Until about a week ago, I couldn’t find Mali on a map—except that I knew to look in Africa. I knew that it was
Category: Foreign Policy
Tax dollars at work: American foreign aid to Israel
While waiting for a connecting flight in the Dallas, Texas, airport, I witnessed a woman turn to a man and ask him to watch
Benghazi and Newtown
Go figure. Republicans have made a bogus issue out of the September 11, 2012 incident at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They sabotaged
Petraeus: Hero is a dangerous word
The country was distraught; the world was shocked when it heard that man with no flaws and impeccable integrity was found to have been
Bibi made a bad bet
For the first time in history, an Israeli prime minister took sides in an American election. The right wing, saber rattling prime minister of
LA Times, Colin Powell enthusiastically endorse President Obama
Many of this year’s endorsements of Barack Obama for president are laced with caveats, but the tone of the Los Angeles Times and General
No apologies in the so-called “apology tour”
In tonight’s third 2012 Presidential debate, Governor Romney once again referred to President Obama’s diplomatic tour in Spring 2009 as an “apology tour.” He
Russia’s our “biggest foe?” Then why did Romney invest there?
During these final weeks of the presidential campaign Mitt Romney seems to be doubling down on Russia as his pick for America’s “number one
Five bad reasons to intervene in Syria
Recentl,y Michael Doran and Max Boot wrote an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “5 Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now.” While their
Seattle Times endorses President Obama for re-election
In an editorial laced with expressions of disappointment about President Obama’s first term, the Seattle Times has, nonetheless, called for the re-election of the