Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

The National Interest: Dave Mujumdar: Europe’s Four Deadliest Military Powers

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The National Interest Europe gets stereotyped as socialist, pacifist and isolationist. And for very good reason and those labels tend to go very well together. Democratic Socialists tend to be pacifist and isolationist and at the very least suspicious of … Continue reading →

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The Diplomat: Francis P. Sempa: The Geopolitics of The Vietnam War

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“On April 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon, helicopters rescued the last remaining Americans from the roof of their embassy in South Vietnam – an unforgettable manifestation of the ignominious U.S. defeat in the war in Southeast Asia … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: Bilal Y. Saab: ‘Saudi Arabia’s Way Forward’

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Foreign Affairs– the King of Saudi Arabia. “King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz will be remembered for his relatively reformist mindset and bold foreign policy initiatives. But the Saudi leader’s passing will have little to no impact on the Kingdom’s future, … Continue reading →

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RAND: With the Death Toll Rising in Gaza, is There Any Hope For Peace?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Here is one of the few times that I’ve ever agreed with Senator Lindsay Graham on anything. As long as Hamas is part of any Palestinian government there will never be peace between Israel and Palestine. Because … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy: Tom Ricks: Want a Better Military? First Make it Smaller

Posted on July 24, 2014 by kireschneider

Foreign Policy If you truly believe in a strong American military and that it is essential for not only America to be safe, but for us to play our part in seeing that the rest of world has a shot … Continue reading →

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RAND Corporation: Brian Michael Jenkins: Iraq Observations: The Future of Iraq

Posted on June 26, 2014 by kireschneider

RAND Corporation I posted this a few days ago on this blog about then Senator Joe Biden proposing back in 2007-08 to partition Iraq which of course the Iraqi people would have to approve themselves. And how that may of … Continue reading →

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Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, President Obama Must Get Congress’s Approval Before War on ISIL in Iraq

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, “President Obama Must Get Congress’s OK Before War on ISIL in Iraq” Even though technically President Obama may not need Congressional approval to take the country back to … Continue reading →

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Washington Examiner: Gene Healy: The Iraq War Was a Bipartisan Disaster

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with Gene Healy on this even though I put most of the responsibility for the War in Iraq on President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and their supporters. But the fact … Continue reading →

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National Post: An Historical Look at How Iraq Was Formed

Posted on June 23, 2014 by kireschneider

National Post Back in 2006-07 then U.S. Senator Joe Biden as he was then Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee in 2006 and then when Democrats won back Congress in 2006 he became Chairman of that committee proposed a … Continue reading →

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Contra Corner: Michael Krieger: Mission Accomplished in Iraq

Posted on June 20, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever you think of the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 when it officially ended with American troops pulling out the “mission has already been accomplished”. If you look at what the original neoconservative goals from … Continue reading →

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