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Jac VerSteegFebruary 25, 2016

Marco Rubio poses as a national security expert. Perhaps among the Republican contenders he’s the closest thing they’ve got. In which case, God help us all. A Washington Post story over the weekend indicates that Rubio’s interest in national security was just a pose from the beginning. As a rising star in the Florida House, […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2016

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On Monday, in Hanahan, South Carolina, Donald Trump savaged the legacy of George W. Bush, on 9/11 and the Iraq War, ahead of Bush 43 surfacing to campaign for Jeb. Trump previewed that line of attack earlier Monday in Mt. Pleasant, posing a rhetorical question about W’s reticence since January 2009. “Ever asked yourself why his brother went silent […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 16, 2015

Remember “freedom fries?” That was how some Americans expressed their spite toward France when that nation, with vastly more experience than ours in the Middle East, wisely declined the opportunity to participate in George W. Bush‘s ego-driven war on Iraq. There was a congresswoman from Florida who called for exhuming our military graves and bringing […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 15, 2015

Remember “freedom fries?” That was how some Americans expressed their spite toward France when that nation, with vastly more experience than ours in the Middle East, wisely declined the opportunity to participate in George W. Bush’s ego-driven war on Iraq. There was a congresswoman from Florida who called for exhuming our military graves and bringing […]

Martin DyckmanSeptember 21, 2015

The Republican debates say a lot about who shouldn’t be president but almost nothing about which of the 16 might deserve to be. For all but a few moments, the tedious brawl last week was to good government as a demolition derby is to auto safety. It’s hard to disagree with Marco Rubio’s take on […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 18, 2015

To appreciate one reason why Donald Trump is thumping Jeb! in the polls, substitute a question mark for the exclamation point. Jeb? isn’t doing so well at persuading people that what they think they heard isn’t what he meant to say. It doesn’t take a degree in psychology to know that someone’s first, unguarded remark […]

Marc YachtMay 26, 2015

“The truth will set you free!” Whether a believer or doubter, none can deny the wisdom from John 8:32. Few need to heed the call more than America’s politicians. Both parties are guilty of using lies and deceit to acquire votes and power. Such mendacity undermines American institutions and way of life. The United States […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Marco Rubio is being lauded in some quarters Thursday morning for the way he handled the inevitable question on Iraq that was posed by Charlie Rose at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday afternoon. “Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of […]

Adam WeinsteinFebruary 8, 2015

We were jetting around Iraq in our Blackhawk, looking for the yellowcake uranium that Saddam Hussein had definitely bought from Africa. It was early in the war, but we were on our guard, because Saddam was the guy who had done 9/11, and he had weapons of mass destruction all over the place. Even reconstituted […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2015

There’s an anniversary today regarding U.S. foreign policy that I’m sure nobody will bring up, and why would they? We like our anniversaries in round numbers, so maybe you’ll hear something next year on the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the 1991 Gulf War, when the United States and a coalition of allies attacked Iraq, with U.N. […]

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Jac VerSteeg: Marco Rubio is a national security shirker

In South Carolina, Donald Trump attacks George W. Bush legacy

Martin Dyckman: The road to Middle East stability isn’t through war

Martin Dyckman: The road to Middle East stability isn’t through war

Martin Dyckman: Debate reveals Jeb Bush’s deficit of reality

Martin Dyckman: Find the real Jeb Bush in his unguarded gaffes

Marc Yacht: Nation still paying for George W. Bush's Iraq obsession

Mitch Perry Report for 5.14.15 — Foreign policy fun with Jeb and Marco

Adam Weinstein: The true war story Brian Williams should have told

Mitch Perry Report for 1.16.15 — Foreign policy priorities