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As President Obama departed for Israel, there came a startling report. Bashar Assad’s regime had used poison gas on Syrian rebels. Two Israeli Cabinet members claimed credible evidence. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said, “It’s clear for us that (gas is)…

Kevin Power’s book, The Yellow Birds, is his first novel and one of the best written accounts of the life of a Soldier in combat that I have read since coming to the Army nearly 35 years ago.  It is…

From the opening scenes of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life:
“The nuns taught us that there are two ways through life, the way of nature and the way of grace.  You have to choose which one you will follow. …

“Apart from political maps of mankind, there are natural maps of mankind. … One of the first laws of political stability is to draw your political boundaries along the lines of the natural map of mankind.”
So wrote H.G. Wells…

Sergeant Bales: America Revisits My Lai

by Harold Fickett March 19, 2012

Afghanistan was the good war.  The United States was clearly pursuing its national interest by deposing a Taliban-led government that gave Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda the safe-haven from which they launched the 9/11 attacks.  Side-benefits included freeing the…

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Iraqi Roller Coaster Slides to a Halt

by Ken Connor November 1, 2011

After nearly a decade of deployments, surges, and setbacks, after thousands of lives lost and over one trillion in taxpayers dollars spent, President Obama has announced that – in keeping with the timetable originally established by President Bush – all…

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“You Build With Peace, Not With War”

by Dr. Robert Moynihan May 9, 2009

Pope Benedict [left] Rome [yesterday] for his historic pastoral trip to the Holy Land (May 8-15). The trip has six main purposes which may be summarized in a phrase: to build peace through speaking truth. We will publish a regular…

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Iraq and the War Against Jihadism

by George Weigel October 6, 2008

No matter who is elected president, American forces will remain in Iraq for a considerable period of time. The serious points at issue have to do with troop numbers, deployments, missions, and the question of a permanent American base in…

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