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And Speaking Of Afghanistan . . .

September 22, 2009 – 8:49 am

Leslie Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations properly excoriates Administration strategy:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, James Jones, Leslie Gelb, National Security, Obama Administration, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Terrorism | Comments

A Stark Choice For The White House

September 22, 2009 – 8:44 am

Either give General McChrystal the troops he needs, or the general resigns.

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

Of Afghanistan, Hell, And Handbaskets

September 22, 2009 – 1:02 am

Via New Ledger colleague Dan McLaughlin–who wickedly says that “someone should ask Eric Shinseki what he thinks of this”–we get a depressing report on the Pentagon’s (read “the Obama Administration’s”) reaction to General McChrystal’s request for more troops:

Stanley McChrystal Raises Alarm Bells

September 21, 2009 – 12:02 am

This makes for stark, and exceedingly worrisome reading:

Questions For Nancy Pelosi

August 29, 2009 – 11:04 am

Courtesy of Peter Kirsanow.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged CIA, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Nancy Pelosi, National Security, Peter Kirsanow, Terrorism | Comments

The Verdict On Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

August 25, 2009 – 2:11 pm

We have some evidence, as reported by Ed Morrissey, that EITs were useful in getting information from detainees, a point reinforced by a statement from former Vice President Cheney.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Soufan, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Dick Cheney, Ed Morrissey, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Interrogation Policy, National Security, Obama Administration, Terrorism, torture, Waterboarding | Comments

A Nuclear-Free World?

July 11, 2009 – 1:01 am

I agreed with a great deal of the Reagan Administration’s foreign and national security policy, but once I realized just how crucial nuclear weapons were to keep the peace, I cringed whenever President Reagan talked about ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Defense, James Schlesinger, National Security, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear-Free World, Obama Administration, Ronald Reagan | Comments

Robert McNamara: RIP

July 8, 2009 – 11:43 pm

My latest for the New Ledger:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Fog of War, History, Lyndon Baines Johnson, National Security, Remembrances, RIP, Robert McNamara, Vietnam | Comments

Iran: Moving And Shaking Some More

July 5, 2009 – 10:51 pm

I think that it is safe to say that things are getting even more serious in Iran.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Barack Obama, Democracy, Dictatorship, Elections, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, National Security, Neda, Obama Administration, Stolen Elections, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Joe Biden, Totalitarianism, Tyranny | Comments

The Joe Biden Gaffe Track: Iraq Edition

July 5, 2009 – 4:04 am

Why the Vice President believes the content of his message to the Iraqi government was a good idea is anyone’s guess:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Iraq, Joe Biden, National Security, Obama Administration, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Joe Biden | Comments

Shorter James Jones: Barack Obama In A Bubble Edition

July 3, 2009 – 11:40 pm

“Concerning the situation in Afghanistan, and the need for more troops, the military should make sure to tell Barack Obama what he wants to hear from now on.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Barack Obama In A Bubble, foreign policy, James Jones, National Security, Obama Administration | Comments

The Obama Administration And Israel: A Point Of Convergence On Iran?

May 18, 2009 – 4:10 pm

That’s the conclusion suggested by Noah Pollak’s piece, which actually does make a fair amount of sense.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Iran, Israel, National Security, Obama Administration, United States | Comments

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