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"The Bush-Petraeus Surge" aka "The McCain Doctrine"

Jul 18, 2008
In September 2007, Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic majority whip, in anticipation of congressional testimony by General Petraeus, said, "By carefully manipulating the statistics, the Bush-Petraeus report...

U.S. to Establish Diplomatic Relations with Iran?

Jul 17, 2008
Cannot be true, right? According to this article the U.S. will announce plans in the next month to establish a U.S.-interest section in Tehran. (H/T NRO.) The sourcing on the story is thin, but it feels like a trial balloon. The story does note that ...

Manager of Hanoi Hilton Endorses McCain

Jun 23, 2008
In no uncertain terms, McCain should reject the endorsement of Tran Trong Duyet, the one time manager of the Hanoi Hilton and now an amateur ballroom dancer.

France Rejoins Military Wing of NATO

Jun 17, 2008
President Sarkozy is ushering in a new era of military policy in France. In its first new national defense policy in 14 years, France has decided that its security lies within Europe and NATO...

Thoughts on an "Obama Doctrine"

Dec 10, 2009
Eamon Javers at Politico writes: President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech Thursday is drawing praise from some unlikely quarters – conservative Republicans – who likened Obama’s defense of “just wars” to the worldview of his...

Rubio: I've Always Distinguished Between Campaigning for Stimulus and Accepting Funds

Dec 10, 2009
David Frum wrote in the CNN column linked below that "Rubio has suggested that he would have refused the federal stimulus dollars and instead cut up to $6 billion out of the $65 billion state budget." But Rubio does not say in the YouTube video...

J Street Chief: Yeah, We'd Support Obama if He Cut Aid to Israel

Dec 10, 2009
Before J Street's inaugural conference, the group's director, Jeremy Ben-Ami, gave an interview to Jeffrey Goldberg in which he stated flatly that U.S. aid to Israel should not be used as leverage in peace negotiations. "Military aid should not be on...

Lieberman Has "Increasing Concerns" About Reid Deal

Dec 10, 2009
Appearing on Neal Cavuto's show just now, Sen. Lieberman said he has "increasing concerns" about the Reid bill, but he wouldn't say whether or not he plans to vote for cloture. "It ain't over," Lieberman told Cavuto, adding that he's worried a...

Everyday is New Year's Day in KSM's New York

Dec 10, 2009
Buried eight paragraphs down in a New York Times report on Eric Holder's trip to New York to brief officials there on arrangements that they must now make to accommodate KSM and his fellow 9/11 plotters comes this startling revelation: While the...

"The Bush-Petraeus Surge" aka "The McCain Doctrine"



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