Thoughts On Recent Events

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Lieberman Has Officially Lost It

“…John McCain, who has shown the political courage throughout his career to do what he thinks is right – regardless of its popularity in his party or outside it. John also understands something else that too many Democrats seem to have become confused about lately – the difference between America’s friends and America’s enemies.”

Oh really, [...]

Iran: Number One World Power? Nope, Not Today

“Iran is the number one power in the world� – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

No, the aforementioned text has not been lifted from a “Saturday Night Life� script. According to FOX News, Ahmadinejad uttered these words this past week in a speech to the families of Iranians who perished in the Iran-Iraq war that occurred more [...]

Should We Be Selling Weapons To Saudi Arabia?

After national opposition to the proposed sale of our ports to DP World, it appears the administration has found a way to one up itself in the bad idea department – selling $20 billion of weapons to the Sauds. The logic is that by arming Iranian neighbors, there will be pressure to suspend its [...]

Sounds Like Bush Forgot To Read Another NIE…

“The Iranians have a strategic choice to make. They can come clean with the international community about the scope of their nuclear activities, and fully accept the long-standing offer to suspend their enrichment program and come to the table and negotiate, or they can continue on a path of isolation…the Iranian nuclear issue is a [...]

To Bush, Iran = Iraq

President Bush said that the international community should continue to pressure Iran on its nuclear programs, asserting Tehran remains dangerous despite a new intelligence conclusion that it halted its development of a nuclear bomb four years ago.

“I view this report as a warning signal that they had the program, they halted the program. The reason [...]