Next Target: Iran? by Dr. Ivan Eland Will the newly energized President Bush interpret his narrow election win as public approval for his spaghetti Western–style shoot-’em-up foreign policy? Many neo-conservatives […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
Rumsfeld’s Muddy Quagmire
Rumsfeld's Muddy Quagmire by Dr. Ivan Eland Triumphant after his “mandate” from the people, President Bush, to date, has announced the retirement of eight cabinet members. Although many of these […]
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Failure after Falluja?
Failure after Falluja? by Dr. Ivan Eland The U.S. military “victory” in Falluja is unlikely to change the dismal course of the guerilla war in Iraq. Military history has repeatedly […]
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U.S. Policy Harms Prospects for Middle East Peace
U.S. Policy Harms Prospects for Middle East Peace by Dr. Ivan Eland President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have finally gotten their wish: Yasir Arafat, their long-time […]
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Politics and the CIA
Politics and the CIA by Dr. Ivan Eland It has now become apparent why Porter Goss, a politician, was named to head the CIA in an administration that already has […]
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Fear for the Future of the Republic
Fear for the Future of the Republic by Dr. Ivan Eland A majority of the American people who voted has just given four more years to a man who failed […]
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Bush’s Electoral Prospects Get a Little Help from Overseas
Bush's Electoral Prospects Get a Little Help from Overseas by Dr. Ivan Eland Although John Kerry has a commanding lead in worldwide polling with 72 percent, George W. Bush’s prospects […]
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American Exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism by Dr. Ivan Eland Many Americans, like the citizens of dominant nations of the past, believe that their way of life is superior and should be shared with […]
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A Draft or Merely Hot Air?
A Draft or Merely Hot Air? by Dr. Ivan Eland In the presidential campaign, there has been talk of returning to the draft after the election: Kerry has predicted that […]
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Protecting America or the President’s Reelection Chances?
Protecting America or the President’s Reelection Chances? by Dr. Ivan Eland Pretending to fulfill a 2000 campaign pledge, the Bush administration will soon declare the “activation” of the nation’s second […]
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