A ‘Disunifying’ Attack Strategy Against Iran
What Giulio Douhet and John Warden could teach President Trump about taking down the mullahs.
Greatness Agenda
Trump Needs to Get Even Tougher on Immigration
In his inaugural address, President Trump declared that the American people "will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action." The easiest way for him to retain the White House is to get even tougher on immigration.
Why Can’t Elites Celebrate Our Victory Over Iran?
Trump has avoided war while reasserting American dominance, demonstrating just how weak Iran truly is, and making it clear that we will no longer tolerate Iranian mischief. If the elites truly cared about the country, they would be happy.
What Is Turkey To Us?
The best course for the United States and Russia is to recognize that their common interest in peace in the Mediterranean requires parallel measures to restrain Erdoğan.
What Iran Started, President Trump Will Finish
Iran has been attacking our citizens with impunity for decades. It must stop. It will stop. And Donald Trump will stop them.
The Deadly Cost of ‘Free’ Trade
A growing pile of studies and a growing pile of corpses show that the debate over trade—specifically trade with Red China—cannot be limited to a dissection of economic indices, profit and loss statements, and “increased shareholder value.”
People Are More Important Than Paintings
What the reaction to President Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites tells us about elite priorities.
Reasons to Be Wary of War Rhetoric
It’s imperative that the president knows his leash is short. The neoconservatives that have compounded the mess in the Middle East have torched their credibility and their usefulness. We won’t be fooled again.
Trump Should Learn from Reagan to Avoid a Mideast Quagmire
Getting distracted by this peripheral, chaotic, and sectarian part of the world has as little to do with our long term interests today as Lebanon did in 1983.
An Electronic Embargo Could Cripple Iran
Taking down a long-standing adversary of the United States, with a minimum loss of life at a relatively low cost and by remote, high-tech means would be an enormous payoff. Imagine that.
Americans Will Rally Around Trump on Iran
The overwhelming majority of Americans will support the president—the Democrats have put their head in a noose while standing over a trap-door. The consequences are predictable.
Trump’s Counterpunching as Grand Strategy
The president is leaving Iran, Iraq, and Syria to their own self-destructive devices while he empowers U.S. allies in the region and focuses on defending actual American interests.
Get Us Out of the Middle East Before It’s Too Late
President Trump should trust his original gut instinct. He should unilaterally withdraw American troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. The American people do not benefit from more war. We never have.
Solving the Persian Problem
A patient course gives Iran no option but to play Trump’s game at no cost or bloodshed for America.
What Is the Middle East In the Middle Of Anymore?
The United States is trying to square a circle, remaining strong and deterring dangerous elements, but to do so for U.S. interests—interests that increasingly seem to be fewer and fewer in the Middle East.
‘MOP’ Up the Mullahs
We have ordnance that can kill enemies 200 feet underground. But the important part is to limit civilian casualties while causing the Iranian economy and regime to implode.
F-35 Plagued with Problems, Poles Dump It
Right now the hugely expensive fighter jet is riddled with enough defects to make it the wrong choice to quarterback our air fleet.
An Antidote to the Iran Hysterics
Trump has always shown that he prefers diplomacy to military action. At the same time, he understands, as did Ronald Reagan, that diplomacy only works when it is backed up by military strength and a willingness to exercise it.
Trump Strikes the Right Balance with Iran
Thus far, the president has found the Goldilocks zone of dealing with Iran’s perennial threat. The next move is in the mullahs’ hands.
War With Iran?
The United States has preferred toothless sanctions over victory. But sometimes the right sanctions are deadlier than atom bombs.