Outside the Beltway

The war in Gaza seems to be winding down, but the underlying issues remain.

Some words from the past, apparently uttered mere hours before the world changed forever.

LTG Michael Flynn says the United States is no safer after 13 years of war

A new poll shows that Americans are divided over Israel’s actions in Gaza, but this most likely will not impact relations between the two countries.

Someone took down a Boeing 777 over Ukraine today.

The NSA and FBI are doing more spy stuff.

Things look to be going from bad to worse in Gaza.

My latest collaboration with Butch Bracknell, “Ahmed Abu Khattala and the Miranda-Rights Question,” has posted in The National Interest.

The First World War played an intriguing role in the birth of the radical Islam we are dealing with today.

The justice system works, there’s no need to scrap it.

For some reason, President Obama wants to arm so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.

Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?

The right to fly can’t be denied on mere whim.

The Kentucky Senator and former Vice-President are at the front of a battle that will unfold inside the GOP as we head toward 2016.

Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.

Ahmed Abu Kattalah, the alleged ringleader of the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, has been arrested.

Will ISIS be able to consolidate and hold the territory it’s taken in Iraq?

It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.

Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.

Thanks largely to Administration mistakes, the Bergdahl deal is not going over well.

Mostly because of politics, the hopes of some and fears of others will never be realized.

For the fourth time in 30 years, an American President spoke at Normandy to honor a day of sacrifice and triumph.

Good intentions and good results aside, the President’s disrespect for the Rule Of Law should concern everyone.

Contrary to the oft-repeated slogan, the United States has negotiated with terrorists before. And we will do it again.

Good intentions aren’t an excuse for failure to follow the law.

It’s good that Bowe Bergdahl is free, but questions remain about how he went missing that need to be answered.

Using a chemical to commit a purely domestic crime doesn’t make you an international criminal, the Supreme Court correctly decided today.

Petty politics, or valid concerns?

Once again, President Obama’s attempt to communicate a foreign policy vision falls short.

An imperfect timetable, but better than nothing.

Some odd developments in Nigeria

The search for more than 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls is not going well, and part of the blame lies with the Nigerian government.

James Oliphant asks, “Why Hasn’t the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?”

Boko Haram is threatening to sell the 200-plus Nigerian girls it has kidnapped into slavery.

Could the upcoming House Select Committee on Benghazi actually accomplish something useful?

If Hillary Clinton runs for President, questions surrounding the Benghazi attack will continue to dog her.

A new set of emails is reviving the old partisan arguments about the attack in Benghazi.