The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The mystery remaining about the Obama administration’s foreign policy is not whether it has worked, but whether its failures will matter all that much. Continue reading “The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy”

Cutting the Military Is a Bad Idea

by Victor Davis Hanson

Ricochet.com

After World War II, Harry Truman and Louis Johnson wanted to cut the Marine Corps; by winter 1950 what was left of it almost single-handedly saved the reputation of the collapsing US military in Korea. Continue reading “Cutting the Military Is a Bad Idea”

The Case for Military Action Against Iran

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

Iran’s 30-year war against the United States may be reaching its decisive moment. Signs of the worsening crisis abound. Continue reading “The Case for Military Action Against Iran”

Islam’s Slave-Soldiers Return to Egypt

by Raymond Ibrahim

Stonegate Institute

The myths of a “patriotic” or “altruistic” Egyptian military carefully protecting the “rights” of its citizenry — the narrative of the mainstream media of the January 25 Revolution — are long gone. Continue reading “Islam’s Slave-Soldiers Return to Egypt”

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. Continue reading “Two Bad September Days”

Pearl Harbor Considered

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Why did Japan attack us 70 years ago today, other than the usually cited existential reasons and the fact that they thought they could and get away with it? Continue reading “Pearl Harbor Considered”

Destroying Churches, One at a Time: Muslim Brotherhood Wants “No More Churches”

by Raymond Ibrahim

Hudson New York

What clearer sign that Egypt is turning rabidly Islamist than the fact that hardly a week goes by without a church being destroyed, or without protesting Christians being attacked and slaughtered by the military? Continue reading “Destroying Churches, One at a Time: Muslim Brotherhood Wants “No More Churches””

The Egyptian Military’s Crimes Against Humanity

by Raymond Ibrahim

Hudson New York

Sunday, the Egyptian military opened fire on thousands of Christiansprotesting in Maspero, Cairo. Continue reading “The Egyptian Military’s Crimes Against Humanity”

Rules for Killing Rogues

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

The welcome end of Osama bin Laden at the hands of helicopter-borne American military commandos raises a number of issues. Continue reading “Rules for Killing Rogues”