Category Archives: Defense

Is the Next Election a “Lock” for Obama?

Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

With the successful elimination of terrorist mastermind, Osama bin Laden, President Obama’s prospects for an election victory in 2012 seem much brighter. In the wake of bin Laden’s death, Obama’s approval ratings have surged 9 percentage points since April from 47% … Continue reading →

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Didn’t President Obama Learn Anything From the Birthers?

Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Why the Obama Administration is debating releasing the photos of bin Laden’s dead body is a mystery to me. First, there has already been a precedent for releasing photos of dead insurgents and terrorists. After all, President Bush readily released the … Continue reading →

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United Nations Concerned About Poor Mr. Bin Laden’s Death

Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Just when I thought some sanity was being restored to the world, the lead human rights official at the United Nations is now asking questions about the manner of Osama bin Laden’s death. Are you kidding me? I do not … Continue reading →

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Obama Got Osama: President Obama Addresses the American People

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Nine years, seven months and twenty days after 9/11, the United States successfully hunted down and killed the most notorious mass murderer in American history. The United States killed Osama bin Laden in a military operation. The President ordered the CIA … Continue reading →

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U.S. in Possession of Osama Bin Laden’s Body

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The United States has bin Laden’s body. Talk about a massive propaganda coup. More to follow…

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Bin Laden: We Finally Got Him!

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

News reports indicated that the U.S. military forces killed bin Laden. More to follow as the story develops…

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New York Times Confirms Bin Laden Has Been Killed

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It seems that the rumors are true. The New York Times just reported a United States defense official confirmed that Osama bin Laden was killed. The President will be announcing the details tonight.

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Osama Bin Laden Dead

Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Rumors are flying that Osama Bin Laden is dead. President Obama is or should soon be addresssing the American people. I hope Bin Laden burns in hell and that the United States put him there.

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Koran Burning No Worse Than Flag Burning

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

All this outrage in America over a Florida pastor’s burning of the Koran is starting to get a bit ridiculous. I understand that it is not in the United States’ interests to inflame the Afghan people. This fact explains why … Continue reading →

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America’s First Clash with Iran: Strategy Light, Tactics Heavy

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Source: ©2011 Reflections of a Rational Republican America’s First Clash with Iran: The Tanker War, 1987-88 is Lee Allen Zatarain’s well-researched and detailed account of the United States’ brief Persian Gulf conflict in the late eighties with Iran. It is … Continue reading →

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