So how bad are things on the international front? The Washington Post gives us a great view: From deteriorating security in Afghanistan and Somalia to mayhem in the Middle East, confrontation with Iran and eroding relations with Russia, the White House suddenly sees crisis in every direction. North Korea’s long-range missile test Tuesday, although unsuccessful, […]
North Korea has test fired a seventh missile and the Security Council is now getting ready for an emergency session regarding the tensions: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session Wednesday morning to discuss at Japan’s request North Korea’s missile tests, officials said. Outraged over the pre-dawn test-firing of six missiles by its […]
First we get this story from 9:19 am this morning: South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday that Seoul believes North Korea’s missile launch is not imminent despite concern in the region that the communist nation would test-fire a long-range missile. “It is our judgment that a launch is not imminent,” Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung told […]
Yesterday I talked about the declining situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. After we heard continuous vows from administration officials that our military could handle two wars at once, we know see that may not be the case. Now we are facing even more dilemmas. We got Iran, who has now said they will not respond […]
Think Progress highlighted this great little sound bite from Tony Snow on CNN yesterday: BLITZER: Let’s move on and talk about some other issues. I know your time is limited. Afghanistan. Is the Taliban making a serious comeback right now? SNOW: I think what the Taliban is doing – and it’s predictable – is that […]
Bush is out in full force doing his cowboy talk against other countries: “If the Iranians are trying to influence the outcome of the political process, or the outcome of the security situation there, we’re letting them know our displeasure,” Bush said. “Our call is for those in the neighborhood to allow Iraq to develop […]
This has the makings of a big international political argument: TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea will not return to six-way talks on its nuclear programme unless the United States ends its financial crackdown on Pyongyang’s assets, Kyodo news agency quoted a senior North Korean official as saying. “Under such pressure, we cannot return to the […]
President Bush said Tuesday that democracies only reach their potential when women are allowed to fully participate in society, singling out Iran, North Korea and Myanmar as nations that are suppressing women’s basic rights. “America will help women stand up for their freedom, no matter where they live,” Bush said at a White House celebration […]
Yesterday amounted to one of the deadliest days in Iraq since the war started. Sadly 11 soldiers are included in the deaths which plagued the country. What is even more troubling is the fact that these soldiers didn’t die in a single attack but rather in spread out attacks throughout the country. 2 Killed by […]
You think of the images of Bush and the prince of Saudi Arabia holding hands in front of the ranch and about want to puke. Bush supporters of course think it is a sign of unity between the United States and the Middle East. But what if it is just a show and Bush in […]