Tag Archives: Baghdad

On Iraq: Think like Romans and admit we were beaten

By mike | Published: December 22, 2011

One of the most disturbing aspects of contemporary America is its absolute determination to deceive itself. As the last U.S. soldiers and Marines leave Iraq, we have heard President Obama, Senator McCain, Defense Secretary Panetta, and numerous others speak as if U.S. forces accomplished something positive in Iraq. Indeed, our service personnel have been welcomed [...]

Posted in Articles | Also tagged Defense Secretary Panetta, For Obama, Iran, Iraq, Rome, The Romans, United States | Leave a comment

Barack Obama: Neoconservative crusader

By mike | Published: May 22, 2011

While some in the media swoon over President Obama’s “plan” for the Middle East — note the Washington Post’s piece by David Ignatius — and the Israel-First fifth column prepares to teach the Democrats a lesson in 2012, the rest of us common folk can see how irrelevant we are to the foreign-policy plans of [...]

Posted in Articles | Also tagged AIPAC, Barack Obama, Coptic Christians, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, United States | 13 Comments

My policy has been and will continue to be ... to be on friendly terms with, but independent of, all nations on earth. To share in the broils of none. To supply their wants, and be carriers for them all; being thoroughly convinced that it is our policy and interest to do so; and that nothing short of self-respect, and that justice which is essential to a national character, ought to involve us in war.
George Washington

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