Stay out of the Syrian Maelstrom

Stay out of the Syrian Maelstrom

By Patrick J. Buchanan"In Syria, I will work ... to identify and organize those members of the opposition who share our values and ensure they obtain the arms they need to defeat Assad's tanks, helicopters and fighter jets."This commitment by Mitt Romney in his VMI address has thrilled the neocons as much as it has unsettled the realists in his camp.And the reasons for the latter's Continue reading...

Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?

Is a Nuclear Deal With Iran Possible?

By Patrick J. BuchananIn diplomacy, always leave your adversary an honorable avenue of retreat.Fifty years ago this October, to resolve a Cuban missile crisis that had brought us to the brink of nuclear war, JFK did that.He conveyed to Nikita Khrushchev, secretly, that if the Soviet Union pulled its nuclear missiles out of Cuba, the United States would soon after pull its Jupiter Continue reading...

The Unraveling of Obama’s Foreign Policy

The Unraveling of Obama’s Foreign Policy

By Patrick J. BuchananThree days after Ambassador Chris Stevens was assassinated, Jay Carney told the White House press corps it had been the work of a flash mob inflamed by an insulting video about the Prophet Muhammad.As the killers had arrived with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, this story seemed noncredible on its face.Yet two days later, U.N. Ambassador Susan Continue reading...

Has Obama Called Bibi’s Bluff?

By Patrick J. BuchananWhat is Bibi Netanyahu up to?With all his warnings of Iran's "nuclear capability," of red lines being crossed, of "breakout," of the international community failing in its duty, of an "existential threat" to Israel, what is the prime minister's game?The answer is apparent. Bibi wants Iran's nuclear program shut down, all enrichment ended, all enriched uranium Continue reading...

Last Recourse of Failed Presidents

By Patrick J. BuchananBoth the 20th and 21st centuries have seen failed presidencies.William Howard Taft lost in 1912, though he might have retained office had not his old friend and former leader Theodore Roosevelt run as a third party Bull Moose candidate and won more votes than Taft.Herbert Hoover failed through no fault of his own. The Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression were Continue reading...