Bret Stephens: Is There an Arab George Washington? – WSJ.com. If “History” wasn’t your thing… It’s not too late! === On learning that George Washington intended to follow up his victory at Yorktown by retiring to his farm at Mount Vernon, George III told the painter Benjamin West: “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the... Read more
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Is There an Arab George Washington?
March 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, The LeftMcCain and Lieberman call for a more forceful U.S. response to Libyan crisis – Yahoo! News
February 28 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, ObamaMcCain and Lieberman call for a more forceful U.S. response to Libyan crisis – Yahoo! News.
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Outflanked by France
February 26 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, ObamaReview & Outlook: Outflanked by France – WSJ.com. As I have said before: “They are making it up as they go…” ========= The battle for Libya is moving fast toward what could be a Berlin-style climax, with opposition forces advancing on Tripoli even as demonstrators in that city are mowed down in the streets and mosques by regime loyalists. From... Read more
Beijing and the Arab Revolt
February 22 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastStephens: Beijing and the Arab Revolt – WSJ.com. Oh, for China to be a place for citizens to have a voice…
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From Tunis to Cairo to Riyadh?
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Radical IslamKaren Elliott House: From Tunis to Cairo to Riyadh? – WSJ.com. Think it can’t happen here? I would rather not live to find out. ========== In any authoritarian regime, instability seems unthinkable up to the moment of upheaval, and that is true now for Saudi Arabia. But even as American influence recedes across the Middle East, the U.S. soon may ... Read more
