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  1. The Right Coast

    Barack Obama on Benghazi attack: Mother of diplomat criticises President’s ‘optimal’ comment | Mail Online

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Speaking from her home in San Diego, Mrs Smith, 72, continued: 'It's insensitive to say my son is not very optimal - he is also very dead. I've not been…

  2. The Right Coast

    What Happened In Benghazi | Power Line

    By Thomas A. Smith

    So Hillary Clinton and the State Department unequivocally reject the account that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have given. It is hard to imagine what intelligence reports Obama could have…

  3. The Right Coast

    Alan Dershowitz: The Message Obama Should Have Sent – WSJ.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    nstead, Mr. Obama has another good option: Tell the Iranian leadership that under no circumstances will it ever be permitted to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, and that the U.S.…

  4. The Right Coast

    Miscues Before Libya Assault – WSJ.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya on Sept. 11 was preceded by a succession of security lapses and misjudgments, compounded by fog-of-battle decisions, that raise questions…

  5. The Right Coast

    The Reign of Imagination | RealClearPolitics

    By Thomas A. Smith

    As he suffocated to death at the US Consulate in Benghazi on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the US, did US Ambassador Christopher Stevens understand why…

  6. The Right Coast

    Review & Outlook: The New World Disorder – WSJ.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Mr. Obama also came to office saying, and apparently believing, that a more deferential America would be better respected around the world. He will finish his term having disproved his…

  7. The Right Coast

    Liz Cheney: Cairo, Benghazi and Obama Foreign Policy – WSJ.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In too many parts of the world, America is no longer viewed as a reliable ally or an enemy to be feared. Don't take my word for it. Ask Israeli…

  8. The Right Coast

    Obama Administration blamed US embassy in Egypt for Obama’s own mistaken policy – Washington DC SCOTUS | Examiner.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Obama Administration here in Washington, D.C. is blaming the staff of the U.S. embassy in Egypt for statements widely viewed as disgraceful appeasement of Islamic radicals. But those statements…

  9. The Right Coast

    Althouse: “Dead Ambassador dragged through streets, MSM furious at Romney criticism of Obama.”

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The media strains "to shift the focus from the Obama administration s failure to protect our embassies and for its apologies (both before and after the attack on the Cairo…

  10. The Right Coast

    Review & Outlook: Obama to Israel: You’re On Your Own – WSJ.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    It's no secret the Israelis don't want to strike Iran either, provided the U.S. is serious about keeping a bomb out of the mullahs' hands. But Israel's confidence in Mr.…