I’m annoyed with Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s taken an irritating and inexplicably-popular American phrase about ducks and moved it into meme territory. It’s only a matter of time before some nostalgic guy with time on his hands spins up an “all … Continue reading
Tag Archives: United Nations
Intervention Means Taking Sides
I have zero sympathy for the Russian and Chinese governments who decided to block a U.N. Security Council resolution to amp up the pressure on the Assad regime in Syria. I’m not sure the resolution would have been decisive in ending … Continue reading
Libya, Liberalism and Legitimacy
I’ll start off by saying that, like many, I view the ongoing Western intervention in Libya with a lot of ambivalence. The international track record for such actions isn’t fantastic, the aims and goals of the U.N. mission seem murky … Continue reading