This week I have written a lot about defense spending, and the need to ensure that the United States maintains the world’s premier fighting forces. “If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative,” as Secretary Rumsfeld said. President Obama has demonstrated the validity this axiom time and again. Earlier this week, it was [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, California Mystery Missile, China, Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, Iran, Jimmy Carter, Korean War, Mystery Missile, North Korea, South Korea
None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong. It’s weakness that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments. America is the most peaceful, least warlike nation in modern history. We are not the cause of all the ills of the world. We’re a patient and generous people. But [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Debt, Defense
Ari posted yesterday about the depressing state of affairs in Hollywood (see LL Cool J.) At least there are some up and comers in the music industry! H/T to reader Dave to emailed this to me:
Tags: Barack Obama, Defense, National Security