A defining feature of the Trump presidency is the way the United States is alienating allies and embracing enemies. This was the case just weeks ago when the United States summarily betrayed the Syrian Kurds, leaving them to the crusading devices of Turkish frenemies and the mercenary devices of Russian and Syrian enemies. Therefore, one… Read more.
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Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. Don’t Forget the Russians.
Every year we mark D-Day as a day of remembrance – all in homage to the sacrifices made to win World War II. Except that we invariably spend much of it commemorating the roles the United States, Britain, France, and Canada played in the European theatre on the Western Front, while giving short shrift to… Read more.
After Mooning NATO, Trump Moons the Queen…
Alas, England, this is no breach. For the embarrassing truth is that this narcissistic Neanderthal thinks everything, including royal protocol, is all about him. Related commentaries: mooning NATO… Read more.
Trump Abroad: Mooning NATO, Droning Britain, Spooning Putin
Donald Trump is making his first visit to Britain today as president of the United States. More to the point, this is the second stop on what could be the most consequential foreign trip of his presidency. It began at a NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday and will end with a Putin summit in… Read more.
Demystifying ISIS: Case against Obama’s Bush-lite War on Terrorism
This is a very complicated and convoluted issue; therefore, I shall begin with a few clarifying points: Despite the media inciting hysterical calls for war against them, the jihadists rampaging across the Middle East, who call themselves ISIS/ISIL (hereinafter ISIS), pose no security threat to the United States. They represent little more than the latest surge… Read more.
Resentment as Much as Ambition Moved Putin to Take Crimea
President Vladimir Putin attempted to justify Russia’s annexation of Crimea in a rambling and defiant national address last week. This quote pretty much sums it up: They are constantly trying to sweep us into a corner… But there is a limit to everything. And with Ukraine, our Western partners have crossed the line, playing the… Read more.
U.S. Sec of Defense blasts incompetent, free-loading Europeans
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates amused the American military and political establishments a few months ago by declaring in a speech at West Point that any president who sends soldiers to fight another land war in the Middle East should have his head examined. Well, he shocked the daylights out of the European military and political establishments… Read more.