Archive for the 'military' Category
• November 7, 2017 •
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Posted in america, globalization, government, Iran, military, politics, terrorism, Uncategorized
Tags: advisors, arbitrary, critical times, external enemy, military forces, president trump, secretary of defense, strategy
• September 14, 2014 •
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Posted in iraq, islam, military, terrorism, war
Tags: caliphate, correct strategy, daring thoughts, defeat, degrade, hostility, isis, kotzabasis, political, victory
• July 7, 2013 •
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Posted in diplomacy, egypt, government, military, politics
Tags: administrative corruption, daring thoughts, economists consider left, entertainment, ert, information, intellectual honour, james galbraith, kotzabasis, marxistoid, public broadcaster, save greece, saviour of greece, yanis varoufakis
• June 11, 2013 •
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Posted in america, islam, military, politics, war
Tags: belligerent, daring thoughts, fair fight, killing is hight, kotzabasis, low cost, military power, prestigious, price is cheap, radical islamist, scientific, terrorism, waleed aly, warfare
• April 6, 2012 •
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Posted in barack obama, Iran, middle east, military, politics, war
Tags: action, american, daring thoughts, deterrence, fareed zakaria, imponderable, Iran, kotzabasis, left is wrong, nuclear weapons, political commentator, politics, strategy, will not work, worthy
• October 21, 2011 •
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Posted in barack obama, libya, military, politics
Tags: daring thoughts, dilettantism, freedom, genocide, intervention, libya, mercenaries, nero, occurs, outside, own, plays fiddle, politics, president obama, universal
• September 26, 2011 •
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Posted in barack obama, military, war
Tags: american, daring thoughts, dictatorship, die hard, distortion, intervention, libya, nato, pacifist, politics, reply
• August 13, 2011 •
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Posted in afghanistan, barack obama, military, politics, war
Tags: daring thoughts, defeat, general petraeus, politics, possible, taliban, thucydides
• July 16, 2011 •
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Posted in afghanistan, barack obama, iraq, military, news, politics, terrorism, war
Tags: america's preponderance, avant garde, cackling of the geese, daring thoughts, destruction, leading from behind, leads, Obama, obama doctrine, politics, rearguard, weakness is provocative
• June 15, 2011 •
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Posted in afghanistan, barack obama, blogging, military, news, pakistan, politics, sarah palin
Tags: backing, daring thoughts, dilemma, militaristic regimes, muslim countries, news, Obama, pakistan, politics, tribal, western governments
DARING THOUGHTS 
Left is Wrong: Deterrence Will not Work
• April 6, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in barack obama, Iran, middle east, military, politics, war
Tags: action, american, daring thoughts, deterrence, fareed zakaria, imponderable, Iran, kotzabasis, left is wrong, nuclear weapons, political commentator, politics, strategy, will not work, worthy