US and Israeli leaders are taking a well-deserved victory lap after their historic achievements against Iran. While visiting the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu correctly observed the two countries’ successes “changed the face of the Middle East.” Yet…
The 12-Day War and President Trump’s conclusion of it did little to resolve a range of non-nuclear Iranian threats. These include drones (which attack American allies from Kyiv to Tel Aviv), terrorist proxies, and assassination plots inside America. If past…
Every United Nations peacekeeping force should work toward its own dissolution. Otherwise, it is no peacekeeping force; it is a welfare program for participating nations funded by the United States’s taxpayers and the rest of the world. High on the list of these offenders…
Excerpt Below: Iran’s missile attack against the Al Udeid U.S. Air Force base in Qatar reveals an inconvenient fact: The U.S. base there is a military liability. Worse, it is also a political liability, granting Qatar, with its anti-American agenda, too much…
Without prompt action, the United States and Europe may soon lose the ability to sanction Iran’s nuclear program effectively. Israel and the United States did Europe and the civilized world a massive favor by striking Iran’s nuclear program and much of the…
Excerpt Below: The Supreme Court last week vindicated a common-sense principle: Foreign entities that kill Americans abroad through acts of terror can be held to account in American courts. Fuld v. PLO marks a turning point in a long legal saga.…
President Donald Trump had the authority to order attacks on Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities without seeking congressional approval first. The claim to the contrary by several members of Congress contradicts decades of U.S. practice involving similar military deployments. Although the Constitution reserves to Congress the right…
Can Israel destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Fordow? That question is central to the debate about Israel’s ability to knock out Iran’s nuclear program, and whether the United States should join in. It turns out that is the wrong…
Excerpt Below: Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which began early Friday, June 13, are lawful, contrary to the expressed views of various commentators and politicians, including Senator Bernie Sanders. Several of these commentators have based their contention that…
Israel’s strikes on the heart of Iran’s regime are already shaping up as one of the most ambitious and effective campaigns by a military long known for operational daring and excellence. By trying to forestall an existential threat to itself,…