http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:21:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/08/morning-bell-middle-east-crumbles-around-obamas-foreign-policy/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/08/morning-bell-middle-east-crumbles-around-obamas-foreign-policy/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:07 +0000 Mike Brownfield http://blog.heritage.org/?p=90498 Thousands are dead in Syria, with more blood spilled each day. Iran is within arm’s reach of a nuclear weapon, threatening Israel’s very existence. And in Egypt, 19 Americans are banned from leaving the country, making them veritable hostages in an unfriendly land. All indications are that the Middle East is crumbling, and President Barack Obama’s foreign policy is collapsing right along with it. First look toward Homs, Syria — ground zero in the 11-month-old uprising against the brutal government of Bashar al-Assad, which is unleashing death upon its people … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/08/morning-bell-middle-east-crumbles-around-obamas-foreign-policy/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/25/obama-v-obama-the-president-takes-aim-at-himself/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/25/obama-v-obama-the-president-takes-aim-at-himself/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Helle Dale http://blog.heritage.org/?p=89238 Those who might have nodded off after the first hour of President Obama’s third State of the Union address were surely brought back to consciousness by the startling claims on foreign policy and global leadership in the last third of the speech. As did much of the speech as a whole, it had a kind of Alice in Wonderland quality to it. “America is back,” proclaimed the President, who had just boasted of his ignominious troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq. “Anyone who tells you otherwise, anyone who tells you … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/25/obama-v-obama-the-president-takes-aim-at-himself/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/scribecast-rep-frank-wolf-discusses-political-and-religious-rights/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/scribecast-rep-frank-wolf-discusses-political-and-religious-rights/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:32:24 +0000 Lachlan Markay http://blog.heritage.org/?p=88841 With economic issues dominating the domestic political agenda and much of our foreign policy focused on combating terrorism, systematic violations of political and religious rights by some of the world’s most tyrannical regimes receive less attention than perhaps they should. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Republican representing Virginia’s 5th District, is out to rectify that shortcoming. His new book, “Prisoner of Conscience: One Man’s Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights,” discusses his work to champion human rights across the world, and expose the gross violations he has come across in … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/scribecast-rep-frank-wolf-discusses-political-and-religious-rights/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/the-ideology-of-isolationism/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/the-ideology-of-isolationism/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:25:13 +0000 Matt Spalding http://blog.heritage.org/?p=88855 Supporters of Ron Paul have re-launched an old ad promoting the old idea of American isolationism.  “We now are a nation known to start war,” Paul is quoted as saying.  “We feel compelled because of our insecurity that we have to go over and attack these countries to maintain our empire.”  The message here (and repeated elsewhere) is that Paul’s isolationism is aligned with the Founding Fathers and “what is truly American and truly constitutional.” Not only is this refrain a gross misrepresentation of American history but it offers dangerously … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/21/the-ideology-of-isolationism/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/09/video-charles-krauthammer-says-liberals-have-no-new-ideas/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/09/video-charles-krauthammer-says-liberals-have-no-new-ideas/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:16:59 +0000 Rob Bluey http://author.blog.heritage.org/?p=87954 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/09/video-charles-krauthammer-says-liberals-have-no-new-ideas/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/05/obama%E2%80%99s-new-defense-strategy-less-of-the-same/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/05/obama%E2%80%99s-new-defense-strategy-less-of-the-same/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:17:14 +0000 Mackenzie Eaglen http://blog.heritage.org/?p=87715 The President traveled across the river to the Pentagon today to preview a new defense strategy to chase down falling defense budgets. Obama was quick to declare that the “tide of war” is receding for the United States and our military. But what he left out is that it is not always up to us when we engage in conflict or respond to terrorism here at home or prevent hostilities from getting worse in key oil shipping lanes, for example. Just because Washington announces truth does not mean that it … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/05/obama%e2%80%99s-new-defense-strategy-less-of-the-same/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/29/does-obama-know-the-difference-between-great-britain-and-england/ http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/29/does-obama-know-the-difference-between-great-britain-and-england/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:09:51 +0000 Nile Gardiner http://blog.heritage.org/?p=85070 It is gratifying to see President Barack Obama condemn the disgraceful storming of the British Embassy in Tehran by thugs acting at the behest of the Iranian regime. After all, Obama has been notoriously slow in the past to criticise the brutal actions of the Iranian government after initially extending the hand of friendship to it. But did he really need to make another embarrassing foreign policy gaffe while doing so? In a press conference this evening, the president referred in stumbling fashion to the “English Embassy” in Iran instead … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/29/does-obama-know-the-difference-between-great-britain-and-england/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/22/debating-americas-role-in-the-world/ http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/22/debating-americas-role-in-the-world/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:05:36 +0000 Marion Smith http://blog.heritage.org/?p=84585 Tonight, the contenders for the GOP presidential nomination gather in Washington, D.C., at the CNN/Heritage/AEI debate on U.S. foreign policy. It’s about time! Currently, there is little logic to America’s international priorities and actions abroad. U.S. troops are leaving Iraq, entering Uganda, and toppling foreign leaders while “leading from behind.” Looming budget cuts risk current operations and preclude much-needed military modernization. Fundamentally, there is no consensus about America’s proper role in the world. What America needs—especially from its presidential candidates—is a prudent approach to foreign policy that applies America’s founding … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/22/debating-americas-role-in-the-world/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/ http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:18:35 +0000 Rob Bluey http://blog.heritage.org/?p=84388 Foreign policy takes center stage in Washington this week as eight Republican presidential candidates gather tomorrow evening at DAR Constitution Hall for a debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. It airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday on CNN. Last week Heritage hosted House Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) to discuss President Obama’s performance on matters beyond U.S. borders. We spoke to her about the Obama Doctrine, her concerns about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Israel, and why she is trying to reform the United Nations. “What … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/ http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:18:35 +0000 Rob Bluey http://blog.heritage.org/?p=84388 Foreign policy takes center stage in Washington this week as eight Republican presidential candidates gather tomorrow evening at DAR Constitution Hall for a debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. It airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday on CNN. Last week Heritage hosted House Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) to discuss President Obama’s performance on matters beyond U.S. borders. We spoke to her about the Obama Doctrine, her concerns about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Israel, and why she is trying to reform the United Nations. “What … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/21/video-house-foreign-affairs-chairwoman-on-the-obama-doctrine/feed/ 0