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Should Israel Attack Iran? Panel I: International Law
Iran’s nuclear weapons development continues apace, threatening the security of its neighbors and the international community. As the debate intensifies over how to respond most effectively to Iran’s provocations, it is timely to explore the strategic and legal parameters of a potential Israeli strike against the Islamic Republic and provide some thorough analysis about implications for the United States. The speakers in Panel I considered the international legal aspects of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations. What treaties are relevant? How might Iran retaliate against Israel, the United States, or other countries? Would an Israeli attack violate international law? Or would it be legitimate self-defense?
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With unemployment above 10 percent, Democrats on Capitol Hill are discussing ideas for a new multibillion-dollar stimulus package...
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"Can the United States win the war in Afghanistan? The antiwar left has long held the war is unwinnable. Now some conservatives are arguing that President Obama's weakness and indecision forecast American failure--and that, if we're going to fail, we should just get out now. We would be the last to defend Obama's inde...fensible dithering. But the war in Afghanistan remains both winnable and worth winning--even with Obama as president. And no form of withdrawal or defeat is consistent with safeguarding key American interests in a volatile and dangerous region of the world."
-- FREDERICK W. KAGAN, WILLIAM KRISTOL
The Weekly Standard, November 30, 2009Read More
-- FREDERICK W. KAGAN, WILLIAM KRISTOL
The Weekly Standard, November 30, 2009Read More
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The president's indecision and delay have increased the challenges we face in Afghanistan. But it remains unnecessary and unwise to accept defeat.
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""Those hoping for a green jolt to the economy must come to grips with three serious misconceptions: First, green stimulus works slowly. . .Second, most of these anxiously anticipated green jobs won’t pay much. . .Third, the green jobs that we do get, whatever they might pay, cost a lot to create."
-- JON ENTINE
The American, November 21, 2009
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Those hoping for a green jolt to the economy must come to grips with three serious misconceptions.
American Enterprise Institute
"It is conceivable that if healthcare goes down to a razor-thin defeat, [Glenn] Beck will have made the difference. If that turns out to be the case, he will have made a far greater contribution to the survival of the American project than ink-stained wretches like me can dream of having. And I want to shut him up? I ...don’t really want to shut him up. I want him to change. Take those enormous talents and make all the arguments that he can legitimately make. Keep the cutesy gimmicks. . .but have an iceberg of evidence beneath the surface."
-- CHARLES MURRAY
Enterprise Blog, November 19, 2009Read More
-- CHARLES MURRAY
Enterprise Blog, November 19, 2009Read More
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About six weeks ago, I engaged in an exchange about Glenn Beck, arguing that he makes it harder to convert the unsaved to the cause of limited government, and got an earful in return, mostly in the form of thoughtful but forceful emails saying I hadn’t given him a chance. ...
American Enterprise Institute AEI President Arthur Brooks announced Thursday that General David H. Petraeus, who commands U.S. Central Command, will receive AEI’s 2010 Irving Kristol Award on May 6, 2010. The yearly award is presented to an individual, who has made exceptional intellectual or practical contributions to improved government policy, social welfare, or political understanding.
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"What do we know about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? We know it succeeded in creating vast cost and bureaucracy. We know it succeeded in creating a financial bonanza for the partners of accounting firms. We also know it succeeded in creating a vast effort around identifying, documenting, and managing risk and risk factors."
-- ALEX J. POLLOCK
AEI Regulation Outlook, November 2009
Source: www.aei.org
All Sarbanes-Oxley's efforts to control risk did not avoid the tremendous financial bubble and bust of the last several years.
On Sunday in Singapore, President Obama and other leaders at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit endorsed a scaled-back climate strategy. This is an outcome Sam Thernstrom, in a piece on The American, predicted...
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"If health reform is enacted this year (or next), one thing is certain. The final bill will do little to change the fundamental economic incentives that drive health spending. . .For the most part, health reform will expand the current inefficient health system, hoping that another layer of regulation will produce better value for our money."
