to sell its involvement in Syria to the Russian people. On all official television channels (which… Read More
InternationalNews
What’s Behind the Latest Israeli-Palestinian Violence
A new surge in Palestinian-Israeli attacks is drawing international attention because of its uniqueness. Since the Jewish high holidays, young Palestinians unaffiliated with any formal… Read More
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Washington Post Reporter Convicted in Iran, Reigniting Republican Criticisms of Nuclear Deal
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian was convicted in Iran on espionage charges after being detained in Tehran for more than a year, Iranian media reported Sunday…. Read More
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Another Foreign Policy Failure for Obama: Pentagon Training for Syrian Rebels Ends
After the grim announcement last month that only four or five Syrian rebels trained by U.S. military personnel remained inside Syria, the Obama administration has… Read More
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Putin Is Not a Child. Obama Should Stop Treating Him Like One.
In last Friday’s press conference, President Obama called Vladimir Putin’s incursion in Syria “an act of weakness.” It’s his pat answer when Putin misbehaves. The… Read More
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Does Obama’s Iran Deal Violate Federal Law?
Does the Iran deal violate a 2012 law related to sanctions relief? A Fox News report Thursday raised questions, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, thinks… Read More
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McCain Urges Lawsuit Against Obama Administration Over the Iran Deal
Sen. John McCain says he wants to see a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Iran nuclear deal. “I think he’s in defiance of… Read More
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McCain on Iran Deal: ‘All the Other Nations in the Region Are Going to Go Nuclear’
Sen. John McCain says the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran is so bad that it could turn the Middle East into a nuclear cauldron…. Read More
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US Still Without Strategic Focus in the Long War on Terror
As incredible as it may sound, the U.S. government still lacks the capacity to coordinate its global counterterrorism strategy. This disturbing finding is reflected in… Read More
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Why This Wounded Iraq Veteran Opposed the Iran Deal
It was not difficult for retired Staff Sgt. Robert Bartlett and his wife to settle on a name for their newborn son two months ago…. Read More
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Palestinian President’s UN Speech Falls Flat
After weeks of hinting that he would “drop a bombshell” at the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday threatened to stop abiding… Read More
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Putin’s Syrian Gambit Exposes Flaws in Obama’s Naive Foreign Policy
Russia’s aggressive military intervention in Syria poses major problems for the United States, its allies, and the future of Syria. It is likely to make… Read More
InternationalNews
Inspired to Stop Terrorism, Congressman Continues to Fight Iran Deal
Rep. Patrick Meehan is not fond of giving up. “I’d like to have [Obama] administration officials over telling us why they believe it’s in the… Read More
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Inside the US Air War Against ISIS
U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The air war against ISIS is a tricky one for U.S. pilots. Without American troops on the ground, it’s hard to tell… Read More
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Is Russia Ramping Up Military Involvement in the Middle East?
As if Syria wasn’t nasty enough after four years of bloody civil war—a brutal Syrian regime, Islamic State barbarity, an Iranian and Hezbollah influx, and… Read More
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Iraqi Priest Pleads for Pope Francis to Help End ‘Genocide’ of Christians
As ISIS terrorists forced Father Behnam Benoka and his fellow Christian people from their homes last summer, they left behind possessions, money, documents, and history…. Read More
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Why One Republican Thinks an Obamacare Lawsuit Can Stop the Iran Deal
Earlier this month, Senate Democrats blocked a resolution to reject President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, effectively allowing the White House to begin moving forward… Read More
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David Petraeus Calls on US to Escalate Military Action in Iraq, Syria
Former CIA Director David Petraeus returned to Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first time since his 2012 resignation to detail his strategy for the United… Read More
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US Must Leverage Aid to Stop Child Sexual Abuse Among Afghan Security Officials
The New York Times Monday ran a shocking story about the U.S. military condoning child sexual abuse among Afghan security personnel. According to the report,… Read More
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New York Times Declines to Publish Congressman’s Criticism of Iran Deal ‘Jew Tracker’
The New York Times declined to publish Republican Rep. Peter Roskam’s letter to the editor condemning its heavily criticized graphic that tracked members of Congress… Read More
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What ‘Boots on the Ground’ in Iraq Looks Like
U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The booms come at regular intervals like incoming artillery. In the background is a heavy metal soundtrack pumped through an iPhone speaker…. Read More
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Poll Shows Americans Ready for Tougher Approach to ISIS, al-Qaeda
The cover of a new survey by Chicago Council of Global Affairs entitled “America Divided: Political Partisanship and US Foreign Policy” creates the impression that… Read More
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Putin Doubles Down in Syria
Civil war has left Syria a country in name only. The UN counts at least 270,000 people killed and a million more injured since fighting… Read More
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Boehner Says It Is ‘Very Possible’ He Will Sue Obama Over Iran Deal
House Speaker John Boehner threatened to sue President Barack Obama last week over the Iran nuclear agreement. Boehner said the president did not disclose every… Read More
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Lawmakers Push to Declare ISIS’ Targeting of Christians ‘Genocide’
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan resolution Wednesday to formally declare the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s targeting of Christians “genocide.” “Christianity in the Middle… Read More
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Remembering 9/11 During America’s War on ISIS
U.S. ARMED FORCES, Southwest Asia—For the 14th year in a row, a wartime U.S. military remembered the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But this was… Read More
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Cartoon: Americans Oppose Iran Deal
Genevieve Wood wrote on why the Iran Deal is dangerous for Americans: It has been said that liberty and freedom require eternal vigilance. There are… Read More
