Tag Archives: military

White House hit for equivocation on stopping ‘genocide’

08/08/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Is preventing genocide in America’s core interest? Pressed by journalists, White House press secretary Josh Earnest walked a fine line on Thursday noting that “each of these instances” will be “evaluated on a case-by-case basis in terms of what the…

Three inspirational days riding with President Bush, warriors in W100K

05/08/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
There are beautiful rocks of all varieties on the bike trails at Prairie Chapel Ranch, former President George W. Bush’s home in Crawford, Texas. The shifting terrain and slopes challenge riders. The single track weaves between the trees with just…

Egypt Highlights The United States’ Impotence

07/05/2013 Published on Forbes.com
The situation in Egypt highlights the quandary the United States also finds itself in in Syria and, to put it bluntly, our nation’s impotence. To be clear, the quandary is three parted. The first part is the question of whether…

Pakistan’s historic election could bring change to military ties with US

05/11/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
May 11, 2013: Pakistani women wait to register their names and cast their ballots at a polling station on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP) Pakistan’s historic election today could have immense consequences for the region and the so-called war…

Mongolia’s Slide Toward Autocracy Should Set Off Alarm Bells For West

06/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
In an earlier article, I highlighted the importance of former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar’s corruption trial for the fate of democracy in Mongolia. The charges logged against Enkhbayar represent a political vendetta on the part of the current president, Tsakhia…

Let’s get real about the Secret Service ‘scandal’ and what went on in Colombia

04/26/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Finally. I’m finally over the shock of learning that men, when away from home and faced with opportunity, might find themselves in the company of booze and hookers. Usually in that order. Much has been made of the Secret Service…