The End of Pax Americana?

Friday - October 7, 2011 at 10:49 am

By Patrick J. BuchananWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Observing the correlation of forces in this city and the intensity of conviction in the base of each party, the outcome of the ongoing fiscal fight between Barack Obama and the Tea Party Republicans seems preordained.Deadlock. There will be no big jobs-for-taxes deal. The can will be kicked down the road into the next administration.A second Continue reading...

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Why Are We Still in Korea?

Friday - November 26, 2010 at 12:03 am

By Patrick J. BuchananThis writer was 11 years old when the shocking news came on June 25, 1950, that North Korean armies had crossed the DMZ.Within days, Seoul had fallen. Routed U.S. and Republic of Korea troops were retreating toward an enclave in the southeast corner of the peninsula that came to be known as the Pusan perimeter.In September came Gen. MacArthur's masterstroke: the Continue reading...

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Bring Our Marines Home

Tuesday - February 2, 2010 at 2:11 am

By Patrick J. BuchananA month after Germany surrendered in May 1945, America's eyes turned to the Far East, where the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war was joined on the island of Okinawa. Continue reading...

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