Dogwalk Musings

Unlike this country where the President wants things his way or no way Turkey's Erdogan has played it differently. He really wants to...

Not so long ago I wondered what kind of trade off the Turks made with IS to get their diplomats back.  Whatever it was it worked. The dip...

Not to take away anything positive that's being done in the fight against IS, I must say the grand coalition has it's weaknesses....

If you've been watching the news you know the situation in the Middle East is dire.  The new reports on the systematic torture and de...

Remember when on Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard would say, "Make it so" and the very competent 'Number One' would do just th...

The debacle that is Obamacare is bringing a point home that has long been needed.  This administration is less than truthful on top of be...

There was nothing in Obama' speech last night that came as a surprise.  Actually it was a rehash of what has been said before. So w...

You could almost hear the collective sighs of relief when Vladimir Putin seized on an off hand remark by John Kerry and ran with it. That...

Listening to the should we or shouldn't we arguments as to whether or not to strike Syria is gut wrenching.  I do understand the argu...

As expected the Senate has passed a resolution that will lead us to war if passed by the House. It amazes me how the scope of blame for...

Parsing words seems to becoming a required skill for politicians.  That Obama is going to seek Congressional approval for military action...

I took something far different from both the President's statement this morning and John Kerry's yesterday than most pundits. I...

 As I watch the agonizing over should we or should we not do something in Syria it brings back memories of George W. Bush and his build u...

There was a period of time that I thought the West needed to intervene in Syria in some manner to stop the slaughter of civilians.  It di...

As I watch the developments in Syria I worry.  I worry about the loss of innocent life all for the ambitions of a failing dictator.  Espe...

I find it beyond my ability to understand how the leader of a country can annihilate his own people.  Including those who have supported ...