Good War and Bad Peace: Perpetual War and the Erosion of Liberty
Benjamin Franklin and James Madison well understood the threat posed to liberty by perpetual war. ...
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Obama’s “Anti-ISIS” Coalition Built ISIS, Biden Admits
Oops! Vice President Joe Biden did it again. Speaking at Harvard, Obama’s widely ridiculed vice president admitted what astute analysts have known all...
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Contradicting Truth, Obama Calls Syria Plotting “Contradictory”
Obama admitted in an interview aired last weekend that his unconstitutional warmongering in Syria was “contradictory.” But he was not referring to his...
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U.S. Considering No-fly, Buffer Zones for Syria
A no-fly zone over northeastern Syria and a buffer zone along the border between Syria and Turkey are among the options being considered...
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Iran President Gives Qualified Endorsement to Coalition Strikes Against Islamic State
It appears the Obama administration and Secretary of State John Kerry were against Iran joining the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State terrorists before...
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Most Americans Oppose Using U.S. Troops on Ground to Fight ISIS
A CNN/ORC poll released on September 29 indicates that 60 percent of Americans oppose putting U.S. “boots on the ground” in Iraq and...
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U.S. Bombs 41 $250,000 Humvees Captured by ISIS
During the past six weeks U.S. combat jets have bombed and eliminated 41 Humvees originally given to the Iraqi military, but afterwards captured...
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JCS Chief, House Speaker Say Ground Force May be Needed
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Martin Dempsey said "a large ground force" might be needed to defeat ISIL (aka...
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“Moderate” Rebels Resent the Bombing of Their Extremist Friends
The coalition formed to fight Islamic State terrorists has already become fractious, as the "moderate" Syrian rebels the United States is backing don't...
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U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels Want No-Fly Zone
The Syrian rebels the United States has offered to arm and train for the fight against Islamic State terrorists say they need a...
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CFR Calls Obama’s Orwellian UN Address “Impressive”
Bush-era State Department bureaucrat Stewart M. Patrick proclaimed President Obama's Orwellian address to the United Nations General Assembly “one of the most impressive...
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Don’t Look Now, But 1,600 (x2) U.S. “Boots on the Ground” in Iraq
Americans have repeatedly been reassured that the counterterrorism offensive (or whatever it is that's not a war) against the Islamic State of Iraq...
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Obama Bombs ISIS in Syria; U.S. Officials Tout Regime Change
After having already handed Libya to al-Qaeda-linked jihadists with help from NATO and the United Nations, the Obama administration this week began bombing...
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House Puts Hold on War Powers Resolutions Until After Elections
In a clearly politically calculated move, the House of Representatives has reportedly placed an amendment into the jobs package that will ban War...
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Senate Votes to Arm Syrian Rebels; Paul Rips War Enablers
The sound and fury in Thursday's Senate debate signified grave doubts, but it ended in a lopsided 78-22 vote in favor of President...
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