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The Jews vs. Joe Lieberman

February 15, 2010 – 9:50 am

The argument in bad faith is, of course, something that post-1960s American liberalism has raised to an art form, but it is especially egregious in this case, because it not only defames, trivializes, and insults an ancient and much-abused people and their tradition, but it does so in the service of the most sickening kind of hypocrisy.

By Benjamin Kerstein | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Anti-Semitism, blood libel, Ezra Klein, health care, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Jon Chait, racism | Comments

Remember When Democrats Were A PRO-Trade Party?

January 21, 2010 – 10:59 pm

Boy, those were the days.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Cato Institute, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Drug Legalization, Economic Ignorance, economy, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, free trade, Iraq, National Security, protectionism, Same-Sex Marriage, Terrorism, War | Comments

The Difference Between Markos Moulitsas And Patriots

January 1, 2010 – 11:11 am

“I feel nothing over the death of merceneries [sic].”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Blackwater, Markos Moulitsas, National Security, Screw Them, Terrorism, War | Comments

We’ve Forgotten How the Soviets Brutalized Afghanistan

December 27, 2009 – 9:14 pm

The inescapable fact for opponents of our effort in Afghanistan is that people based and trained there attacked and killed 3,000 Americans on our own soil, a fact that’s stark enough for me to leave the question of the war’s necessity for another time. Any end state that leaves Afghanistan in chaos means al Qaeda will dominate enough of Afghanistan to claim victory, impunity, and an incalculable psychological boost in the Muslim world.

By Joshua Stanton | Posted in Features, News | Also tagged Joshua Stanton, Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Soviet Union | Comments

Are We Winning?

December 16, 2009 – 10:30 am

The American Security Project’s Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associated Movements series normally makes for important reading, and the 2009 addition is no exception.

By Robin Simcox | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged Gitmo, Law, Pakistan, Terrorism | Comments

Obama in Oslo: No More Messiahs

December 15, 2009 – 8:59 am

There is a fairly well-known phenomenon among alcoholics referred to as the “moment of clarity.” It is the momentary lifting of the haze of intoxication and denial, giving the drinker a sudden and often shattering insight into the stark reality of their situation. There is a strong possibility that President Obama’s December 9 Nobel Prize acceptance speech has given us a glimpse into a remarkable and somewhat unprecedented variation on this phenomenon: a political moment of clarity.

By Benjamin Kerstein | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, democratic peace, foreign policy, Iraq, just war, messianic, neoconservatism, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, peace, War | Comments

The upside to the Obama Presidency is that it strengthens ties with badly-neglected allies.

December 9, 2009 – 3:53 pm

… well-tended allies, like Britain, India, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Israel take it in the uncomfortable place.

By Christopher Badeaux | Posted in Blogs, Hegemon | Also tagged Great Britain, Obama, United Kingdom, West Point Speech | Comments

View From West Point: We Are Not The Enemy

December 3, 2009 – 11:49 am

No cadet will be spared from the effects of President Obama’s remarks — his message has been received and internalized by all who were present in Eisenhower Hall. I am humbled by the President’s decision to announce his new strategy at my school, and completely reject the notion of any who suggest that West Point is in any way “the enemy camp.”

By Ben Salvito | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Enemy Camp, Obama, West Point | Comments

Reviewing President Obama’s Speech On Afghanistan

December 3, 2009 – 2:18 am

It is the subject of my latest column for the New Ledger.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, National Security, Obama Administration, Taliban, War, War On Terrorism | Comments

Obama’s Afghan Surge: Why He Told Us What We Already Know

December 2, 2009 – 2:08 am

The theatrics surrounding the President’s Afghanistan decision have at times bordered on the comical, particularly given the fact that Barack Obama committed to this surge and the troop levels in July. The truth is, this was not a new decision, just a new admission. But it is, nonetheless, an important one.

By Bruce Henderson | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, DOD, foreign policy, Iraq, military, Robert Gates, Speech, surge, Taliban, West Point | Comments

How Will We Know If The Obama Administration Is Serious About Winning In Afghanistan?

November 26, 2009 – 1:43 pm

Peter Feaver tells us how the President can show that he is “embrac[ing] his inner commander in chief.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, National Security, Obama Administration, Taliban, Terrorism, War | Comments

In Britain, They Think That The Obama Administration Is Dithering Too

November 25, 2009 – 9:22 am

It was once thought unthinkable that a British defense secretary would issue this kind of talk. But the Obama Administration made it necessary, now didn’t it?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Bob Ainsworth, Britain, Dithering, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, National Security, Obama Administration, Terrorism, War | Comments

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