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I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political climate or a…

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Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography,…
Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources or because…
Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in Lebanon, Africa,…
For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to…
It is rather the nature of America - our freewheeling, outspoken, prosperous, liberty-loving citizens extend equality to women, homosexuals, minorities, and almost…
Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.
Taking on all at once Germany, Japan, and Italy - diverse enemies all - did not require the weeding out of all…
The American people are not naifs who yearn for isolationism, but they are starting to ask some hard questions about the way…
The United States military is now evolving geometrically as it gains experience from near-constant fighting and grafts new technology daily. Indeed, it…
I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political…
Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may be reluctant…
In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were censured for…

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I deeply regret to say that terrorism has become globalized: ' From New York to Mosul, from Damascus to Baghdad, from the… — Hassan Rouhani
I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of… — Eleanor of Aquitaine
I never felt totally, 100%, patriotically English... I'd seen a lot of the world by an early age - sort of spent… — Andy Serkis
I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political… — Victor Davis Hanson
Let the Spirit be lacking, and there may be wisdom of words, but not the wisdom of God; the powers of oratory,… — Arthur Tappan Pierson
One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: 'Preach the… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
For me, a journey to Damascus is an amazing hunt from beginning to end, a slice through layers of history in search… — Tahir Shah
He spent more time on the road to Damascus than a Syrian camel driver. And we thought nobody could fill John Kerry's… — Mike Huckabee
And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating. — Robert Fisk
In one way, I fear all Damascus is a dungeon. Or do you have to live here to appreciate that? — Robert Fisk
Although Damascus is considered the oldest city in the world, the date of its foundation going beyond tradition, there are very few… — Bayard Taylor
True, when you behold Damascus from the Salahiyeh, the last slope of the Anti-Lebanon, it is the realization of all that you… — Bayard Taylor

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