Deficit Reduction Alone Will Not Do For America – Need to Have Real Stimulus – Infrastructure Maintenance Would Do A Lot of Good
By Paolo von Schirach June 30, 2011 WASHINGTON – David Wessel points out in The Wall Street...
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Robert Gates Retires as The Last Defense Secretary of a Powerful America – The Erosion of the US Economy Will Cause Cuts in Defense and a Reduced US International Role
By Paolo von Schirach June 28, 2011 WASHINGTON– Robert Gates is about to retire as Secretary of...
“The Economist”: Piloted Bankruptcy For Greece – Sovereignty Surrendered – Yet No Political Agreement Is in Place To Allow Any Of This
By Paolo von Schirach June 27, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Economist, news magazine has its own recipe...
Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan Politically Inconsequential – Bad Economy Really Hurts Obama, Polls Indicate – Yet Republicans Message Not Inspiring
By Paolo von Schirach June 22, 2011 WASHINGTON– President Obama just announced the end of the surge...
With a Bad Economy Obama Should Lose in 2012, But He May Win As Democrats Have a Much Broader Appeal Among Minorities Likely To Decide The Next Elections – And They Do Not Vote Republican
By Paolo von Schirach June 13, 2011 WASHINGTON – Obama is supposed to lose the 2012 elections....
Departing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates To Europeans in NATO: Shape Up, Commit Real Forces to Missions, Such as Libya, Or US Will Abandon This Alliance
By Paolo von Schirach June 10, 2011 WASHINGTON– NATO is evolving into a two tier arrangement in...
Italy Is Not Greece, But Getting Closer – Recent Industrialists Report Indicates Manufacturing Sector Overtaken By India, South Korea
By Paolo von Schirach June 9, 2011 WASHINGTON – The bad news from Europe is still about...
Killing Osama No Game Changer – Defense Secretary Bob Gates Vaguely Talked About Possible Gains Down The Line
By Paolo von Schirach June 9, 2011 WASHINGTON – Will the US get much mileage from the...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Questions Value of US Aid to Afghanistan – Chairman John Kerry Says Committment Too Costly For US
By Paolo von Schirach June 8, 2011 WASHINGTON – At his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing...
Egypt in Transition Towards Democracy Is Semi-Bankrupt – $ 20 Billion International Assistance, Will It Be Enough?
By Paolo von Schirach June 6, 2011 WASHINGTON – If you thought that the US had a...