By Patrick J. Buchanan"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" is Newton's third law of physics.Its counterpart in geopolitics is "blowback," when military action in one sphere produces an unintended and undesirable consequence in another.September 11, 2001, was blowback.George H.W. Bush had sent an army of half a million to hurl Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait, a Continue reading...
23 October 2012 
Negotiations — or War With Iran?
Tuesday - October 23, 2012 at 1:47 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan"It would be unconscionable to go to war if we haven't had such discussions," said Nicholas Burns, under secretary of state in the Bush administration, of reports the Obama White House has agreed to one-on-one talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.Sen. Lindsey Graham dissented Sunday: "I think the time for talking is over. ... We talk, they enrich. It needs to Continue reading...
19 October 2012 
Will Obama Paint Romney As Warmonger?
Friday - October 19, 2012 at 12:39 am
By Patrick J. BuchananUsually, not always, the peace party wins.Gen. Sherman's burning of Atlanta and March to the Sea ensured Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864.William McKinley, with his triumph over Spain and determination to pacify and hold the Philippines, easily held off William Jennings Bryan in 1900.Yet Woodrow Wilson won in 1916 on the slogan, "He Kept Us Out of War!" Continue reading...
12 October 2012 
Stay out of the Syrian Maelstrom
Friday - October 12, 2012 at 12:50 am
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...
2 October 2012 
The Unraveling of Obama’s Foreign Policy
Tuesday - October 2, 2012 at 12:38 am
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...
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