I am interested in your opinion about diplomacy. I am not an irrational pro warfare radical that thinks threatening action must always be taken to remedy a situation. Rather I think that war should be avoided at all costs, utilized only as a last resort. I could rattle off a list of wars that I feel were entered into prematurely, but we won’t go into that here. Instead I want to talk about the war in Afghanistan and a potential war with Iran. First on the agenda, do you believe that it is in keeping with the image and promises of » Read More

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Over the past couple years the US has met with five other prominent world powers in an effort to merit cooperation from Iran about their nuclear program. Early in the negotiation stages Iran cooperated agreeing to relinquish their nuclear program in exchange for a fair amount of economic aid from the United States. However Iran proved to be seeking the aid of the US without giving up their nuclear program. When the issue of UN inspectors arose, Iran promptly denied the UN nuclear inspectors access to their facility claiming that it was a violation of their rights. After all, why » Read More

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According to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Iran is causing the US and the UN to toughen sanctions. She specifically stated that Iran has left us with “little choice but to apply further pressure.”  The fact remains that while Iran has been immensely uncooperative, the nation has also continually threatened the United States. Clinton elaborated saying, “Iran’s approach leaves us with little choice than to work with our partners to apply greater pressure in the hopes that it will cause Iran to reconsider its rejection of diplomatic efforts.” Amidst these comments Clinton was collaborating with London, France, Germany, and Italy about » Read More

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China represents such a bittersweet relationship for me. I personally enjoy business and I recognize that China is where the future is economically. With such a large population and cheap labor force China represents a powerhouse for exports and domestic sales. This is something to get excited about as a business person. There has never before been such unparalleled opportunity in China. Neil Postman author of Technopoly, would argue that with every new innovation, cultural shift, or technological chance, something is sacrificed. Think of it this way: when factory workers began mass producing clothing, the quality was markedly decreased from » Read More

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I am going to lay it out on the line – China scares me. Look at the stock market within the past few weeks. We have had an amazing rally in the market until China announces that they are going to slow down the rate of their economy. Upon hearing this there is an enormous selloff in the American market. Furthermore it was the Chinese plan for economic rebound that initiated the economic rebound that we experienced after the march lows in the stock market. The Chinese control the global economy because virtually every nation is dependent on China for » Read More

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Yesterday I gave my two cents that an attack on Iran is a legitimate possibility in the future. Originally I rescinded my theory that Iran would be on the receiving end of a US war when Obama stepped into office. Honestly I believed him to be a democrat in the truest sense of the word. However seeing his troop surge in Afghanistan he has proved to me that he can utilize foresight as the nations commander in chief. Furthermore this move illustrated that the President is no pushover. If it came down to a true threat, I believe Obama is » Read More

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First and foremost, is there anyone out there that actually buys the line from Iran that they are trying to develop a “peaceful” nuclear program which will only be used to generate power? The truth is that nuclear programs do provide useful power for a country and they should be part of the infrastructure makeup of many stable nations. However Iran can’t be trusted with a nuclear plant. Iran has refused to allow IAEA members to inspect plants, which proves that they are not cooperative and downright dangerous. In November Iran announced that they would be building ten new nuclear » Read More

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Yesterday I discussed the latest update in the Iran nuclear conundrum – The US and five other nations will meet in New York this week to discuss the nuclear dilemma. Clinton discussed the plans for the sanctions stating, “It is clear that there’s a relatively small group of decision-makers inside Iran. They are in both political and commercial relationships and if we can create a sanctions track that targets those who actually make the decisions, we think that is a smarter way to do sanctions.” She concluded saying, “But that is all yet to be decided upon.” My honest opinion is that » Read More

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This week six nations are set to meet to discuss the sanctions over Iran because of their continued development of a nuclear energy program. The defiance of Iran has continually angered the United States and the other nations involved in the discussions which are China, Britain, France, Russia, and Germany. The secretary of State, Hilary Clinton stated that these nations will meet yet again to discuss their perpetual thorn in the side, Iran’s nuclear program. The goal of the talks will be to develop further economic sanctions, which in theory will force Iran into an uncomfortable position. Hopefully Iran will » Read More

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According to the State Department, Yemen has been a concern of the United States for quite some time now. Within the past year there has been a push to increase aid to Yemen as quickly as possible as there is valid concern of the proliferation of Al-Qaeda in the region.
This year the US will sink in over 60 Million dollars to Yemen for the purposes of security development. The State Department commented on this stating, “development assistance works to address some of the conditions that terrorists exploit for recruitment.” Basically the funds from the US will allow » Read More

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