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- Alexander's Column · Jan 19, 2007Iraq: ‘We’re losing’...
regretted...” --Thomas Jefferson With a few minutes to spare before an appointment recently, I checked out the offerings on a waiting-area magazine rack. Wanting to review something from … forward...” The subtext of Zakaria’s article notes, “It’s past time to confront reality.” Are we to assume that Meacham and Zakaria have far more informed and, thus, relevant
- Alexander's Column · Jan 12, 2007If not Iraq, then where, when and at what cost?
political posturing about whether we should surge into or out of Iraq, a reality check with the rationale for Operation Iraqi Freedom is in order when considering the Bush administration … revised operation plan, and rules of engagement, to accomplish our OIF mission. Of course, reality checks have never been prerequisite to the Democrats’ foreign-policy positions, especially in the perpetual
- Alexander's Column · Oct 27, 2006Imagine — A Reality Check
In September 1971, John Lennon released what was to become his greatest
- Alexander's Column · Sep 8, 2006Why We Fight
Five years ago, we Americans awoke to the horrifying reality that -- like it or not, accept it or not -- our nation was at war with a terrifying and mysterious enemy … primary target of Islamofascism. That our foe is willing to kill the innocent to check the course of democracy serves as a stark reminder of what Todd Beamer
- Alexander's Column · Feb 24, 2006The Port of Public Opinion
What this means, essentially, is that American managers and longshoremen will now get their checks cut by DPW instead of P&O. In other words, DPW will become … that difficult, regardless of who is managing and securing entry points. The harsh reality is that there simply is no way to secure U.S. borders, with even a modest degree
- Alexander's Column · Oct 28, 2005An epic battle — PLEASE...
error because his administration closed ranks around him so tight right after Katrina, that reality-check lines were cut between the White House and the President’s most loyal supporters
- Alexander's Column · Aug 19, 2005We should stay in Iraq — for decades
those uniformed Patriots who have given their lives to protect ours. If we did check out of Iraq, as suggested by a growing chorus on the Left … Operation Desert Storm, we had to return with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Reality dictates that if we don’t finish the job now, we’ll have to return again, and likely
- Alexander's Column · May 27, 2005‘To support and defend ... So help me God’
noticed, protesting, “If our Constitution’s promise of religious liberty is to be a reality, the government should not be administering religious oaths or discriminating based on religious beliefs … National Medal of Honor Sustaining Fund through Patriot Foundation Trust , or make a check payable to “NMoH Sustaining Fund” and mail it to: Patriot Foundation Trust PO Box 407 Chattanooga
- Alexander's Column · Apr 18, 2003The United Nations: Much Ado About Nothing
only superpower, the United States. The UNSC’s irrelevance is highlighted by the reality that its resolutions are only enforceable upon law-abiding nations. Rather than working to present genuine … already be necessary. Ironically, Europe’s vehement advocacy for a UN designed to check U.S. predominance, may be their undoing
- Alexander's Column · Apr 5, 2002The uphill struggle
Tehran. Also, while publicly supporting Hamid Karzai and the Afghan interim government, in reality Iranian intelligence is actively working to destabilize the U.S.-backed Afghan regime … This includes a Chinese national in visa violation, who has never had a background check, “writing sensitive computer code on NRC computers.” In other homeland security “red lights,” airport screeners
- Alexander's Column · Jan 1, 2000Article the Second, Bill of Rights — The Second Amendment
palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful … first and most essential step to dismantling a free society. Nor was this reality lost on the British in the colonies’ battle for independence, as Britain systematically sought to disarm
- Alexander's Column · Oct 1, 1999Y1K Began the Dark Ages
false public assumption that help will be just a phone call away notwithstanding, the reality is that emergency response capabilities at the county, state (including National Guard) and federal levels … HEALTH -- If you or a family member have specific medical needs or medication requirements, check with your doctor about maintaining enough supplies on hand for an additional month. Be sure