Last week, President Bush addressed the Nation to describe a "way forward" in the War for the Free World and its Battle of Iraq. Next week, he will give another address, one that may ultimately prove even more decisive in determining our success in the global conflict of which the Iraq theater is but one …
Mr. President: By now you have been getting lots of free advice about what to say – and what not to say – in your remarks Wednesday about a new strategy for Iraq. Some of it, like Jim Baker’s recommendations that would have translated into our defeat, you have wisely rejected. You have evidently decided …
By David P. Solomon In a world shocked by the indiscriminate violence of terrorism, new threats are always just beyond the horizon. While terror attacks from New York to Kula reiterate the dangers of modern life, political observers still criticize the Bush Administration for being “alarmist” and excessively suspicious, stating that those who wish us …
Seemingly unrelated events of the past week suggest considerable trouble ahead for U.S. vital interests. As President Bush puts the finishing touches on his plans for a new strategy for waging the War for the Free World, he had best make sure that he focuses not only on Iraq and Iran (as recommended in this …
By Dat Cao* Afghanistan was the first country liberated by the United States in the War on Terror after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The country ruled by the repressive Taliban regime was harboring and aiding al Qaeda terrorists who were responsible for carrying out the strike against the United States. After repeated …
On September 20, 2006, the Center for Security Policy paid tribute to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter and Those Who Serve – the men and women who render invaluable service to the Nation in the War on Terror. Congressman Hunter’s address to the nearly 400 attendees at this elegant black-tie dinner held at …
It has become fashionable of late, among elected officials and pundits, to describe the United States military as "broken" and "over-stretched." While such characterizations can be discounted as hyperbole, there is no denying the fact that the American military is currently deployed in an unprecedented number of countries, carrying out an ever more diverse set …
By Eric A. Billings In October of 2005, several blasts rocked the resort island of Bali in Indonesia, the work of Islam of ascist militants who desire nothing less than the establishment of an Islamic state and the enforcement of Sharia. Their extreme means were matched only by the propensity of their views to be …
(Washington, D.C.): For the past 30 years – since the oil crisis of 1973 – the notion of energy self-sufficiency and issues of oil dependence have principally been viewed in either economic or environmental terms. During that time, any concern with America’s petroleum based transportation system was either because it was thought to hamstring the …