Foreign Aid or Debacle?
In his recent $3.8 trillion budget announcement for 2013, President Obama presented a new national defense strategy and foreign aid priorities. With regime change and unrest in the Middle East, will Americans continue to be safe? Do we know what we are funding? Priorities Gone Awry Regarding foreign aid, the President’s 2013 budget (voted down [...]
Does Obama Agree with Chu?
The price of crude oil rose from $38.57 per barrel when President Obama took office in early 2009, to over $107 as of March, 2012.[1] As you can imagine, a 177% increase gets people’s attention. Given that 68% of the price of gasoline is the crude oil cost, the gas prices you and I pay [...]
Increasingly High Stakes with Iran
On March 5, 2012, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Obama. This was their ninth meeting in three years, and the stakes have never been higher. The potential of an Iran armed with nuclear weapons is a direct threat to both Israel and the U.S. Before their meeting, Obama and Netanyahu shed little [...]
Connecting the Scary Dots of our National Security
A downed spy drone in Iran, Russia, Operation Fast and Furious, Mexico; what do these have in common? If there were a connection between them, would you at least be curious…if not deathly frightened? If you are neither, you should be! Each one raises serious concerns about our country’s policies, but let’s start with Iran. [...]
Middle East Revolts and the Lack of U.S. Leadership
The last year has been filled with crisis and revolt in Egypt and across the Middle East. In February 2011, Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was forced to resign[1] after 18 days of mass protests in Cairo, as all across Egypt it turned violent when police clashed with protesters. The military took over control of the [...]
That 70’s Showdown
Bell-bottoms. Perms for men. Mood rings. Polyester leisure suits. These are just a few of the fads of the 1970’s that many of us are happy to see in the rear view mirror of life. As painful as it is to see oneself in those old fashion photos, that pain is nothing compared to the [...]
Are We Still at War?
Do you remember when you heard the awful news about 9-11? I do. I was listening to the radio on the way to work. I remember my emotions after seeing the news footage of planes burning on the sides of the Twin Towers in New York City. My brother-in-law – who works in New York [...]
