foreign policy

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1918-2008

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The greatest of the Soviet dissidents to make it out of the gulags (along with Andrei Sakharov and Natan Sharansky) is dead at 89. It is safe to say the Soviet Union would still exist without the works of this great author and gulag survivor. His advocacy against the evils of Communism will never be […]

Sen. Bond on FISA

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Senator Bond (R-MO), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman, speaks on the need of Congress to act quickly to pass FISA legislation to provide our intelligence and military communities the ability to do their job legally, effectively and safely.

Bush rejects defense bill

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Yesterday, President Bush “pocket vetoed” a defense bill because of a provision that would make Iraqi assests in the United States available as damages in lawsuits.
Bush said the legislation “would imperil billions of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that nation’s reconstruction efforts.”
Bush rejected the bill because he dislikes a provision that […]

Ann Coulter’s Foreign Policy

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

We dropped a couple of bombs on Japan and they are as tame as sheep, a few well placed bombs should do it.
Ann Coulter, at USC last night, in response to a question asking what should be done about Muslims who want to “kill and convert every one.”

Fred Thompson updates website

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The Thompson campaign was kind enough to pass this along that the Republican Presidential candidate has recently added an “issues” page to his website.
The issues featured include 1. National Security 2. Federal Budget and Spending/Budgetary Reform 3. Tax Reform 4. Healthcare 5. Government Effectiveness 6. Building Strong Families 7. Immigration 8. Education […]

Miccarelli displays bipartisanship to support Israel

Monday, September 10th, 2007

CRNC Co-Chairman Nick Miccarelli and College Democrats of America President Lauren Wolfe traveled to Israel together in May and then together addressed students attending the Summer Saban Leadership Seminar sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Miccarelli highlighted their differences when he joked, “There are only two things we agree on. Israel and the […]

Democrats retreat, MoveOn.org mounts ad campaign

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Using soldiers to attack members of your own party for supporting the overwhelming number of troops who agree with the fight for freedom in Iraq. Does it get any lower than that?

CR Composition Corner: Democrats & Foreign Policy

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Sent in by Justin Smith of Missouri.
Recent news cycles have been dominated by the Democratic presidential candidates and their various foreign policy views. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have bickered over unconditional meetings with leaders of any foreign country. Every liberal candidate argues that America is pursuing the wrong course in Iraq, yet their proposals […]