Epstein Secrets

el actually wanted.. sure he also remembers that President Bush (along with a series of presidents before him) f

er Iraq war — when the administration of George H.W. Bush demonstrating its commitment to Saudi Arabi

iddle East. In reference to a "contained" Iran, I would only note that Iran in 2009 was moving steadily toward nuclearization, and nothing that the Bush administration, in which Elliott served, had done seemed to be slowing Iran down. Flash forward to today—the Obama administration (with huge help

cause they are so galled to hear people like Dick Cheney and Bill Kristol lecturing anyone on Iraq. That's a mistake. While far less egregious than George W. Bush's errors, Obama's have been egregious enough. By ignoring Iraq, and refusing to defend democratic principles there, he has helped spawn the disaster

Obama continues to test the water in Egypt, the Saudis made up their mind some time ago, they're all in supporting the predictability provided by Sissi's government. The Obama administration learned a valuable lesson from the George W. Bush administration's ill-conceived plan to topple Iraq's forme

Boston Globe editorial in 1998 described Bill Clinton as "the most pro-Israel president since Harry Truman." In 2009, Charles Krauthammer described George W. Bush as "the most pro-Israel president since Harry Truman." And Vice President Joseph Biden declared in 2012 that "no president since Harry Truman has d

In 2009, Charles Krauthammer described George W. Bush as "the most pro-Israel president since Harry Tr

." In 2009, Charles Krauthammer described George W. Bush as "the most pro-Israel president since Har

ce. Who are the allies of the United States in Egypt? The Obama administration's judgment is crystal clear: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has plied Sissi with more than two dozen phone calls since he led a coup against the elected Islamist government of Mohamed Morsi in July, while Kerry has repeated

tes employing economic and military power to accelerate the inevitable expansion of democracy. President Bill Clinton's globalization and President George W. Bush's doctrine of preemption are two sides of the same coin. This latter school of thought gave Americans Somalia, Bosnia, and Kosovo during the 1990s a

the president's interminable "seminar" on Afghanistan policy.) This problem extended beyond the White House. After the imperial presidency of the Bush era, there was something more like parliamentary government in the first two years of Obama's administration. The president proposed; Congress disp

ill Clinton's globalization and President George W. Bush's doctrine of preemption are two sides of t

he Muslim Brotherhood eminence who was elected president of Egypt a few weeks back. My column was prompted by the Wall Street Journal's coverage of Sissi's appointment, which strained to put a positive spin on an unfolding catastrophe. The Journal has been all in on the "Arab Spring" fairy tale from

Richard Nixon ("I'm not a crook") to George H.W. Bush EFTA_R1_00298272 EFTA01883853 ("Read my lips"

rom Richard Nixon ("I'm not a crook") to George H.W. Bush EFTA_R1_00298272 EFTA01883853 ("Read my

del-Fattah al-Sissi, other than the fact that he is 57 years old and a former infantryman who was the head of the military intelligence service. If Sissi, Mohamed Refaat Shehata, the new head of the intelligence service whose EFTA_R1_00298266 EFTA01883847 appointment appears to be temporary, or Si