Category Archives: Pakistan

The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Fredrick W. Kagan along with Fouad Ajami and Bernard Lewis were the primary ideological agents that gave fortitude to the Bush administrations push to surge in 2006 under Dr. David Petraeus.  Kagan’s expertise in asymmetrical warfare is incomparable to any … Continue reading →

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Islam & ‘Sex Slaves’: Case Study

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

I suppose that most people are unable to wade into distinct contrasts between traditions (moral or textual) that animate various religious traditions.  I say ‘religious’ for a distinct reason:  revelation reveals ‘man’ to ‘himself’. In other words, the concept of … Continue reading →

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The Morality Of Political Realism: Fortitude For The American Imperium

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

What are we witnessing in the political and therefore spiritual morass that is a craven European Union, especially geopolitically and strategically?  ”Idealism” is a tough sell in American Foreign Policy, but most often it has been alloyed to the social … Continue reading →

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Persian Designs In Mesopotamia

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

War and diplomacy is filled with role reversals, ironies, contrasts that are fit for Sophocles and Shakespeare, for the social and political impact of war is always unmanageable.  When the American’s established a Shia power grab after the fall of … Continue reading →

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Obama: The AfPak Strategy, What Nixon & Kissenger Can Teach

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

If Nixon hadn’t committed political suicide in Watergate, he would have turned a very diplomatic war into a massive win given how the Tet offensive was a disaster for the North Vietnamese.   Yes, the Marxist doctrine on insurgency was … Continue reading →

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George Melloan: The American Imperium For An Uncertain President

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

George Melloan has written “The Great Money Binge:  Spending Our Way To Socialism,”  out from Simon & Schuster 2009.  As former Editorial page writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal makes him a protege to the most powerful man … Continue reading →

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The Great Game Begins

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

‘The Great Game’ otherwise known as ‘Tournament of Shadows’ was a deadly proxy fight between expansionist Russia and Imperialist England during the late 19th century.  England was defensive regarding her position as guardian of India (what constituted today’s Pakistan, Iran, … Continue reading →

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Pakistan: Incompetent & Duplicitous Ally

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

With the death of Osama bin Laden the U.S. can now begin to assess its partner in the ‘Long War’.  Any brief cogent view of Pakistan will reveal a deeply troubling political arena fit for only the most competent statesman. … Continue reading →

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The Folly of Elites at Council on Foreign Relations

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

The Council on Foreign Relations is another anachronistic institution whose ties to monolithic liberalism is rendering itself obsolete in our present age of digital revolution. This is a sad state of affairs given this nations need for clarity of purpose … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden: The Nemesis Of History

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

The death of Osama bin Laden ushers in an period of relief fit for Sophocles! It should surprise no one that violent revolutionaries are unfit to govern the impact of the means by which they rule.  This tale is well … Continue reading →

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