Archive for the ‘Foreign Policy’ Category

Jun
30

Restraining Freedom

Posted by: Todd MacLeod - Category: Conservatism, Economy, Foreign Policy, Presidency - 1 Comment

President Barack Obama and his administration are putting together a patchwork of policies, both domestic and foreign, that are placing a heavy blanket over individual freedom and liberty.  Whether it is discouraging protestors in Iran or siding with would-be tinpot dictators in Honduras, the President is taking a decidedly passive, ...
Jan
08

Obama to negotiate with Hamas

Posted by: Todd MacLeod - Category: Foreign Policy - No Comments

According to this report from the Guardian, President Obama will be opening channels to talk directly with Hamas, a terrorist organization.  There is a lot of self-righteous positioning, from pseudo advisers, about  trying new avenues of approach to peace---all well and good if you were dealing with rational players. Hamas' stated ...
Dec
02

New Direction on Israel’s Security

Posted by: Todd MacLeod - Category: Foreign Policy - No Comments

Israel is the lone functioning democracy in the middle east, with Iraq, hopefully turning into one in the next ten years.  As a country, Israel faces more existential threats on a daily basis than any nation on earth.  The citizens of that storied land have turned desert into farmland and ...
Nov
16

Sharks smell Blood

Posted by: Todd MacLeod - Category: Foreign Policy - No Comments

The global bullies are readying themselves for an assault on America and her allies.  Sensing a new, naive leader in America----Russia, China and the Israeli hating nations around the world are not waiting until January 21, 2009 to start their sabre-rattling. Russia and China are meeting with Cuba and Venezuela over ...