john kirby
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Why a spy balloon? It’s a key question, retired NORAD commander says
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China has launched ever more satellites in recent years, so why would it need a balloon? It’s a key question, said Army Lt. Gen. Ed Anderson, former vice commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, the installation that gave the order to shoot down the balloon. Blinken off to Europe amid soaring tensions with China…
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May: Obama’s Iran experiment
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As a result of his nuclear deal, concluded a year ago, the regime has not become more moderate A hypothetical question: Suppose the Islamic State wanted to buy some American airplanes, and promised not to use them to support terrorists. Would you be OK with that? I’m guessing not. Now suppose that the Islamic Republic…
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May: A death in Damascus, a funeral in Beirut
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Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran mourn the loss of a master terrorist Five years ago, during the hopefully named Arab Spring, Syrians staged peaceful protests against the ruling dynasty that had long oppressed them. President Bashar al Assad responded brutally: In May 2011, he sent tanks into the suburbs of Damascus, Deraa, Homs…
