Even the emperor’s most dedicated followers are now admitting how naked he really is. Diplomacy is often a matter of grooming allies when you do not need them so you can have a basis when you do. From Obama’s first
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Peggy Noonan writes in The Wall Street Journal, Why America is Saying No: A point on how quickly public opinion has jelled. There is something going on here, a new distance between Washington and America that the Syria debate has
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from Charles Krauthammer at National Review Unserious Commander in Chief: Here’s how deterrence works in the Middle East. Syria, long committed to the destruction of Israel, has not engaged Israel militarily in 30 years. Why? Because it recognizes Israel as
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Daniel Greenfield writes in his blog Sultan Knish: The Case of Obama’s Missing Pants Excerpt: The only real argument in favor of hitting Syria is that Obama laid down a red line and Congress is obligated to protect his credibility
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From Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post Questions for Hillary Clinton: Does the United States have national security interests at issue in Syria? Did the inability to negotiate a status of forces agreement in Iraq embolden Iran and/or unleash sectarian
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Mark Steyn writes in The National Review, An Accidental War: I see the Obama “reset” is going so swimmingly that the president is now threatening to go to war against a dictator who gassed his own people. Don’t worry, this isn’t
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from The Israeli Spring by Victor Davis Hanson in The National Review excerpts: In terms of realpolitik, anti-Israeli authoritarians are fighting to the death against anti-Israeli insurgents and terrorists. Each is doing more damage to the other than Israel ever
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In September of 2007 the Israelis destroyed the Al Kibar nuclear plant in Syria that was under construction. It got a little press at the time, but many people have dashed this action from their memory. Clifford May writes about
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