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FROM AP: First lady walks 'the platypus walk'
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Our intent is to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat to our country and our allies. A Congressional resolution would also give the president the public support he needs and deserves in confronting Iran with the only language it appears to understand -- force.
In the Sorcerer's Apprentice, there can be common parallels drawn between US foreign policy and Israel, with the two being closely aligned as the Sorcerer and indeed the apprentice.
Let's for the moment think outside the game and assume the worst-case scenario: Iran covertly manufactures and tests a nuclear device. Then what?
Over the past 50 years, every American president has refused to publicly recognize the fact of Israel's nuclear arsenal. On Super Bowl Sunday President Obama kept the tradition intact.
Uncritical support of Pentagon spending will make us weaker, not stronger. We need to get our fiscal house in order while still finding money to invest in the pillars of a strong economy.
Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today Oh, how I wish he'd go away William Hughe...
In 51 words, Carter demonstrates convincingly why he should stay out of the business of Iran analysis. Not that he was much better at it while in the White House.
If the Israelis could cut a deal in 1974 with a country like Syria, certainly the international community and the U.S. could seek to do the same today with a country like Iran.
Are American politicians out of sync with the public when it comes to foreign policy? There is considerable reason to believe so.
The ongoing campaign of sabotage and targeted killing is clearly having a powerful psychological effect and has slowed the Iranian program. But the question remains whether these tactics, even in combination with the tough sanctions scheduled to take effect in coming weeks, can actually stop it.
Many historians argue that the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a turning point in mankind's history, events that marked the beginning of humanity's ability to instantly self-annihilate.
Phil Taubman writes in the Sunday New York Times what many people in Washington think about our outdated nuclear policy, but few say. He makes six key points.
Iran has doubtless learned something from two countries in particular. The first is North Korea. The second is Libya.
In a situation where every nation is a hostage, we need a unified international front to counter Iran's efforts at economic blackmail.
As Washington antics undermine our confidence in government, it is instructive to think back 20 years to challenges a President and Congress faced in December, 1991.
