“Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, tweeted last night: ‘Every foreign leader I’ve spoken with at #APEC thinks Trump presidency has been enormous gift for the Chinese. Every single one,’” according to Axios’ weekly China blog. This is echoed by the lead item in today’s Real Clear Markets, the headline for which is “When […]
Tuesday (11/14/2017) Bolton sees Lebanon as almost Iran’s now
Former UN ambassador John Bolton blames former President Obama for arming Iraq’s Iranian-dominated Shiite military: “Sadly, Iran’s progress was foreseeable from the inception of Barack Obama’s strategy of using Iraqi military forces and Shia militia units as critical elements in the campaign to eradicate the ISIS caliphate in Syria and Iraq. The Baghdad government is […]
Monday (11/13/2017) Iran nervous about Saudi next move
Iran is taking quite seriously Saudi Arabia’s accusing it of an act of war for supplying Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels with a missile aimed at the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The Saudis also warned Lebanon,, dominated by Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, that “the coming developments will definitely be astonishing.” The Iranian regime became upset when its own […]
Sunday (11/12/2017) Codevilla on US ignorance of terrorism motives
Diverse terrorist motives, US ignorance Angelo Codevilla continues his masterful, “must read” analysis of how successive US administrations have misunderstood the motivations of terrorist groups, many of whom are fighting for causes which have little to do with the US. To the extent that the US brings in refugees from countries such as Somalia, where […]
Saturday (11/11/2017) Veterans Day, Rand Paul, Roy Moore, Republicans
Veterans Day Veterans Day began as World War I’s Armistice Day — a celebration of peace at the end of President Wilson’s “war to end all wars.” The US military suffered 116,516 deaths (63,114 in the 1918 influenza epidemic, 53,402 in combat) and approximately 320,000 sick and wounded. President Wilson campaigned for reelection in 1916 […]
