From the monthly archives: May 2008
If Mexico allowed al-Qaeda to build camps on the Mexico-side of the U.S.-Mexico border, would Mexico really expect the U.S. to sit idly by and do nothing? Why should Colombia act any differently when dealing with the FARC?
An unreasonable reliance on multilateralism to advance the national interest is a vice. And, like [...]
The announcement earlier this week that the U.S. would allow cell phones, pre-paid cell phone accounts, and possibly other related items to be shipped to Cuba, is not extraordinary or innovative. It reminded me of that old, yet well-known cell phone commercial of the fellow walking to odd locations with his cell phone to test [...]
While you will not get the sense from the reporting in the media that it is so, U.S. taxpayers’ return on investments in Colombia, in the form of years of foreign assistance programs, is finally yielding some tangible results. Yet, rather than boosting support for one our staunches allies in the Western Hemisphere by approving [...]
For some odd reason only Foggy Bottom dwellers will likely comprehend, the Bush Administration has invited the United Nations (UN) to help set the tone for the 2008 elections. How so? According to a UN press release issued last week, the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and [...]
During my recent trips to Capitol Hill to meet with old friends, I have noticed many new faces in Republican offices. Most of these young staffers never worked in a Republican-controlled Congress, but it has been good to see the new energy, the new Members, and the new ideas. Yet, despite this new energy, I [...]
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