Posts Tagged ‘Syria’
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No Justice, No Peace: In the Middle East
Posted on August 20, 2014
I didn’t know James Foley, but I know well the University that shaped him. He studied History and played Rugby and thought about being a teacher in the inner city...
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The Dangers of Passive Power
Posted on June 13, 2014
Even before Richard Nixon resigned after Watergate, Congress had grown weary of the Vietnam War. Shortly after he was reelected in November of 1973, Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment by...
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Not a Safer World
Posted on September 24, 2013
It turns out that the world is not a safer place. And that will have a big impact with Republican primary voters. Last week started with the attack at the...
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From the Shores of Tripoli
Posted on September 10, 2013
Thomas Jefferson hated bargaining with terrorists. In his day, the terrorists were pirates and they were based mostly in Tripoli, Algiers and other points in the Middle East. It had...
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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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