President Clinton has had several good opportunities to stop his Yugoslav war: Jesse Jackson's successful mission to bring home our POWs, the embarrassing bombing of the Chinese embassy, and Milosevic's feeble overtures about withdrawal of his … [Read more...] about Spending Our Social Security Surplus On War
Was it “According to Plan”? Did Nothing “Go Wrong”?
Have you noticed how few Members of Congress are willing to go on television and spell out clearly their position on Clinton's war against Yugoslavia? It's time for Congress to stand up and be counted, and Rep. Tom Campbell (R-CA) has introduced a … [Read more...] about Was it “According to Plan”? Did Nothing “Go Wrong”?
Don’t Make the Vietnam Mistake in Kosovo
Are the American people going to allow Bill Clinton to get by with taking America into a war? Will the American people let Clinton make the LBJ Vietnam mistake of sinking us deeper and deeper into a faraway quagmire, while his supporters are crawling … [Read more...] about Don’t Make the Vietnam Mistake in Kosovo
China’s Espionage Proves We Need a Missile Defense
Editor's Note: After President Clinton dropped his long-standing threat to veto it, the Senate passed S.257 on March 17 by a vote of 97-3. On March 18, the House passed a similar bill, H.R. 4, by a vote of 317-105. We heard a lot of posturing this … [Read more...] about China’s Espionage Proves We Need a Missile Defense
Troops to Kosovo; Terror for Americans?
The very day after his acquittal, Bill Clinton moved quickly to change the subject and wag the dog by announcing plans to send U.S. ground troops into the civil war in Kosovo between Serbian authorities and ethnic Albanians fighting for independence. … [Read more...] about Troops to Kosovo; Terror for Americans?
American Troops Don’t Belong in Kosovo
The Washington Post reported on January 30 that "senior Pentagon officials for the first time said they would be willing to place U.S. troops under foreign command" in Kosovo. We are eagerly awaiting any expression of outrage from Republican leaders … [Read more...] about American Troops Don’t Belong in Kosovo
Power Grab by Executive Order
The President who got by with issuing Presidential Decision Directive 25 asserting his authority to assign U.S. troops to serve under foreign commanders — without any uproar from Congress or the public — apparently now thinks he can get by with an … [Read more...] about Power Grab by Executive Order
Defeat the Chemical Weapons Treaty
Did we elect a Republican Senate last November or didn't we? We'll find out when the Senate votes on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). That will be the first important test of whether or not Republican Senators are willing to stand up for … [Read more...] about Defeat the Chemical Weapons Treaty
The Alger Hiss Fallout on Politics
The 1950 conviction of Alger Hiss for perjury in denying that he was a Communist spy was a seminal event in American politics. It is difficult to name any other trial that had such a widespread effect on American politics, even including the … [Read more...] about The Alger Hiss Fallout on Politics
Clinton’s Empty Boast About Our Safety From Missiles
In the first Clinton-Dole debate, Bob Dole let Bill Clinton get by with his boast that "no nuclear missiles are pointed at U.S. children." Dole could have retorted that a Russian general recently told CBS's 60 Minutes that he could … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Empty Boast About Our Safety From Missiles
