‘New Democrat’ Watch #2: A CTB Is One “Old Democrat” Agenda Item Clinton Should Eschew
(Washington, D.C.): Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's announcement at American University of his intention to...
Year: 1993
‘New Democrat’ Watch Bad Personnel Is Bad Policy; If You Liked Lani Guinier, You’ll Love Mort Halperin!
(Washington, D.C.): President Clinton's decision to abandon his nominee to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Lani...
America, The Impotent? ‘Tarnoff Doctrine’ Begets The ‘Please Hold’ Military Strategy; Sets Stage For Abandoned Commitments, Future Combat Losses
Last week, the Clinton Administration became embroiled in controversy over its world view: Does the Administration believe, as Under Secretary...
A ‘No-Brainer’: Rep. Berman’s ‘Free Trade In Ideas’ Bill Must Not Be Allowed To Strengthen Tyrants
Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) pulled a fast one last week -- a bit of legislative derring-do that despots around the...
It’s Official: US Abdication Of International Leadership Is State Policy, Not Mere Ineptitude
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Peter Tarnoff yesterday dispelled any lingering doubts about the Clinton foreign policy. According...
Clinton’s New Mideast ‘Containment’ Strategy: Start By Punishing Saddam For Trying To Kill George Bush
Among the many distressing aspects of what passes for Bill Clinton's foreign policy -- from the abdication of leadership concerning...
Excerpts from a Speech before the Near East Institute, 20 May 1993 by Martin S. Indyk, Special Assistant the President and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs
The Clinton Administration's policy of "dual containment" of Iraq and Iran derives in the first instance from an assessment that...
Going, Going, Gone: Clinton/Aspin Condemn Nation To Permanent Vulnerability To Missile Strikes
With yesterday's announcement by Secretary of Defense Les Aspin of "the end of the 'Star Wars' era," another historic milestone...
Testing, Testing: Is The Clinton Administration Determined To Gut The US Nuclear Deterrent?
Tomorrow, Clinton Administration cabinet officers are scheduled to meet to consider a draft of Presidential Review Document-19 (PRD-19), a decision...
Stop Serbia Now
New Republic , 10 May 1993 At the beginning, there was confusion. A state that was not a state was...
The Moment Of Truth: The US Must Stop Serbian Aggression Now
The self-styled Bosnian Serb assembly's decision last night to put the question of accepting the Vance-Owen peace plan to a...
High Time To End High Living At The EBRD: Scandalous Gold-Plating Demands New Oversight
It was somehow tragically fitting that the IRA bomb which devastated part of London's financial district last week-end rocked the...
‘Putting People First’: Clinton Must Stop Gutting The Children’s (A.K.A. Strategic) Defense Initiative
The Clinton Administration's efforts to deprive the American people of effective protection against ballistic missile attack is on a roll....
The Right Way To Respond To The ‘Too-Many-Air-Forces’ Criticism: Keep The V-22 Osprey Multi-Service And Multi-Mission
A hardy perennial in the debate over the "roles and missions" of the various military services is the argument that...
The Brody Confirmation: Will Eximbank Be Allowed To Go The Way Of A Scandal-Ridden CCC?
Tomorrow is "C-Day" for Kenneth Brody -- the former limited partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co. who is President Clinton's...
Retrospective On The Holocaust, Waco And Srebrenica: Delay, Negotiations And Appeasement Cost Lives
The coincidence of two terrible contemporary tragedies -- Serbia's vicious conquest of one of the last Muslim outposts in Eastern...