Tag Archives: Iraq

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

Game Theory for Middle Eastern Dictators

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Towards a Dominant Strategy In “Saudis Shrug Off Day of Rage: Three Strategies to Suppress a Revolt Before It Starts“, I argued that there are two archetypal models for a dictator to deal with popular revolts in the Middle East: crush them or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Mathematics, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Predictions, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Egypt, Energy security, Hamas, Hezbollah, Hosni Mubarak, Iraq, Israel, Muammar Qaddafi, Oil, Policy, Politics, President Bashar al-Assad, President Obama, Saudi Arabia, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali | 9 Comments

Remembering Jay on Memorial Day

Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The cross-currents of individual lives can be interesting things. Through time we each follow our own paths. On occasion, these paths intersect unexpectedly with those of greater men and women. During my life, my path crossed several times with one … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Defense, Energy Security, Middle East, Terrorism, War | Tagged 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Iraq, Jay, Memorial Day, National Training Center | 6 Comments

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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Posted in Book Reviews, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics | Tagged Aegis, America's First War with Iran, Iran, Iran Air Flight 655, Iraq, Lee Allen Zatarain, Persian Gulf, Silkworm missile, United States Navy, USS Vincennes, War with Iran | 3 Comments

Not Paying Military in Shutdown Bad Idea

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

When the government shutdown in 1995, the United States was at peace. However, President Clinton rightly made sure that the government still paid its military. For some bizarre reason and at a time when the United States is actively involved in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Defense Secretary Gates, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, Government shutdown, Iraq, President Clinton, President Obama | 25 Comments

Syria: A Clearer Case for Intervention

Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

With American forces tied down providing air cover for rebels in al Qaeda-infested Benghazi, the United States has committed forces that it could have used to enforce a no-fly zone over its real enemy in Damascus. So far, Syrian government forces … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics | Tagged Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Hosni Mubarak, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, King Abdullah II, Libya, Muammar Qaddafi, Nuclear proliferation, President Obama, Syria, United Nations | 14 Comments

Iraq vs. Libya: Exposing the Left’s Hypocrisy

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I am excited to announce that I am now a contributor on Breitbart’s Big Peace site. My first article is entitled, “Iraq vs. Libya: Exposing Left Wing Hypocrisy.” Here is an excerpt: “In the rush to act in Libya, some liberals have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics | Tagged George W. Bush, Iraq, Libya, President Obama, Qaddafi, Saddam, United Nations | 13 Comments

The Die Is Cast: United States Attacks Libya

Posted on Saturday, March 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Unlike the war in Iraq, there was no lengthy build up or debate. Qaddafi has defied one United Nations resolution, not sixteen as Saddam did prior to the American invasion of Iraq. Nor did he do anything to deliberately attack … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics | Tagged Cindy Sheehan, Iraq, Libya, MoveOn.org, Qaddafi, Saddam Hussein, United Nations, War | 7 Comments

American Involvement in Libya Is a Bad Idea

Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, the United Nations approved airstrikes on Qaddafi’s forces in Libya. The resolution apparently passed with ten votes, including the United States with abstentions from Russia, China, Germany, Brazil, and India. Now American forces may be fighting a third war … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Middle East, Policy, Politics | Tagged al Qaeda, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Libya, President Bush, President Obama, President Reagan, Qaddafi, United Nations | 7 Comments

Iran: Another Domino Teeters; America Should Shove It Over the Edge

Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

On the heels of my recent article on food prices and Middle Eastern stability, events in Iran are coming to a head. Riot police today physically beat protestors in major Iranian cities. The New York Times estimates that 20,000-30,000 demonstrators took … Continue reading →