Michael Rubin
Michael Rubin
Michael Rubinis a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues in the Middle East...
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All too often, ... the goal in the bureaucracy is to cover their own backside rather than to actually make sure the money does good.
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The military option has a lot of costs. But is the cost of the Islamic Republic of Iran having a nuclear weapon greater?
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He has allowed his opponents to fill the vacuum, and now he's fighting back and articulating his philosophy in the broader war on terrorism. Perhaps it's because the 2006 elections are coming up, but he's clearly decided to do things differently and change the debate.
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Our decision to divest our non-Internet assets was not easy, as these businesses have achieved tremendous success and continue to have significant growth potential,
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The more we talk about withdrawals, the more insurgents assert themselves.
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Companies have found that you do well by doing good. When companies respect consumers, consumers are more responsive to the company.
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It was not Fletcher Anderson Morrell who committed that crime.
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The Iraqis have consistently surprised us at every milestone.
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Do people want an attack on Iran? No. Would the cost be high? Yes. ... But there is also a sense that the cost would be even higher to let Iran have a nuclear program.
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The U.S. may not want to respond but it will not sacrifice what it believes to be in its national security. It will certainly not risk an Islamic republic with nuclear weapons.
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We're essentially where we were with Iraq 12 years ago. It took us 12 years to get where we are now with Iraq. It's a long process.
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We're confident that a jury will see that this was a deal between friends. There was no criminal intent. This is a civil matter.
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The fact that elections have gone forward now three times shows that the political process is taking root in Iraq and the insurgency is losing ground,. That said, the insurgency is still going to be with us for years. There's no magic formula to end it, and most insurgencies on average last 10 years.