Category Archives: Sanctions

Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence

Posted on 30 April 2013 by

 Well thought out red lines can be drawn, successfully. Ill conceived red lines can easily make a bad situation much worse. An article from Stratfor is republished following my initial comments. My initial comments: Great care needs to be taken … Continue reading →

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China, Iran and North Korea — a radioactive stew

Posted on 13 March 2013 by

It’s being prepared for our dinner. Should we eat it? How would it affect us and What should be done instead? Relations between China and North Korea seem, cosmetically, to be getting chillier. China joined the unanimous U.N. Security Council … Continue reading →

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Having Tested One Nuclear Device this Month, What Might North Korea Do for an Encore?

Posted on 16 February 2013 by

More tests, probably, in partnership with Iran. Meanwhile, the U.S. and her allies want to limit North Korea’s access to gold while increasing Iran’s access, making them even happier sellers and buyers. On January 30th, I posted an article on … Continue reading →

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North Korea’s Nukes and the Ferocious Kim Jong-un

Posted on 30 January 2013 by

Will the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) test another atomic bomb soon and will the test “target” the United States? It seems likely, but how might it be done? The world has been awaiting another North Korean nuclear test … Continue reading →

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We’re Surrounded and that Simplifies the Problem.

Posted on 17 November 2012 by

At the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean Conflict, Marine Colonel (later Lt. General) Chesty Puller told his men “We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We’ve finally found him. We’re surrounded. That simplifies things.” We’re … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Address at the UN was Great

Posted on 26 September 2012 by

If you like presidential policy speeches based on fantasy. The speech President Obama’s address yesterday to the United Nations is presented here in it’s entirety. Many quotations and a few comments are provided here. Here are my comments after watching … Continue reading →

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Israel faces a threat far greater than did the United States in 2001.

Posted on 13 September 2012 by

The damage done to the United States on September 11, 2001 was horrific. Yet we are able each year to hold somber Nine-Eleven remembrances. Should the greater and more obvious threat now facing Israel not be countered, there may be … Continue reading →

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Hi Ho, Hi Ho. It’s off to Tehran they Go.

Posted on 23 August 2012 by

Non-Aligned Movement member states will assemble in Tehran next week. The conference will provide great opportunities to demonstrate and expand their indefatigable pursuits of human rights, justice and peace. Due to President Obama’s remarkable foreign policy unsuccesses in isolating Iran … Continue reading →

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Negotiating without understanding

Posted on 13 June 2012 by

When we don’t understand what other countries mean we usually screw up. That can be unhealthy. North Korea is either developing nuclear weapons or it is not. Ditto Iran. Both could give our home-grown “statesmen” lessons in flip-flopping to appeal … Continue reading →

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North Korea, Kim Jong-un and the Big Bad Bomb

Posted on 27 May 2012 by

Unsuccessful negotiations with Iran to avoid nuclear weapons development have been much in the news.  Her frequent collaborator North Korea — which has already made and tested nuclear devices — is lurking in the background while we await her delayed … Continue reading →

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