Is Mitt Being Neoconned Into War?

Tuesday - July 31, 2012 at 2:34 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan Has Mitt Romney given Israel a blank check for war? So it seemed from the declaration in Jerusalem by his adviser Dan Senor, who all but flashed Israel a green light for war, signaling the Israelis that, if you go, Mitt's got your back: "If Israel has to take action on its own in order to stop Iran from developing that capability, the governor would respect that Continue reading...

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Who Wants War With Iran?

Tuesday - February 7, 2012 at 3:19 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan Appearing alongside CIA Director David Petraeus before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said of Iran: "We don't believe they've actually made the decision to go ahead with a nuclear weapon." Before the hearing, as James Fallows of The Atlantic reports, Clapper released his "Worldwide Threat Continue reading...

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Make Congress Vote on War on Iran

Friday - December 23, 2011 at 10:38 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan Returning from Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta dropped some jolting news. Asked by CBS's Scott Pelley if Iran could have a nuclear weapon in 2012, Panetta replied: "It would probably be about a year before they could do it. Perhaps a little less. But one proviso, Scott, is that if they have a hidden facility somewhere in Iran that may be Continue reading...

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