China’s Threat to the U.S. Is Exaggerated April 13, 2009Ivan Eland The Pentagon’s annual publication, “Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2009,” accused China of stocking its military with […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
How to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels
How to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels Legalize Their Activities April 6, 2009Ivan Eland While the U.S. superpower has meddled in many far-flung nations around the globe in the name of enhancing its […]
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The U.S. Should Fear Its Friends
The U.S. Should Fear Its Friends March 30, 2009Ivan Eland President Warren Harding once said, “I have no trouble with my enemies,” but noted that his friends “keep me walking […]
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Warning from Bosnia for Iraq
Warning from Bosnia for Iraq March 23, 2009Ivan Eland Bosnian Serb leaders have threatened to withdraw from Bosnia-Herzegovina, the decentralized entity created by the 1995 Dayton Accords, which ended a […]
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Hypocrisy in Government
Hypocrisy in Government March 16, 2009Ivan Eland Recent statements by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, admitting that they were […]
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End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
End “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” March 9, 2009Ivan Eland Shortly after Bill Clinton took office in 1993, he attempted to push the U.S. military to openly accept the reality that […]
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Read the Fine Print
Read the Fine Print March 2, 2009Ivan ElandUSA Today Obama Needs to Withdraw Troops More Quickly and Completely. Americans should be excused for believing they voted for an end to […]
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Erasing Red Ink: Slash the Defense Budget
Erasing Red Ink Slash the Defense Budget March 2, 2009Ivan Eland A front page article in the New York Times starts out with the sentence: “The budget that President Obama […]
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Obama’s Policy on Civil Liberties: Bush Lite?
Obama’s Policy on Civil Liberties: Bush Lite? February 23, 2009Ivan Eland Barack Obama entered the presidency as one of the most rhetorically pro-civil liberties politicians in recent memory. And shortly […]
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Misreading the Iraqi Election Results
Misreading the Iraqi Election Results February 9, 2009Ivan Eland Now that their nemesis, George W. Bush, has left office, the mainstream media can be unbridled in their optimism about the […]
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