Friday, November 14th, 2008
There's been a lot of talk about who Barack Obama will choose to become his next Secretary of State. It may be a good idea for him to concentrate on his Secretary of Defense, too. Obama has talked about bipartisanship a great deal during the campaign, so this is his ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
In today's Wall Street Journal, there is an op-ed by the President of the Kurdish region of Iraq, Massoud Barzani. Barzani explains how the Kurds and the United States have built a very strong relationship, despite all of the problems of Iraq. This includes:
Last year, following a U.S. request, we ...
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Reviewing the bits and pieces of our political news after a brief sabbatical
As many have noticed (your emails are appreciated) there has been a recent lull in the activity on the buxtohispano.com web site. I took a few weeks to enjoy some much needed vacation time and complete some other ...
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Last Friday, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in which she chastised President Bush for the implementation of a revised national security strategy that acknowledges evil and means to confront it. Her piece, an indictment of the U.S. efforts in Iraq and ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
or question our own humanity?
"...possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons."
"...authorized [Iraqi] field commanders to use chemical weapons"
"...some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."
"...will not live at the mercy of an outlaw [regime] that threatens [the peace] with weapons of mass murder."
Each of the above statements were made by ...
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