The Iraq Crisis Proves That America Needs Better Intelligence and A Truly Bipartisan Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON – Beyond the severity of the crisis, there are at least two things emerging out of the Iraq debacle...
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As America Was Distracted, Iraq Descended Into Chaos
WASHINGTON – With the benefit of hindsight we are all geniuses. Still, it would not have been too difficult...
The World Does Not Like Obama’s America
WASHINGTON – The main international relations promise made by newly inaugurated President Barack Obama back in January 2009 was...
Uber Will Win Against Regular Taxi Services Because It Provides Better Service At A Lower Price
WASHINGTON – I have never used Uber, the relatively new car hire service now available in America and in...
Professor Joseph Nye Of Harvard in the WSJ: US Has Energy For Two Centuries
WASHINGTON – Is the “shale gas revolution” now underway in America really such a big deal? You bet it is. Harvard...
Forget Global Warming – America Should Reduce Carbon Emissions In Order To Improve Public Health
WASHINGTON – Most Americans do not know that much about global warming. Likewise, most Americans do not have clear opinions...
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Served With “Honor And Distinction” Because He Volunteered – Really?
WASHINGTON – The whole “liberation of Bowe Bergdahl” operation was supposed to be good public relations for President Obama....
Putin’s “Isolation” Ended – President Poroshenko Should Realize That Eastern Ukraine Is Lost
WASHINGTON – National Security Advisor Susan Rice said a few days ago in a TV interview that the goal of...
Can Italy Get Out Of Its Economic Hole?
WASHINGTON – The Italian economy is still a sorry mess. But the Italian political scene has improved, somewhat. The...
Bringing Home The Only US POW Held By The Taliban May Turn Out To Be A Bad Decision
WASHINGTON – The May 31 announcement of the liberation of Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl who had been held by...