Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS – NYTimes.com
President Obama is open to expanding the American military footprint in Iraq with a network of bases and possibly hundreds of additional troops to support Iraqi security forces in their fight against the Islamic State, White House officials said on Thursday.As Iraqi forces struggle on the battlefield, aides said Mr. Obama would consider establishing a […]
NSA: Freedom Act Does Little to Curb Spying
Last week, Republicans and Democrats in Congress joined President Barack Obama in congratulating themselves for taming the National Security Agency’s voracious appetite for spying. By permitting one section of the Patriot Act to expire and by replacing it with the USA Freedom Act, the federal government is taking credit for taming beasts of its own […]
No ISIS Plan Means No Vote of Confidence
We’ve known for a long time that Barack Obama is clueless when it comes to dealing with what’s left of Iraq. Now we also know he’s still planless.Our president was in Europe earlier this week at a “Group of Seven” conference, where he met with leaders of the world’s seven most industrialized economies. During his […]