National Security
Democrats may be swinging at Bush, but they’re hitting our soldiers in the gut
The war in Iraq has, of course, been polarizing from its inception. Anti-war protests, “human shields,” and vocal recantings by formerly hawkish Democrats of the original intent of their votes to “use force” against Saddam Hussein presented, from the beginning, a divided [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Revisiting the case for racial profiling in the War on Terror
Racial profiling, revisited
Why a key tool in the War on Terror should no longer be ignored
Yet another terrorist attack on the West – this time Great Britain – was narrowly averted earlier this month when nine Muslim men, of combined British and Pakistani origin, were arrested in what the British Home Office called a “nationwide [...]
Horiffic terror plot foiled in Britain
On the Western front, terrorism is still alive and well
An Iraq-style beheading plot is foiled in Britain
Though it no longer seems real to far too many citizens of America, Great Britain, Canada, and much of the rest of the West, the terrorist threat facing us has not gone away, and has, from time to time, [...]
Cracking the code
Nonproliferation efforts in an age of nuclear black markets
Though nuclear proliferation was, until recently, thought of by most as being a unilateral, intra-state (or “vertical”) activity, events of recent years – especially since 9/11 – have brought to the public’s attention the presence not only of state-to-state transfers of nuclear technology, but also [...]
"Terrorism Deniers"
“Terrorism Deniers”
Like Holocaust Deniers, only so much cooler
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the portion of the War on Terror which has taken place in view of the public has been largely prosecuted far away from the United States, a fact which positively demonstrates the war’s success thus far in keeping terrorists away from [...]
How to respond to a new nuclear neighbor (who wants what you have)? A brief look at Saudi Arabia.The threat posed to the Western world by a nuclear Iran has been, and will continue to be, well documented. The purpose of this entry is not to rehash that topic, but to discuss the effect of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A reminder from Al Qaeda that Iraq still matters
Success in Iraq is vital to America’s securityThanks, Al Qaeda, for reminding us.
One of the most oft-repeated themes in the Bush Administration’s ongoing defense of continued action in Iraq is that “success there is vital to America’s national security.”
As time goes by, though, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 becomes but an ever more distant, unfortunate [...]
Breaking down "Weapons of Mass Destruction"
Threat differentials and the necessary foci of nonproliferation strategy.
According to the United Nations, the broad category commonly known as “Weapons of Mass Destruction” (WMD) currently consists (and has consisted since 1947) of “atomic… weapons, radioactive…weapons, lethal chemical and biological weapons, and any weapons…which have characteristics comparable in destructive effect.” However, these weapons can be subcategorized, [...]
A rough start for Robert Gates
Dr. Robert Gates, President Bush’s nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense, got off to a bit of a rocky start in his role as the perspective administration representative in charge of America’s warfighting capability. On Tuesday, in his one day of testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gates managed to stir [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Iraq Study Group prepares to make its recommendations
A new direction is needed in Iraq.
That statement is agreed to virtually across the board; however, opinions about just what the new direction needs to be – and what steps must be taken to implement it and to succeed – are extremely diverse.
One blue ribbon, bipartisan governmental panel is about to make its own recommendations. [...]
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