Opinion Forum

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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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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Is It Already April Fools’ Day?

April 1st, 2011

By Dan Miller This story from the South Korean Chosun Ilbo reports that Seoul and Washington have agreed that the chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff will command support troops from the U.S. in case of a provocation from North Korea, a government source said Thursday. “The South Korean and U.S. militaries […]

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Tags: Canada, command, Libya, NATO, South Korea, U.S. troops, UN
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