Tag Archives: moscow

Don’t Forget About Ukraine

ISIS. ISIS. ISIS. Since the beginning of the ISIS insurgency in Iraq just a few weeks ago, the world’s attention has been focused squarely on containing – and possibly fighting – this dangerous organization. To be sure, the implications of…

Soviet-born congressional candidate looks to make history

Igor Birman, shown here, is running for Congress in California. (Igor Birman) During the darkest days of the Cold War, some in Washington feared a Communist infiltration inside the highest reaches of the government. It would have been unimaginable then…

Obama Opts To Delay and Diffuse

In Tuesday’s address President Obama didn’t change any minds. And he certainly didn’t offer any answers to the litany of questions from Congressmen, Senators, commentators and everyday Americans that have been posed since the President came out in support of…

No minds changed by Syria speech but Obama’s message is loud and clear

Bottom line: I don’t think the president changed any minds Tuesday night. And I don’t think he intended to. President Obama didn’t make the case Tuesday night that a military strike would have any consequential impact on degrading the chemical…

Edward Snowden And The Russian And Chinese Advantage

Another day, another humiliation for the Obama administration. As I argued on my show, Political Insiders, with Pat Caddell and John Leboutiller yesterday, Russia has once again embarrassed the US and President Obama by harboring former NSA contractor Edward Snowden…