In response to questioning by Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provided some insight into the administration’s mindset regarding Libya. It suggests that, while the rest of us may be confused by President Obama’s apparent double-standard, there may be a method to the madness which undermines national sovereignty.
Ominous Signals on Libya: A Response to Andrew Sullivan
March 25, 2011 By
Andrew Sullivan takes exception to my observations that we are on a fool’s errand in Libya and a dangerous one. The other day I took issue with neo-conservatives who had learned nothing from failed attempts to create Western-style democracies in Muslim cultures. I had pointed to recent experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Gaza (let alone Turkey) and warned that our military invasion of Libya could lead to the creation of an al-Qaeda aligned totalitarian state.
President Obama Continues To Get A Free Pass For His War Policies From Most (But Not all) On The Left
March 23, 2011 By
President Barack Obama has launched a third war in a Muslim country, expanded the war in Afghanistan and is continuing many of the national security policies of former President George W. Bush, including keeping Guantanamo open, indefinite detentions of enemy combatants, rendition and military trials.
Samantha Power: The Troubling Woman Behind The Curtain Of Obama’s Libya Policy
March 23, 2011 By
President Obama’s actions involving Libya have been baffling at best. He did nothing for days. He talked about waiting to build a coalition for multilateral action. He downplayed the concept of regime change, yet one of the main objectives for engaging has been to get rid of Colonel Qaddafi. It’s been a strange couple of [...]
Just Who Is the US Backing in Libya?
March 22, 2011 By
Over the past weekend, the United States and its allies have instituted a bombing campaign in support of Libyan rebels seeking the overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi. While Gadhafi is a despicable tyrant, very little consideration appears to have been given to who the rebels are, what they represent, and what kind of Libya they might create once Gadhafi is gone.
Confronting Europe’s War on the Jews
June 9, 2010 By 40 Comments
As a person from the Left, I must challenge its grotesque position on Israel.
