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The Risky Business of Interventionism
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. As the media obsession (stories, newscasts, commentaries, press conferences, etc) with Anthony Weiner’s wiener continues, flying under the radar were a couple stories on the Libyan war. You remember the undeclared war that commenced on March 19, 2011 that the President of the United States pledged U.S. involvement in would be limited to “days, not weeks,” right? As if somehow the supposed quick and painless nature of the U.S. military action … Read entire article »
Filed under: Budget, Spending, and Money, War
Congress Turns Tail on Libya
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Yesterday, Congress had the opportunity to assert its powers under the Constitution vis-à-vis its sole ability to declare war by bringing the resolution crafted by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to a full floor vote. The measure called for a complete end to U.S. involvement in Libya “not later than 15 days” after the adoption of the resolution. It would seem odd that the war-loving members of the GOP would allow this resolution … Read entire article »
Filed under: War
Stay out of it, Mr. President (and Tea-Partiers too)
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Peace in the Middle East? It is an issue that has been discussed for ages that has involved every U.S. President since Richard Nixon, handfuls of Israeli Prime Ministers, many Arab players, and almost countless accords, memorandums, plans, protocols, initiatives, treaties and “solutions.” The media has hailed every new development along the way. Several Presidents have even made the peace issue the main focus of their terms in office because it … Read entire article »
Was It Worth It?
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Despite the crowds outside the White House, the flag waving, and loud cheers of U-S-A being chanted from Pennsylvania Avenue to Ground Zero and elsewhere across our nation, it was a quiet end to the world’s most infamous person. It was not a carpet bombing, an invading army, the creation of an Arab democracy, or the limit to 3oz liquid containers on airline flights that brought … Read entire article »
Filed under: Terrorism