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Would the U.S. pay for Libya’s WMDs?

August 30, 2011 Arthur Lieber Congress, International, Military Leave a comment

Conservatives are very concerned about strengthening America’s military while reducing the debt. They are also concerned about threats of terror, sometimes when no threat

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Libya: What’s wrong with this picture?

July 26, 2011 Madonna Gauding Military, Obama, War 2 comments

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests. —Henry Kissinger Secretary Hillary Clinton is looking happy and relaxed. The man next to her

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Democrats could give Obama cover for Libya

July 1, 2011 Arthur Lieber Congress, International, Obama, War Leave a comment

“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”  These are famous and not unexpected words from Richard Nixon in his

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Deciphering the double-speak of U.S. foreign policy

June 28, 2011 Madonna Gauding Government, Politics, War One comment

One of the most crazy-making aspects of political news is having to listen to government double-speak, especially when it involves foreign policy. When the

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