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hen they had concluded that Iran's weapons program was still under way. EFTA00656347 News of the shift would probably leak to the news media, and White House officials feared that the administration would then be accused of suppressing intelligence on Iran, just as it had been criticized for doing on Ira

bates on their conclusions, but there is top-down pressure to make the assessments come out a certain way," said John R. Bolton, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former ambassador to the United Nations in the Bush administration. Memories of Iraq have clouded the debate on Iran ever since the United S

uch an anchor in the Arab world as Egypt. The decision to give up on the admittedly difficult negotiations with the Iraqis was clearly motivated by White House's desire to run on "ending" the war in Iraq. This was as unnecessary as it was unwise. The decision to allow deep cuts in defense spending -- rather

o longer seek to shape a better world, but instead to retreat from it. Danielle Pletka is vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Aaron David Miller: "Life's about learning," Crosby, Stills, and Nash sang in one of their better songs. Barack Obama has sure learned a lot of a

thereby "creat[ing] the perception of the military involved in domestic politics" (?-221 Trump and group of officials and advisors on the way from White House complex to St. John's Church Immigration Trump's proposed immigration policies were a topic of bitter and contentious debate during the campaign.

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stration initiative that has succeeded on its own terms, and yet failed as policy, than Iran. By engaging the regime in Tehran, and being rebuffed, the White House has been able to enlist China, Russia, and the European Union in imposing tough sanctions on Iran. By steadily ratcheting up those sanctions, the a

a change" is producing a sharp decline in Muslim fertility rates and a "flight from marriage" among Arab women. Nicholas Eberstadt, a scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, documented these findings in two recent papers. They tell a story that contradicts the usual picture of a continuing population explosion in Musl

of American prestige, time and effort. Although rarely considered collectively, these three efforts constitute a significant strategic package for a White House that all too often hardly bothers with foreign policy. These initiatives truly reflect Obama's view of America's international role: His is a world

ing. There is tragedy ahead for our country if we continue on this course. John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the , is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad." ArtIcic 3. Al Jazeera Iran's long and winding

ng on the table" seriously. Mr. Obama's nomination of Iran dove Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense reinforces that impression, as do reports that the White House blocked Pentagon and CIA plans to arm the opposition that's fighting to overthrow Iran's client regime in Damascus. An America that won't help proxie

Kimberly Kagan is president of the Institute for the Study of War. Frederick W. Kagan is director of the Critical Threats Project and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Article 8. The American Spectator Islam and Islamism in the Modern World An interview with Daniel Pipes (By Tom Bethell) February 2013 -- Daniel

ng on the table" seriously. Mr. Obama's nomination of Iran dove Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense reinforces that impression, as do reports that the White House blocked Pentagon and CIA plans to arm the opposition that's fighting to overthrow Iran's client regime in Damascus. An America that won't help proxie

m. Kimberly Kagan is president of the Institute for the Study of War. Frederick W. Kagan is director of the Critical Threats Project and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Article 8. The American Spectator Islam and Islamism in the Modern World An interview with Daniel Pipes (By Tom Bethell) February 2013 - Daniel Pipe