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Christians, Jihadists, and the Fate of Syria

by Raymond Ibrahim Stonegate Institute What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad — and why. Share This

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We Give Up

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Americans — left, right, Democrats, and Republicans — are all sick of thankless nation-building in the Middle East. Yet democratization was not our first choice, but rather a last resort after other methods failed. Share This

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Syrian Ironies

by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The more Bashar Assad butchers Syrian dissidents, the more the world community expresses outrage — while it does little to stop the bloodletting. Why? Share This

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Nuclear Realities

by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Given the worrying over nuclear Iran, it is timely to review the rules of nuclear proliferation. Share This

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Will Iran Really Start a War?

by Victor Davis Hanson Defining Ideas For much of last December, Iran seemed schizophrenic. Share This

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Two Bad September Days

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Two terrible September days sum up the first decade of the new American millennium. Share This

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Iraq’s Christians Near Extinction

by Raymond Ibrahim FrontPage Magazine A recent Fox News report tells of how “a rash of attacks on Christian-owned businesses in northern Iraq has raised troubling questions about the future safety of the country’s shrinking Christian community, particularly as US forces withdraw completely from the nation they’ve refereed since 2003.” Share This

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Obama’s Christmas Gift to Iran

by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine As the last American troops roll south to Kuwait, the end of the war in Iraq invites unsettling comparisons to another war America declared over before losing its nerve and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Share This

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Defund the UN

by Bruce S. Thornton Defining Ideas Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has introduced in the House of Representatives the UN Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act. Share This

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The Middle East Mess

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Libya, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and the All the Same Old, Same Old Mess Each country in the Middle East poses unique challenges. That said, gender apartheid, religious intolerance, tribalism, dictatorship, statism, and lack of transparency and free expression are widely shared in the region, and mean that any particular …

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