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Tag Archives: ISIL
Is the U.S. Headed for Another Foreign Policy Misstep?
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
Posted in Author Commentary
Tagged 2014 midterm elections, China, foreign policy, Iran, ISIL, ISIS, Nixon, Tillman Gilson, White House
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HPSCI Chairman says White House knew of ISIL threat for one year
This week you get a bonus post. My good friend, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a statement yesterday stating that the Obama Administration knew about the ISIL threat for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Mike Rogers, Obama Administration, Tillman Gilson
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Is the ISIL situation similar to the Vietnam War?
A friend made the statement that he wondered how the world will react to the U.S. bombing parts of Syria. He asked the question if it was similar to the U.S. bombing Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. I … Continue reading
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Tagged ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Obama, Syria, Vietnam war
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Does the current Middle East crisis date back to WWI?
The world is still a mess and getting worse. Why should we care and where did this start? The reason we should care is that the U.S. and its citizens are directly affected by a terrorist group such as IS … Continue reading
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Tagged David Ignatius, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Jon Meacham, Shia, Sunni, Syria, Time Magazine, WWi
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Tillman Gilson 
To Use or Not To Use That is The Question
Many of us have spent the week listening to various talking heads, experts, and politicians discuss whether it is a good or bad idea to use the term “Islamist terrorists” when talking about ISIS (or ISIL or DAISH). Basically, one … Continue reading →