Seth J. Frantzman on Drone Warfare in the Middle East
Crude remote piloted aircraft “have been around for a very long time,” initially used for “mundane tasks,” such as target practice.
Bennett’s Goals, Israel’s Goals
One has to wonder why the Israeli prime minister insisted on visiting the White House in the midst of the greatest strategic catastrophe to befall the U.S. since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Inflation Growing More Persistent
GDP growth is falling in spite of it all, and prices are pillaging us all.
Has Biden Anything to Offer Bennett but More Trouble?
The prime minister wants a show of better relations with an ally. But a president in crisis who has little interest in heeding warnings about Iran isn’t likely to offer him much help.
They’re Saying this Taliban is Different
The rosy predictions that the Afghan government would face down the Taliban have been replaced by rosy predictions that the Taliban 2.0 is more “moderate.”
As Taliban Conquer Afghanistan, Time to Sanction Pakistan
If robustly applied, the pain caused by sanctions could push the Pakistanis into curbing the worst tendencies of the Taliban.
The Palestinian Solidarity Statement I’d Like to See
The petition is available here at Change.org, where anyone can sign it, even anonymously.
Michael Mandelbaum on Biden’s Middle East Policy Challenges
Biden is being “dragged pretty far … to the left of where good American foreign policy should be.”
Joe Biden’s Catastrophic Judgment
As the president rejects all criticism of his personal failure in Afghanistan, there is effectively zero chance he will reconsider his policy of 42 years on Iran.
CAIR Lectures Media About Accurately Quoting Jihadists
CAIR officials have been unwilling to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization and sometimes react testily when asked.