Alexis de Tocqueville, that most astute analyst of American society, said “there are two things that will always be difficult for a democratic people to do: to start a war and to finish it”, and that such people also have “an excessive love of tranquility”. Probably true, and we have had ample proof of these […]
Enough Is Enough!
In October 2001, I wrote the following: “Having thus identified the enemy, we will be flirting with a world war between Islam and the West, which we must not allow to happen………..our ideological enemy is an extreme sect of radical Islam, not the Muslim religion, the leaders of which should loudly condemn the barbarians who […]
War Update—Condi Abroad, Bush At Home
The transformation of the Middle East plods on, no thanks to the irresponsible opposition in this country, the leading political party of which calibrates its every move based on its anticipated damage to the credibility of the Commander in Chief. In fairness, President Bush hasn’t helped himself much lately, having been remiss in his communications […]
Middle East Transformation Update
“The ultimate outcome will be transformational, for I believe there is no way to avoid the massive restructuring of the Muslim world that will follow (and parallel) this conflict. The ruling elites in these societies, friend and foe alike, must choose which future they want, and the status quo ante is not acceptable, for us […]
The Citadel Of Corruption
Or, as Emmett Tyrell calls it, the “tabernacle of hypocrisy”. Either description will do for the United Nations, which long ago proved its unworthiness as a responsible world forum, much less as an instrument for peace, stability, and human rights, and the corruption of its mission is beyond repair. The UN Security Council validated its […]
The War: What’s Next?
Before getting totally consumed with the often vacuous rhetoric of Election 2004, it is important to take stock of the one truly consuming issue before the American people—the global war on terrorism. Where are we and what’s next? Those who were anticipating some guidance from the recently released report of the 9/11 Commission should have […]
The Incoherent And Irresponsible American Left
The questions for the day are: Can a society steeped in postmodernism in its elite cultural institutions and that has only recently survived its first postmodern Presidency summon the moral courage for the commitment necessary to win the war on terrorism? Can we fight such a war in a 24/7 media market? Can an open […]
The Challenge And Opportunity In Iran
Natural disasters often have enormous cultural and political consequences along with their economic and human costs. I believe the horror of the December earthquakes in Iran is an example because it helped further demonstrate to the Iranian people the huge void that exists between their tyrannized society and the developed West in terms of wealth, […]
One Down, Dozens More To Go
The title of this essay is borrowed from the headline of a review of a book by Mark Palmer, Breaking the Real Axis of Evil, the main point of which is that, beyond terrorism as the primary threat to the world, it is dictatorship itself that must be recognized as a crime against humanity. It […]
War, Peace, And Intellectual Honesty
For a brief, but compelling, chronological account of how we got where we are in the war on terror in general and Iraq in particular, I recommend the Special Editorial from the October 20, 2003 issue of The Weekly Standard. Anyone with an ounce of intellectual honesty cannot dispute the obvious strategic conclusions from the […]
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