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The founders of the United States would roll over in their graves at the mutation of their traditional, peaceful, and restrained foreign policy into a militaristic, globe-girdling empire that is exhausting the country economically and ruining the republic that they created. [...] Even if erecting the mosque is insensitive to the pain of 9/11, the Constitution doesn't require people or groups to be sensitive to others' concerns in order to enjoy religious freedom. [...] Gaza has not prospered during the Israeli blockade, but Hamas certainly has. [...] The United States is "internationalizing" local Islamist groups and their causes by needlessly helping the governments of Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan, and China fight radical Islam. [...] Adopting the more restrained foreign policy of a republic, instead of the current expansive posture of an empire, would return America to the fine tradition of the nation's founders. [...] Although Obama wants to negotiate with Iran, he still shares Bush's unrealistic concept of where he wants Iran to go. [...] Barack Obama is only one of a string of U.S. presidents, beginning with Ronald Reagan, to press the Israelis to stop settlement activity. [...] The Republican Party's virtual collapse has left neo-conservatives discredited and facing policy extinction. [...] If a president's policies contribute to peace, prosperity, and liberty, and he doesn't overstep the limited role for the chief executive expected by the nation's founders in the Constitution, he should be considered a good or great president. [...] Congressman Barney Frank recently made the bold proposal to cut defense spending 25 percent. Here's how to get started on achieving that goal. [...] The Bush/Obama governments are trying to fund two wars while also spending at least $1.5 trillion to trick American consumers into thinking the government can save them from an inevitable recession — all the while making that downturn worse. [...] Even before the economic crisis hit, the United States was overextended abroad. [...] Israel doesn't seem to understand that superior power doesn't buy security as long as the adversary's grievance lingers. [...] Muscular liberals and neoconservatives hate each other only because they are so much alike. [...] The bear is coming out of a long hibernation and feeling a bit rejuvenated. [...] The U.S. should withdraw its forces from Afghanistan and concentrate on pressuring the Pakistani government into finding and turning over bin Laden. [...] Financial institutions must be allowed to fail, and the market must be allowed to return to equilibrium. [...] In the twilight of his eight-year term, George W. Bush is the loneliest guy in town these days. [...] A recent report by RAND concluded that the administration's war on terrorism has not significantly degraded al-Qaeda and that the group has morphed into a more formidable enemy. [...] The reconciliation occurring in Iraq is largely cosmetic and forced by U.S. pressure. [...] John Yoo's assertion that Congress has no right to pass laws that impinge on the president's claim to a broad interpretation of his role as commander-in-chief violates the core of the constitutional system of checks and balances. [...] In fiscal year 2007, nearly one in five Army recruits were brought in under waivers for felonies and misdemeanors. [...] Although George W. Bush was especially gullible and incompetent in attempting his armed, nation-building fiasco in Iraq, the hyperactivity in U.S. foreign affairs is mainly structural. [...] Although a U.S. withdrawal and soft partition is not a perfect solution, Iraq is in some sense already partitioned, with forces primarily loyal to ethno-sectarian groups providing security. [...] The obliviousness of the American people, politicians, and press is especially acute when it comes to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. [...] |
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