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“Busted!”: McCain And Graham Were Dead Set Against Boots On Ground Before...
Some excellent recall and reporting from both Steve Benen and Amanda Terkel who remind us that it was just a few short months ago that “The Boobsey Twins”—John McCain and his BFF Linsey Graham—insisted...
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“Cruz Channels The Base on IS”: Unfocused Rage Confused With Patriotism
To the casual reader of headlines, what most distinctively characterizes Sen. Ted Cruz’s typically loud rhetoric on the IS challenge and what to do about it is his bizarre focus–which NH Republican...
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“There’s No Terrorist Shaolin Temple”: Why Are We Afraid Of The Returning...
One of the common refrains we hear in the reporting on ISIL is that officials are worried that Americans will go to Syria or Iraq, fight with ISIL, and then return here to launch terrorist attacks on...
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“A Weighty Decision”: Boehner Ready To Punt On ISIS Vote Until 2015
It was Aug. 8, seven weeks ago tomorrow, that President Obama launched U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq. It was this week when the president expanded the mission to include strikes on...
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“Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory”: GOP Rep Urges US Generals ‘Behind The Scenes’...
Congressional Republican condemnations of President Obama’s foreign policy are as common as the sunrise. Congressional Republicans urging active-duty U.S. generals to resign, during a war, to protest...
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“Et Tu, Leon?”: Continuing The Tradition Of Those Who Feel Ungrateful...
So let’s say you’re a former congressman, CIA director and Secretary of Defense. You (and probably a ghost or two) have been noodling with a memoir for a long time. You’re finally out of office and...
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“One-Dimensional Foreign Policy Thinking”: Leon Panetta Is What’s Wrong With...
When Harry Truman apocryphally said, “if you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog” he might have had someone like Leon Panetta in mind. Not content with letting Republicans pummel his old boss,...
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“Working Off The Same Script”: Why Can’t Republican Candidates Say Whether...
It was a busy night on the campaign trail Tuesday, as candidates in several key races faced off in debates. Moderators frequently asked whether candidates thought President Obama should commit US...
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“New Depths Of Shamelessness”: Chicken Little Media Keeps Reaching New Lows
One time, my wife and I went walking near a pasture where nine mares grazed. I knew them all by name. Suddenly and for no obvious reason the herd stampeded, galloping by as if their lives depended upon...
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“Ebola And America’s Childish Narcissism”: We, As A Country, Have Never Been...
I don’t start many columns like this, but kudos to Fox News and specifically host Shepard Smith for decimating this Ebola hysteria the other day. David Ignatius of The Washington Post picked up on...
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“Voters Remorse”: The New GOP Congress Americans Do Not ‘Wish They Had’
The man who lost the last (presidential) election round and who goes around talk shows trying to pretend he did not, has some advice for the man who beat him in 2012. Appearing on Sunday’s CBS Face the...
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“A Triumph Of American Culture Welcoming Immigrants”: Why Republican...
One frequent criticism conservatives make of Barack Obama when it comes to terrorism is that he doesn’t “understand” the threats we face. This supposed lack of understanding, they say, is what leads...
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“Just Differing Species Of The Same Family”: ISIS And American Conservatives;...
Look who just banned teaching evolution in schools: The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about...
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“Rubio Blasts ISIS Strategy He Supports”: His Own Views On Foreign Policy...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is clearly aware of the fact that many of the Republican presidential candidates are current or former governors. But the Florida senator believes he would have an important...
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“The Only Way Victory Can Be Achieved”: Republicans Still Obsessed With...
There was a weird little sidelight to the just-concluded mini-crisis over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which was that the American Action Network, a group allied with John Boehner,...
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“While In The Neighborhood, Why Not Iran Too”: Republicans Hankering For...
It’s been an entire 12 years since we started a war, and apparently the American people are getting a little antsy. A new Quinnipiac poll finds that 62 percent of Americans, including 72 percent of...
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“Iran Nukes? Thank Neocons”: The No-Diplomacy Posture Is Exactly What Has...
I have probably written many times in the past that Republicans hit a new low, but as of this week you can toss all those. This Senate letter is the definite low of all time. I didn’t think these...
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“GOP Has An Interest In Everyone Being As Afraid As Possible”: The Islamic...
If I asked you to define what it means for a terrorist group to be a “threat” to the United States, what specifically would you say? If it seems like a strange question, that’s only because nobody ever...
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“The Harrowing Lives Of Christians In The Middle East”: When All Is Said And...
Witnessing sectarian turmoil in the Middle East, and observing the back and forth over which threat is most existential to countries in that religiously sensitive region, a soft voice asks: “Don’t...
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“The Tinker Bell School Of Foreign Policy”: The GOP Presidential Field’s...
Last week, Jeb Bush told an audience in California, “It is strength, and will, and clarity of purpose that make all the difference.” This is the Tinker Bell school of foreign policy that has spread...
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