by Henry Oliner | Dec 31, 2008 | Israel, Military
Israel is often criticized for disproportionate response to their terrorist foes. Yet any successful military solution is disproportionate. It is the only humane way to fight a war. A war is not a field game designed to be fair and equal, to minimize the game spread....
by Henry Oliner | Dec 31, 2008 | Israel
Barak noted that “we (Israel) can no more negotiate a settlement with Hamas than the US can negotiate a settlement with al-Qaida.” (noted by Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post- 12.29.08_Oslo, withdrawal from Lebanon in the 1980’s, the expulsion of Jews from Gaza and...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 31, 2008 | Economy
from the Wall Street Journa;DECEMBER 21, 2008, 9:22 P.M. ETWashington Is Killing Silicon ValleyEntrepreneurship was taken for granted. Now we’re seeing a lot less of it.By MICHAEL S. MALONEexcerptsFor more than 30 years the entrepreneurship-venture capital-IPO...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 30, 2008 | Israel
Could lower oil prices be removing an obstacle from Israel’s defense? Could the lack of fear of reprisals from the oil exporters make this an ideal time to eliminate Hamas?After Mumbai there may be less sympathy for Hamas and daily terror attacks. Even Egypt is...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 30, 2008 | Foreign policy, Iraq
From American ThinkerDecember 28, 2008Iraq and Its LessonsBy Randall HovenExcerptsFourth, as I have summarized before, Iraq has improved dramatically on multiple fronts since the end of “major combat operations.”Five of Iraq’s provinces accounted for...
