Bergdahl, Benghazi, and Now Iraq: Republicans Renew Attacks on Obama’s Foreign Policy

With an arsenal that includes Bowe Bergdhal, Benghazi, and now the unfolding events in Iraq, House Republicans are digging in for a relentless multifront, election-year messaging siege against the White House over foreign policy. “I’m sure Democrats will try to blame Republicans for going too far,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said. But pointing to Iraq, where … Read more

Bergdahl, Benghazi, and Now Iraq: Republicans Renew Attacks on Obama’s Foreign Policy

With an arsenal that includes Bowe Bergdhal, Benghazi, and now the unfolding events in Iraq, House Republicans are digging in for a relentless multifront, election-year messaging siege against the White House over foreign policy. “I’m sure Democrats will try to blame Republicans for going too far,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said. But pointing to Iraq, where … Read more

Benghazi, Bergdahl and Hamas

It is about time that pundits stop describing President Obama’s foreign policy as weak. There is a straight line between emboldening Syria’s Assad by calling him a reformer, Egypt’s Morsi a democrat, Turkey’s Erdogan a friend, Iran’s Rouhani a moderate, and now a Palestinian government that includes Hamas, a peace partner. Monday’s speedy announcement that … Read more