Category Archives: Stratfor

Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United States

Posted on 26 November 2013 by danmillerinpanama

The Stratfor analysis reprinted below is interesting but has at least one glaring error as well as many dubious conclusions. According to the Stratfor analysis, The logic here suggests a process leading to the elimination of all sanctions in exchange … Continue reading →

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Do the United States of Obama even have a Foreign Policy?

Posted on 17 September 2013 by danmillerinpanama

Ideology prevails, rather than the national interests of the United States. Ideology has prevailed in Syria and likely will in Iran and elsewhere. It’s all a big clusterdunk. The following article from Stratfor provides a good summary of what President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Syria, Iran, Islam, President Obama and the United States

Posted on 5 September 2013 by danmillerinpanama

It is almost impossible to make sense of the situation in Syria or President Obama’s responses to it. Lack of credibility and accountability.  It would be a trifle easier to make sense of the situation if President Obama were driven … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Bluff on Syria has been Called

Posted on 27 August 2013 by danmillerinpanama

Red lines should not be drawn without anticipating their likely consequences or what will have to be done if they are crossed. President Obama seems not even to have considered either. Are we going to war in the Middle East? … Continue reading →

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Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence

Posted on 30 April 2013 by danmillerinpanama

 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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Boston Bombing Suspects: Grassroots Militants from Chechnya

Posted on 19 April 2013 by danmillerinpanama

This is from Stratfor. Summary Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Timothy Albens (C) of the Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis (Center R) in Watertown, Mass., on April 19 The identities of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing … Continue reading →

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China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership

Posted on 16 April 2013 by danmillerinpanama

Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The … Continue reading →

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If we are to Lead, doing so from the Front with Strength, Competence and Conviction is not Optional.

Posted on 19 September 2012 by danmillerinpanama

A Stratfor article, From Gadhafi to Benghazi, appears below in its entirety following my comments. It would be great — and so would be our nation — were our leaders to learn from and be guided by it. The United States … Continue reading →

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