It is amusing that the United States, as the world’s number one arms smuggler to friendly places like Libya and Syria, would lead the effort to pass the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (“ATT”) regulating and controlling the export of weaponry. Advocates contend ATT regulate the sale of assault weapons, such as tanks, combat vehicles, [...]
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This week marks the second anniversary of the birth of the “Arab Spring”, which began when President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia fled to Saudi Arabia after only a month of protest against his rule. Egypt, Libya, and Yemen dictators have been overthrown and rebels now control most of Mali and Syria. Bahrain, [...]
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a very busy weekend representing circling the globe to represent America’s interests in the Middle East. Ms. Clinton was especially effective using every opportunity to offer her moral outrage at those who fail to follow America’s leadership. On Friday she gave an impassioned speech to a meeting of the [...]
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President Obama hopes of using the “Wag the Dog” strategy of starting a small war in Syria to divert attention from collapsing re-election prospects just got a lot more complicated as Syria successfully just shot down a Turkish Air Force American made F-4E 2020 reconnaissance plane with a Russian made and most likely operated SA-5 [...]
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Secretary of State Colin Powell cautioned President George W. Bush before the Iraq War that he would “own” Iraq and all its problems, after a U.S. military victory. With this power would come what Powell called the Pottery Barn rule: “You break it, you own it.” Unfortunately, President Barack Obama doesn’t have someone capable of [...]
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