Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘responsibility to protect’

A military expert calls for France to fail spectacularly

Novelist Caleb Carr has written a ridiculous op-ed titled “If France wants to succeed against Islamic State, it should study the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.” I didn’t know that Carr is considered a military expert. After reading his piece, I’m stunned that he’s actually paid to give speeches on terrorism. There was almost an eeriness…

 

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Lead, follow, or get out of the way

The United States is finally seeing the fruits of our government’s fecklessness. We act in the interest of our national security, and so do other nations. Since the current administration has decided to neither lead nor follow, it’s time for the US to get out of the way. Hand in hand with indecisiveness comes a…

 

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