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What to Do About Iran

with Timothy Garton Ashvia Barone Blog
Thursday, February 8, 2007

Here's the British writer Timothy Garton Ash, who wrote so wonderfully about the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, on Iran...

In the News

Nuclear Officials Seek Approval for Warhead

with William J. Perry, George P. Shultzvia Washington Post
Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Officials of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which runs the nuclear weapons complex, said yesterday that they hope to receive administration and congressional authorization by the end of 2008 for the development and production of a warhead that could be deployed on submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles...

Analysis and Commentary

Iran's weakened hard-liners crave a US attack

by Larry Diamond, Abbas Milani, Michael McFaulvia Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, February 6, 2007

From the rhetoric of President Bush to his dispatch of Patriot air-defense systems and a second carrier battle group to the Persian Gulf, there are growing signs that the Bush administration is showing its willingness to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis with a preemptive military attack...

Analysis and Commentary

Give Petraeus a Chance

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Tuesday, February 6, 2007

The haggling over various resolutions and nit-picking (inasmuch as no one is seriously going to cut off funding) the surge is surreal...

In the News

The Liberal Card Deck

with Thomas Sowellvia Conservative Voice
Tuesday, February 6, 2007

I remember when the Battle of Iraq in the War against terror began there was a card deck distributed to the troops that showed the rankings of the Baathists that the coalition was tasked to track down and bring in alive if possible...

Analysis and Commentary

Congress must stop an attack on Iran

by Larry Diamondvia Los Angeles Times
Monday, February 5, 2007

Despite anguish and anger over the Bush administration's decision to escalate its failing war in Iraq, Congress is unlikely to cut off funding...

In the News

Taking Iran Down a Notch

with Abbas Milanivia US News and World Report
Monday, February 5, 2007

The battlefield, so far, remains confined to Iraq...

John Micklethwait

Inside The Economist Magazine

by Peter M. Robinsonwith John Micklethwaitvia Uncommon Knowledge
Monday, February 5, 2007

From his vantage point as the editor-in-chief of one of the most respected news magazines in the world, John Micklethwait discusses how this 150-year-old “newspaper” maintains its leadership position in the increasing precarious environment of print journalism. Along the way, he offers his job performance evaluation of Tony Blair and George Bush and is challenged to defend his previous assertion that “The conservative movement has become the dominant intellectual force in American politics.” (42:47) Video transcript

Analysis and Commentary

Hedging on Iraq

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Friday, February 2, 2007

For all the talk of cutting off funds, redeployment, and pulling out, the new Democratic Congress will, at least for now, probably do nothing except speak impassioned words and make implicit threats. Here’s why...

Analysis and Commentary

A plea to bring about end of bad Iraq policies

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom Communications
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

President George W. Bush stood before Congress and millions of Americans to plead that they all give his new approach to the Iraq war a chance: "Our country is pursuing a new strategy in Iraq - and I ask you to give it a chance to work," he intoned...

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