Our allies need reassurance that we are in the fight for the long haul. After making the case to the American people that we must confront the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIL), the president chose not to include the buy-in of the American people through their elected officials in the decision to use force.Last year, the president ...

Those around the world who are looking to the United States for support against intimidation, oppression or outright massacres have learned a tough lesson in the past few years: This U.S. president, despite his bold pronouncements and moral posturing, cannot be counted on. In Syria, President Obama declared that the brutal dictator Bashar ...

One week after the 9/11 attacks, Congress authorized the president “to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.” More than 12 years later, the president continues to rely on this ...

The United Auto Workers demand a do-over for a vote the union lost—and want critics like me silenced. Picture an election where an entity is given nearly unfettered access to voters for two years and then is allowed to call for a surprise vote with only a few days' notice. Then imagine that the entity loses the vote and complains that ...

The president not only wants to cut missiles, he also is neglecting a promised modernization program..

President Obama has repeatedly identified nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism as key dangers to the United States and its allies. His analysis is correct, but that cannot be said about the centerpiece of his response: declaring America's commitment to eliminate its ...