The war of words over Iran’s nuclear program keeps expanding.
How Much of Romney’s Bellicosity Toward Iran Is Just Campaign Theatrics?
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What They Won’t Talk About (Dept. of Foreign Policy)
AIDS in Africa and Black America
While the number of new HIV infections has substantially dropped in sub-Saharan Africa, it has changed very little in the United States, especially in African-American communities. Indeed, although black Americans represent just 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for almost 50 percent of Americans living with HIV/AIDS and 40 percent of total deaths to date.
Romney on the Middle East: Obama, but Worse
Mitt Romney’s foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute, while trotted out as a major rejection of the current administration’s approach to the Middle East, mostly just rehashed President Obama’s policies, albeit with more hawkish bravado. But Romney’s speech also included a host of faulty assumptions about Arabs and Muslims, indicating a potentially reckless misunderstanding of America’s relationship with the Muslim world.
Attacking Iran Is Like Setting Off Nuclear Bombs on the Ground
Compared to the interests of Jerusalem, Tehran, and Washington, those of the Iranian people come in a distant last.
Thanks Due Netanyahu for Forcing Obama’s Hand on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unrelenting pressure on the Obama administration to back him in his threats toward Iran backfired on him.
Romney’s Debate Zinger About China Provides Opening for Constructive Policy Debate
Mitt Romney’s comment about China in the first debate was no doubt intended to capitalize on American concerns about the U.S.-China economic relationship
Off-Topic: The Presidential Debate — Does Aggressiveness Play With Swing Voters?
Like conservatives, progressives like to see their candidates in attack mode.
If Drone Strikes Are “Surgical,” the U.S. Is Guilty of Military Malpractice
Would that Pakistanis could sue the U.S. government for drone strikes.
What President Obama’s UN Address on Free Speech and Extremism Means for the “Incitement” Debate
It’s a mistake to assume that, because Islam permits individuals to commit violence in response to representations of Muhammad, the filmmaker of “Innocence of Muslims” knew murder might be a consequence.