Tagged: Foreign Policy & Military & War

Alina Stefanescu received an interesting reactionary comment on her blog recently from Mr. Gary Proctor, with regard to a posting that mentioned the absentee ballot issue concerning military military: "what complete idiocy. As a...

October 6, 2004 The Civil War: Second American Revolution or Costly Mistake? American Military University HS 101, United States History to 1877 by James Landrith It is commonly accepted that the Civil War was...

James P. Pinkerton, writing for The American Conservative, on 7 Habits of Highly Effective Imperialists: Self-help for those who oppose self-rule: In 1990, Stephen Covey published The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. A...

October 4, 2004 Settlement and Revolution in the New World American Military University HS 101, United States History to 1877 by James Landrith The colonization of the New World, rather than being a well-planned,...

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!—To Iraq?by William Marina Both the U.S. and Russian empires face a similar problem—how to put down raging insurgencies which do not hesitate to kill civilians in...

The New York Times on Denying the Troops a Secret Ballot: Members of the military will be allowed to vote this year by faxing or e-mailing their ballots – after waiving their right to...

Associated Press on Guard Won't Meet Recruiting Goal: The Army National Guard will fall short of its recruiting goal this year, in part because fewer active duty soldiers are opting to switch to part-time...

Bush Plans Huge Reserve and Guard Troop Deployment to Iraq War After Election According to this article, sometimes an "October Surprise" is what someone secretly plans to do in November, after the election. As...

September 20, 2004 Separation of Powers: Declaring War American Military University SS 121, American Government I by James Landrith The ability to wage war is one of the most important powers of the presidency....

Adam Smeltz of Knight Ridder Newspapers on Young Republicans Support Iraq War, but Not Willing to Join the Fight: In more than a dozen interviews, Republicans in their teens and 20s offered a range...