-- JOSEPH ANTOS
NationalJournal.com, November 16, 2009
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The health care reform proposals currently under consideration will simply expand the current inefficient system.
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"Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court will be an intelligence bonanza for al Qaeda and the hostile nations that will view the U.S. intelligence methods and sources that such a trial will reveal. The proceedings will tie up judges for years on issues best left to the president and Congress."
-- JOHN YOO
Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2009
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In putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial, the U.S. government will have to choose between vigorous prosecution and revealing classified sources and methods.
Jim Lilley, our colleague and friend who died last week, begins his riveting memoir, China Hands, written with his son, this way, “My family’s connection with China began in the shadow of the picturesque peaks that line the country’s great waterway, the Yangtze River. There in 1917 . . . my f...
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Live webcast now: At this National Chamber Foundation and AEI forum on key barriers
to creating essential jobs, top experts will discuss the effect of
government expansion on U.S. job creation. What effect will larger
government have on the nation's investment climate? On interest rates?
On entrepreneurial start-ups? Shoul...d policymakers, business owners, and
everyday citizens be worried that government is getting too large? If
so, what should be done? This event will be webcast live at http://ncf.uschamber.com/creatingjobs/. Viewers may submit questions for Q&A by emailing ncfevents@uschamber.com.Read More
to creating essential jobs, top experts will discuss the effect of
government expansion on U.S. job creation. What effect will larger
government have on the nation's investment climate? On interest rates?
On entrepreneurial start-ups? Shoul...d policymakers, business owners, and
everyday citizens be worried that government is getting too large? If
so, what should be done? This event will be webcast live at http://ncf.uschamber.com/creatingjobs/. Viewers may submit questions for Q&A by emailing ncfevents@uschamber.com.Read More
Challenges to Creating 20 Million New Jobs: What is the Proper Role of Government? | National Chambe
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.
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James R. Lilley (1928-2009) was a great patriot, a distinguished diplomat, and a remarkable Asia scholar. As a senior fellow, he directed AEI's Asian Studies program for more than a decade and while at AEI, published his memoir, China Hands, with his son Jeff. The book chronicles his remarkable life and distinguished c...areer in U.S. intelligence and foreign policy, including roles as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China. He will be missed greatly.Read More
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This book is a fascinating memoir of America in Asia, Asia itself, and one especially capable American's personal history.
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The Obama White House predicted that unemployment would not get worse than 8 percent if the stimulus was enacted. With unemployment now up to a twenty-six-year high of 10.2 percent, the White House's economic recovery policies have been an abject failure by their own standards: 3.2 million more jobs have been lost, and... nearly another million temporary jobs created by the stimulus will soon evaporate. Instead of allowing more jobs to be lost, the president should take the remaining $500 billion that has not been spent from the stimulus funds and redirect that toward cutting the payroll tax in half for two years.Read More
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In the face of the worst jobless rate in 26 years, the Obama administration and congressional Democrats don't seem to realize that adopting bad policies kills jobs.
American Enterprise Institute President Barack Obama's trip to Tokyo comes at a time when the U.S.-Japanese alliance is undergoing significant strain due to disagreements over long-standing issues, particularly U.S. base realignment in Okinawa. A failure to find common ground could set the tone for the remainder of the Obama administration and usher in a new era in relations in which each country looks to other regional players.
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President Obama's trip to Tokyo could make or break U.S.-Japanese relations for the duration of his term.
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"Washington spent almost $68 billion more on education in fiscal 2009 than it otherwise would have. Though this is less than 10 percent of total 'stimulus' spending, it's a whopping big number by historical standards of federal aid to schools and colleges."
-- FREDERICK HESS, CHESTER E. FINN, JR.
National Review Online, November 12, 2009
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Washington spent almost $68 billion more on education in fiscal 2009 than it otherwise would have. What has the economic-stimulus funding actually bought?
