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Israel Should Defer Direct Retaliation Against Iran

Many people that I respect are calling for a massive retaliation from Israel against Iran after Iran’s missile and drone attack on April 13. While I disagree, Israel will do what it will do. I think that context has been … Continue reading

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Israel Ending Hamas Is in US Vital Interests

Since Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ 10/7/2023 terrorist attack, many Americans have been questioning the US role in the war. Specifically, why should we be involved at all? So far, US support to Israel has been limited to … Continue reading

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Ukraine and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Risk

Regarding the current war between Russia and Ukraine, often commentators assert that there are no US interests at stake. While this is obviously wrong, I take them to imply that there are no VITAL US interests at stake; those are … Continue reading

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Haiti Fails Again, Should We Care?

Failing-state Haiti has degenerated into chaos again; should the US care? Here are a few things to consider: Re: refugee crisis, the US is already overwhelmed by an illegal alien crisis. Historically, the US has absorbed refugees from Haiti. The … Continue reading

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Daniel Pipes Recommends US Actively Prop Up a Failing and Unrepentant State Sponsor of Terrorism, Assad’s Syria

Somehow, Daniel Pipes must have come to the conclusion that there are bad terrorists and worse terrorists, so we should be friends with the bad ones. Last month, Pipes shifted his recommendation of neutrality in the Syrian civil war to … Continue reading

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