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Vladimir Putin Is an Evil Man – 11 May 2018, WSJ
America Should Lead in Saving the Rohingya – 8 March 2018, NYT
Mr. President, stop attacking the press – 16 January 2018, WPT
We Need a Strategy for the Middle East – October 2017, NYT
It’s time Congress returns to regular order – August 2017, WPT
Why We Must Support Human Rights – 8 May 2017, NYT
The Balkans are heating up again — and Washington is nowhere to be seen – April 2017, WPT
Why we need more forces to end the stalemate in Afghanistan – 13 March 2017, WPT
Why America must engage with Asia-Pacific – February 2017, CNN
An Opportunity to Rebuild Our Dangerously Weakened Military – 29 January 2017, WSJ
We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothing – 22 December 2016, WPT
Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War – 4 October 2016, WSJ
The promise of U.S.-India ties – 7 June 2016, CNN
Salute to a Communist – 24 March 2016, NYT
Congress’s Cynical Crony-Capital Gift to Putin – 7 February 2016, WSJ
How to Defeat ISIS Now—Not ‘Ultimately’ – 7 December 2015, WSJ
Obama Vetoes His Own Military – 22 October 2015, WSJ
U.S. must stop Putin in Syria – 13 October 2015, CNN
The Real Arctic Threat – 1 September 2015, WSJ
Expand opportunities for young Americans to serve their country – 10 August 2015, CNN
The Russia-Ukraine cease-fire is a fiction – 26 June 2015, WPT
America’s Dangerous Defense Cuts – 9 March 2015, WSJ
America must fix its cyber-vulnerability – 20 December 2014, CNN
Obama just made matters worse – 22 November 2014 , AZCentral
Why I’ll vote for Resolution Copper – 15 October 2014, AZCentral
To Defeat Islamic State, Remove Assad – 6 October 2014, WSJ
Why is the NFL still blacking out games? – 6 September 2014, CNN
Stop Dithering, Confront ISIS – 29 August 2014, NYT
VA reforms address wait times, incompetence – 12 August 2014, AZ Daily Star
The Scandal That Shadows Memorial Day – 23 May 2014, WSJ
It is time for the West to move ahead without Russia – 25 April 2014, WPT
Obama Has Made America Look Weak – 14 March 2014, NYT
Abysmal Ambassadorial Nominations – 28 February 2014, WSJ
Obama is failing the Middle East, and U.S. interests there – 25 October 2013, WPT
He Beat Us in War but Never in Battle – 6 October 2013, WSJ
Egypt’s path to a better future – 9 August 2013, WPT
Cut off aid to Egypt – 12 July 2013, WPT
Cable TV, the Right Way – 22 May 2013, LAT
A Bipartisan Path to Immigration Reform – 15 April 2013 , WSJ
A Former POW on Vietnam, Four Decades Later – 13 March 2013 , WSJ
Syria’s descent into hell – 30 December 2012, WPT
No Cybersecurity Executive Order, Please – 13 September 2012, WSJ
How Neil Armstrong inspired a POW – 13 September 2012, WPT
The risks of inaction in Syria – 5 August 2012, WPT
American Power and the Libya Naysayers – 12 July 2012, WSJ
Steps to ensure we achieve success in Afghanistan – 21 March 2012, WPT
The Promise of a Pro-American Libya – 21 March 2012, WSJ
A troop drawdown that would fail Iraq – 7 October 2011, WPT
Bin Laden’s death and the debate over torture – 16 September 2011, WPT
The Surge and Afghanistan – 31 August 2010, WSJ
Support act to help pay down nation’s debt – 16 July 2010, Hill
Iraq’s Democracy Takes Shape – 22 March 2010, WSJ
Why we can — and must — win the war in Afghanistan – 28 October 2009, CNN
TORTURE: Time to move on – 13 May 2009, Tucson Citizen
What We’re Fighting For – 3 November 2008, WSJ
Three priorities – 27 October 2008, National Law Journal
We’ll Protect Taxpayers From More Bailouts – 9 September 2008, WSJ
We Are All Georgians – 14 August 2008, WSJ
Our success in Iraq can’t be denied – 27 July 2008, Sun Sentinel
Renewing America’s Asia Policy – 27 May 2008, WSJ
The Surge Worked – 10 January 2008, WSJ
Listening to Petraeus – 10 September 2007, WSJ
The case for substantial, sustained increase in troops – 9 January 2007, Houston Chronicle
TV served a la carte – 25 May 2006, LAT
Torture’s Terrible Toll – 20 November 2005, Newsweek
‘We Had a Long Talk’ – 19 June 2005, Newsweek
Plugging the Loophole – 19 September 2004, Newsweek
In Praise of Do-Gooders – 1 June 2004, WSJ
How to Win in Iraq – 9 November 2003, WPT
Fight Global Warming For $20 a Year . . . – 30 October 2003, WSJ
The Right War for the Right Reasons – 12 March 2003, NYT
The Free Market Needs New Rules – 8 July 2002, NYT
There Is No Substitute for Victory – 26 October 2001, WSJ
Bob Kerrey, War Hero – 27 April 2001, WSJ
On Foreign Policy, Bush Leads, Congress Postures – 30 May 2000, WSJ
A Budget We Should Be Ashamed Of – 25 October 1998, NYT
Conservative Agenda Lies in Ashes – 24 June 1998, WSJ
Line Item Languor – 11 December 1997, NYT
Nature Is Not a Liberal Plot – 22 November 1996, NYT
The Missile Threat The White House Ignores – 22 May 1996, WSJ
A Better Way to Fix Campaign Financing – 20 February 1996, WPT
Democrats Double-Deal on Nicaragua – 24 August 1989, NYT

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