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Are Our Mideast Wars Forever? Oct. 24, 2017
"The Kurds have no friends but the mountains," is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very m... Read More
Is War With Iran Now Inevitable? Oct. 17, 2017
With his declaration Friday that the Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest, President Do... Read More
Trump's Dangerous Confusion on the Iranian Deal Sep. 24, 2017
When it comes to the Iranian nuclear deal, the Trump administration is a carnival of contradiction. ... Read More
Why Trump Is So Wrong On Iran Sep. 22, 2017
The dangers of arrogance and ignorance are nowhere more starkly illustrated than in Donald Trump's O... Read More
Tribalism Marches On! Sep. 12, 2017
Recently, a columnist-friend, Matt Kenney, sent me a 25-year-old newspaper with his chiding that my ... Read More
What Harvey Wrought Sep. 01, 2017
Like 9/11, Hurricane Harvey brought us together. In awe at the destruction 50 inches of rain did to ... Read More
Is Trump's Agenda Being Eclipsed? Aug. 22, 2017
"I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British... Read More
Shall We Fight Them All? Aug. 01, 2017
Saturday, Kim Jong Un tested an ICBM of sufficient range to hit the U.S. mainland. He is now working... Read More
Are America's Wars Just and Moral? Jul. 25, 2017
"One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,00... Read More
Why Would You Want Putin as a Friend? Jul. 21, 2017
Leaving aside the question as to whether there was actual collusion between the Trump campaign and t... Read More
Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now? Jul. 21, 2017
"Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement i... Read More
Miscellaneous Media Musings Jul. 20, 2017
1. Dear Media: Despite your hysterical obsession with impeaching President Donald Trump, most voters... Read More
A New Iran Policy Jun. 30, 2017
Five-plus months into the Trump administration, the outlines of a new foreign policy remain unclear.... Read More
The Foolishness of Pursuing Regime Change in Iran Jun. 29, 2017
Hearing American policymakers talk about regime change is like watching Wile E. Coyote open a packag... Read More
After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision? Jun. 20, 2017
Sunday, a Navy F-18 Hornet shot down a Syrian air force jet, an act of war against a nation with whi... Read More
Let's Stop Acting as if the 2016 Campaign Were Still On Jun. 02, 2017
If you keep up with the news, you might think that the unpleasant and unedifying 2016 presidential c... Read More
Trump Acts Like a Competent, Conventional President Abroad May. 26, 2017
What a difference a week makes. On May 19, President Donald Trump took off in Air Force One for the ... Read More
The Coming Clash With Iran Feb. 03, 2017
When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that "we are officiall... Read More
Iran Nuclear Deal -- Alive or Dead? Jan. 10, 2017
Though every Republican in Congress voted against the Iran nuclear deal, "Tearing it up ... is not g... Read More
Standing 'Idly By' Dec. 28, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry used the word "conscience" over and over again as he attempted to expl... Read More
