Security – Page 34 – Schirach Report

The Connection Between Iran’s Threat To Close The Straits Of Hormuz And The TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Is US Energy Security – Get Oil From Canada, Not From The Gulf

By Paolo von Schirach January 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Is there a connection between Iranian bluster and threats that...

America Has Too Much Debt – Even In The Best Case Scenario, Deleveraging Will Take A Decade – No Magic Solutions – President Romney Would Be Stuck, Just Like President Obama

By Paolo von Schirach January 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – All the Republican would be presidents promise vigorous pro-growth policies...

Keystone XL Pipeline Carrying Canadian Oil To Texas Is In Limbo – Short Term, Project Would Be An Economic Boost – Long Term, It Would Improve US Energy Security

By Paolo von Schirach December 30, 2011 WASHINGTON – TIME magazine recently reported that California Governor Jerry Brown, with...

The Economic Importance Of American Natural Gas – Huge Benefits Include Lower Electricity Costs and A Boost For The Plastics And Chemical Industries That Use Gas As A Key Ingredient

By Paolo von Schirach December 28, 2011 WASHINGTON – A recent The Wall Street Journal story reported that newly...

With US Forces Gone, Iraq Falls Into Chaos: Bombings and Sectarian Divisions – A Poorly Planned, Costly Occupation And So Little To Show For It

By Paolo von Schirach December 22, 2011 WASHINGTON – “America is the sorcerer apprentice that got it truly wrong...

Republican TV Debates About National Security Are Just Silly Posturing – Huntsman Is The Only Sensible Candidate Big words about bombing Iran and militarizing the border with Mexico. But nothing about the US end game in Afghanistan or the threat of an unstable Iraq. Sound bite TV political debates are a poor way to have a national conversation

By Paolo von Schirach November 24, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Republicans fighting for the GOP presidential nomination want...

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Project Killed By Obama – Decision Taken To Please Environmentalists Hurts US Energy Security – Getting More Oil From Friendly Canada Would Be Smart Policy

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/14/keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-from-canada-to-texas-will-not-be-built-obama-afraid-to-antagonize-environmentalists-too-bad-for-us-energy-security/ November 12, 2011 WASHINGTON – Well, apparently there are ”good”...

Obama Announced That All US Troops Will Leave Iraq By December 2011 – Issue Presented As Major US Success – But President Did Not Say That Administration Wanted Troops To Stay Longer For Fear Of Iraqi Instability – Americans Not Told About Threats That May Jeopardize Years Of Military Efforts

By Paolo von Schirach October 21, 2011 WASHINGTON – At this miserable time, Americans care about only...

Mitt Romney At The Citadel Advocated US World Leadership – Nice Idea, Wrong Century – America Can Be Strong But It Can No Longer Lead A World With Many New Players – Old European Allies Are Weak

By Paolo von Schirach October 7, 2011 WASHINGTON – On Friday, October 7, Mitt Romney went to...

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen Spoke Candidly About Broken NATO and Damaged Relation With Pakistan – But No Ripple Effects, As They Were Both About To Retire – Yet Issues Publicly Raised Are Huge – When Will We Debate Them?

By Paolo von Schirach October 1, 2011 WASHINGTON– We have a new “rule” in Washington: if you...