Author: Steven D

I’m Sorry Hillary

Time to throw in the towel. When you are losing by margins of 20% to 30% or more in every primary since Super Duper Tuesday, further campaigning on your part is counterproductive and selfish. You might have made a good president...

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Iraq: Violence is down?

I’d like our Democratic candidates to stop saying that the violence has lessened in Iraq. It just isn’t true. Consider the following reports from Sunday and Monday this week: Link BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin car bombs struck...

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Israel’s (and Our) Peace Problem

Via Altercation, here’s a succinct statement as to what are the obstacles to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, as well as who is to blame for not overcoming those obstacles, from “Amos Elon, an Israeli, ....

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Troop Withdrawals? What Troop Withdrawals?

Predictable as clockwork. Last summer all we heard about was that Bush was going to withdraw a significant portion of the troops in Iraq (just like the year before and the year before that) as the surge wound down. Now? Well,...

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Food for Thought on Clinton’s Campaign

After my post yesterday (and the comments it generated) asking Clinton supporters to make their case for her nomination, I decided to peruse the internet to see what other arguments there might be for nominating her, or not, as...

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