Opinion Forum

Gunrunning in Benghazi. For and Against Whom and Why the Attack?

October 24th, 2012

By Dan Miller Earlier today, I re-blogged a post from Arizona Conservative on U.S. gunrunning in Benghazi. It now seems clear that that is what we were doing. In the re-blog, I asked who conducted the organized military operation against the American compound in Benghazi: were they radical Islamist anti-Assad Jihadists, “moderate” Islamist anti-Assad Jihadists, […]

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Tags: al-Qaeda, Benghazi, conspiracy, gunrunning, jihadists, Libya, Syria, U.S.
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If We Are to Lead, Doing So from the Front with Strength, Competence and Conviction Is Not Optional

September 19th, 2012

By Dan Miller A Stratfor article, “From Gadhafi to Benghazi,” appears below in its entirety following my comments. It would be great — and so would be our nation — were our leaders to learn from and be guided by it. The United States of America is now perceived as weak regardless of whether she […]

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Tags: democracy, foreign policy, islamist, Libya, NATO, realism, terrorism
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The Real Scoop on Libya

August 30th, 2011

By Dan Miller Those who think the fall of Tripoli’s Green Square actually happened are in for a big surprise, at least according to Venezuelan el Presidente Chávez. Here is a video (in Spanish) of Chávez announcing that the whole thing was filmed in Qatar:

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Tags: Chavez, Green Square, Libya, Mars, Qatar, revolution, satire, Venezuela
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Why Is the Libya War a Wrong War?

August 8th, 2011

by John H.M. Smith I have been arguing with those who support NATO action in Libya for quite a long time. Now let’s try a different approach, applying a little logic, asking three questions about the origin of this war: 1. Did the rebels have a choice? The answer is “no.” From the beginning of […]

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Tags: democracy, Libya, Muslim, NATO, rebels, Syria, war
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Gaddafi Is Our Ally and Friend, Not Our Enemy

June 26th, 2011

by John H.M. Smith This is an urgent appeal for saving Gaddafi’s life. Since 2004 Gaddafi has actually defected to the West, compensating all Lockerbie victims’ families and genuinely giving up all his WMD. He also confessed his nuclear providers, i.e., North Korea and China; that’s why China didn’t veto U.N. sanctions. When Gaddafi was […]

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Tags: enemies, friends, Gaddafi, Islam, Libya, Muslims, NATO, UK, US, war
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