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Two More GOPers Support Letting the Iranian Opposition Lead

By | 06.16.09 | 1:15 pm

Contrary to the calls for President Obama to explictly support the Iranian opposition that Weigel reported on today, here are two Republican voices calling for a more muted American response to the upheaval. First is Nicholas Burns, the Bush administration’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, who last week More…

One Last Push to Save Manas Air Base

By | 02.12.09 | 12:05 pm

The Washington Times reports that the Obama administration is sending a high-level delegation to Moscow to save access to a key air base for the Afghanistan war. Two weeks ago, the Russians basically bribed the Kyrgyzstan government to deny the United States use of its giant air base More…