In September 4 White House news brief, President Obama stated, "We don't have a strategy yet" (regarding ISIS). A week later, in an address to the nation, he pledged to "degrade and ultimately destroy" ISIS. Today, ISIS is close to conquering Kobane (on the Syrian-Turkish border), and is within 8 miles of Baghdad, the capital …
Continue reading Retired General Jerry Boykin on President Obama’s Strategy against ISIS
As scheduled, President Obama hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting today in the Oval Office. According to reports, the two discussed Iran's nuclear ambitions, strategy in the battle with ISIS, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and settlements in east Jerusalem. So far, I have not seen much substantive news regarding that two-hour meeting. …
Continue reading Brief Thoughts about Netanyahu-Obama Meeting
Christian friends, I encourage you to pray for our president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They are scheduled to meet tomorrow (Wednesday, 10/1/14) to discuss many important foreign policy matters. Though America has stood as Israel's closest ally since the birth of Israel in 1948, we have seen a definite shift in American policy …
Continue reading Prayer Alert: Obama and Netanyahu to Meet Tomorrow in Washington
In what appears to be another critical foreign policy misjudgment, President Obama admits that the United States underestimated the rise of ISIS, and overestimated the ability and willingness of the Iraqi military to fight the battle. Confirmed by congressional testimony, intelligence officials tracking al-Qaeda and its spinoff, ISIS, knew of troubling events as early as …
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