Tag Archives: Iran

Iran Nuclear Talks

Posted on June 26, 2015 by tgilson

It has been an eventful week for the White House. The Trade Bill passed the Senate finally and the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare. That was the good news. The bad news is that another terror attack has hit an American … Continue reading →

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The Senate’s Embarrassing Iran Letter

Posted on March 14, 2015 by tgilson

I keep wondering – as do many Americans – when the two parties will learn to stop blowing up both sides of every issue. It is embarrassing. Right now, we are all suffering from the pundits on television and the … Continue reading →

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Is the U.S. Headed for Another Foreign Policy Misstep?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by tgilson

What a week this was. A victory for the Republican Party in the elections and the revelation that the Administration is sending secret letters to Iran regarding ISIS. The former was instructive as to how many Americans are frustrated with … Continue reading →

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Iraq and a Hard Place

Posted on June 22, 2014 by tgilson

During Gulf War One, The White House asked a group of regional experts to answer the question: Should U.S. forces, once Kuwait was secure, keep going into Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein? In a ten-page paper we all said NO. … Continue reading →

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Where is Saudi Arabia going?

Posted on August 17, 2012 by tgilson

Saudi Arabia is the one country in the Gulf that many predicted would always be the stable anchor for the region. Most aspects of life there seemed to be totally controlled by the royal family. That is until The Arab … Continue reading →

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