Category Archives: War

War with Iran?

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, New York Times columnist David Sanger published an intriguing piece on “America’s Deadly Dynamics With Iran.” For those who have been following this blog from the beginning, many of you may remember I did my Master’s thesis on Plan … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Terrorism, War | Tagged Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Iranian Assassination Plot, Israel, Nuclear proliferation, Plan B for Persia, Stuxnet, Stuxnet 2.0, War with Iran | 15 Comments

Friedman Blames Israelis For Consequences of Arab Spring

Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Thomas Friedman appears to be attempting to distance himself from the disastrous consequences of all the columns on the Arab world he wrote over the past few years. These op-eds predicted the “wonders” of democracy would miraculously bring hope and rationality to the Middle … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Peak Oil, Policy, Terrorism, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Democracy, Egypt, Middle East, Neoconservatives, Palestine, Syria, Thomas Friedman, United Nations | 15 Comments

Arab Spring Fallout: Egyptian Mob Overruns Israeli Embassy

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In February, I predicted that Egypt’s democratic revolution would lead to a rise in regional instability, particularly between Egypt and Israel. Late last month, I argued that Egypt’s transition to democracy was entering an extremely unstable phase, after thousands of protestors … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian military, Israel, Israeli Embassy attack | 2 Comments

9/11 in Numbers (Part I): The U.S. Military

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, the United States military has changed in several fundamental ways. Here are just a few of them: The Defense budget grew by 155% from FY2001 to FY2011 The number of active military personnel increased by 3.6% The Army and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Central Asia, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Terrorism, War | Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Afghanistan, DOD, DOD Budget, Iraq, Pentagon, September 11, U.S. Casualties, U.S. Military | Leave a comment

Music During 9/11

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

People have a tendency to develop emotional memories after a particularly traumatic event. Sometimes they are able to repress these memories, only reminded of them after hearing a sound or a song that brings them back. While I was fortunately … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged 11th ACR, 2001, 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, September 11, The Blackhorse Regiment | Leave a comment

In Libya, the Hits Just Keep on Coming

Posted on Monday, September 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

While I correctly predicted that a more democratic government in Muslim countries like Libya would result in increased Islamic radicalism, I could not have imagined it might spell the beginning of an Arab apartheid regime. Today, the New York Times reported … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Apartheid, Islam, Libya, Nigeria, President Obama, Qaddafi, Racism, Sudan, Witchcraft | 10 Comments

Al Qaeda to Be Part of New Libyan Government

Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Ali Tarhouni, the deputy chairman of the rebels’ executive board announced today that he was appointing a Supreme Security Committee of civilian officials and militia leaders, as a prelude to forming a new Libyan government. That said, Mr. Tarhouni also announced that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged Abdel Hakim Belhaj, al Qaeda, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Nuclear proliferation, President Obama | Leave a comment

Libya: Operational Success, Strategic Failure

Posted on Friday, September 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, Bloomberg’s Jonathan Alter posed a tantalizing question: “you think Obama’s been a bad president? Prove it.” More specifically, Alter challenged the president’s detractors to identify specific administration policy failures. On Monday, conservative David Frum responded to Alter’s throwing down the gauntlet … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Il, Libya, Muammar Qaddafi, North Korea, President Obama, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey | 6 Comments

Proving Obama Is a Failed President

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg posed a tantalizing question: “you think Obama’s been a bad president? Prove it.” More specifically, he issues the following challenge to Obama-doubters: “Your mission, Jim (and readers named something else), should you decide to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, International Security, Leadership, Media, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Unions, War | Tagged David Frum, Democrats, Failure, Jonathan Alter, Libya, Nuclear proliferation, President Obama, Republicans, Weapons of mass destruction, WMD | 16 Comments

Leadership Is Not for the Lazy

Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2003 or 2004, recently retired Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki held a breakfast for Harvard students who participated in MIT’s ROTC program and military veterans at the Kennedy School of Government. At the time, the situation in Iraq was at one of … Continue reading →