Tag Archives: Barack Obama

#MadDog #Mattis: It has become rare for top military officers to stand up to their civilian leaders

GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES Trump’s Mad Dog by George Friedman December 7, 2016 “…The Mad Dog was fired by President Barack Obama, rumor has it, for asking inconvenient questions. The question of bombing Iran had come up and Mattis would not let … Continue reading

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“Israel, #Kerry warned, was “heading to a place of danger”

THE HILL Kerry takes harsh tone on Israel, suggests opening for action at UN by Julian Hattem December 5, 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry is taking an unusually harsh tone against the Israeli government, warning about recent language that … Continue reading

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“Who the hell is ‘Julia,’ and why am I paying for her whole life?”

PJ MEDIA Escape From the Life of Julia by Claudia Rosett December 2, 2016 …You remember “The Life of Julia”? Julia was the faceless female figure in the interactive slide show — or “online tool”  — rolled out by Obama’s … Continue reading

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Bibi should “tell his coalition members to zip their mouths shut and enable him to move forward by engaging in silent diplomacy with Trump”

JERUSALEM POST The Trump Revolution, Israel and American Jews by Isi Leibler November 20, 2016 The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections will have long-term global repercussions at many levels. It represents a revolt against extreme postmodernism … Continue reading

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“One of the first things #Obama did in office was declassify #Bush memos–#Republicans are about to return the favor”

BLOOMBERG Trump’s National Security Picks Want to Air Obama’s Iran Secrets by Eli Lake November 18, 2016 For years, many Republicans and conservatives have charged that President Barack Obama was shielding embarrassing intelligence and policy details about Iran in order … Continue reading

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Ike, Obama and Israel: “no period in twentieth-century Middle Eastern history that rhymes more powerfully with the present than the Eisenhower era”

COMMENTARY Middle East Misjudgment: Review of ‘Ike’s Gamble’ By Michael Doran by Omri Ceren November 16, 2016 …Michael Doran’s Ike’s Gamble, a riveting account of President Dwight Eisenhower’s conduct in Middle East, offers a key historical insight: Modern American diplomats … Continue reading

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“Fixing or killing the #IranDeal will be President #Trump’s first step toward restoring America’s global leadership”

NATIONAL REVIEW Yes, Trump’s Going to Dump the Iran Deal by Fred Fleitz November 14, 2016 …1. The Iran deal is a dangerous fraud. Donald Trump was exactly right when he called the Iran deal a “horrible” and “disastrous” agreement. … Continue reading

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#Trump to #Obama: Congressional Review Act has consequences

AMERICAN THINKER Little-noticed law gives Trump unexpected power to undo the mischief of bureaucrats by Ed Lasky November 16, 2016 Nobody was counting on this. Barack Obama infamously said that he would govern by a “pen and a phone.”  He … Continue reading

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“Trump·or·tu·ni·ty: A set of circumstances created by the improbable victory of #Trump, which makes it possible to further many issues in the US and the world, especially in Israel and the Middle East”

ALGEMEINER The Trumportunity for Israel by Yishai Fleisher November 13, 2016 …Just as the world seemed to be progressing towards a post-national, post-family, post-God globalism, three stunning upsets proved that there was a rebellion afoot against those values. First, Netanyahu won big in … Continue reading

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“I remained puzzled about the almost universal support of Democrats for Hillary Clinton, despite her personal flaws, and the Republican “never Trumpers” who refused to support their party’s nominee because of his personal flaws’

RABBI PRUZANSKY’S BLOG The Empire Strikes Back by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky November 10, 2016 …But Trump, one can hope, has put an end to the petty tyranny of political correctness. He said what he thought was true regardless of who was … Continue reading

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