Words take on new meanings as Israel struggles to survive. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online A “ceasefire” would occur should Hezbollah give back kidnapped Israelis and stop launching missiles; it would never follow a unilateral cessation of Israeli bombing. In fact, we will hear international calls for one only when Hezbollah’s rockets are about […]
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by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The New York Times editorial page published last Saturday a collection of short editorials on Israel ’s campaign to neutralize Hezbollah. Share This
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by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The New York Times editorial page published last Saturday a collection of short editorials on Israel ’s campaign to neutralize Hezbollah. Share This
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Arab Nations Show No Sign of Concessions or Desire for Peace. by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The conventional wisdom is that the United States is so tied down that it can’t do much about the rocket attacks on Israel , the blatant sponsorship of terrorists by Iran and Syria , or the Iranian nuclear program. Share This
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Israel is at last being given an opportunity to unload on jihadists. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Sum up the declarations of Hezbollah’s leaders, Syrian diplomats, Iranian nuts, West Bank terrorists, and Arab commentators — and this latest Middle East war seems one of the strangest in a long history of strange conflicts. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The Bush administration should stop repeating that it is fighting the war on terror for truth, justice and the American way. Instead, the president and his staff should be blunt and explain that, since Sept. 11, it has had to choose between options that are bad or far
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About “Cowboy Diplomacy.” by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is as much relief from realists as there is disappointment from neo-Wilsonians over a perceived change in U.S. foreign policy — what Timemagazine clumsily dubbed “The End of Cowboy Diplomacy.” Share This
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by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services What explains most of the world’s dislike of Israel ? Share This
Culture, oil, and reckless dissent. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Throughout this war there are various truths generally recognized, but rarely voiced. Share This
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by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When President Bush arrived in Vienna last week, protestors bore “World’s No. 1 Terrorist” signs while chanting “We will, we will fight Bush.” A Harris Poll conducted prior to the president’s visit revealed that the European public thinks America is a greater global threat than either North Korea or Iran. Share This
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