Shoshana Bryen

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.–Adversaries of the United States blame the United States for their woes. THE President, not “this president,” or “that president,” receives the animus of those who need America to be their adversary. Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua -to some extent Russia and China-all use the United States as a foil. In the […]

By Shoshana Bryen (Links to Part I and Part II) WASHINGTON, D.C. –Even if we grant the President that in 18 months Afghanistan and Pakistan will be ready to police themselves-and will agree to our definition of who needs to be policed-by then al Qaeda will have moved on. American military reports say it is

By Shoshana Bryen Second of two parts, click here for Part I WASHINGTON, D.C. –President Obama’s speech at West Point was a study in isolationism. There was a blueprint for ending our deployment in Iraq, leaving Afghanistan to Afghan security forces and pushing the Pakistani government to fight extremists. We will “surge” for 18 months

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –There is a military adage, “Don’t tell military people to ‘do’ something; tell them what you want done.” Give commanders a mission and they can tell you what resources, strategy and tactics they need to carry it out. The Obama Administration’s inability to formulate a coherent military mission in Afghanistan

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.–Was there ever an administration that cared so much how it sounded to itself, but so little how it sounded to the American people? The President’s tin ear was on full display as he tried to reassure the public about the soundness of the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C–On July 26, 1948, President Truman issued Executive Order 9981 abolishing segregation in the armed forces and ordering, “there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.”    It was, and he was, politically incorrect for