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James Jay Carafano

A 25-year Army veteran, James Jay Carafano is vice president of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies for The Heritage Foundation, (Heritage.org), a conservative think-tank on Capitol Hill. Readers may write him at Heritage, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002.

Most Recent Articles by James Jay Carafano:

ISIS in America? Never say never — say less likely

ISIS in America? Never say never — say less likelyWASHINGTON, D.C. — Nobody expects ISIS to go quietly into the night. That’s not what Islamist terrorist groups do. What this particular group wants now is revenge for their humiliating defeat in Syria and Iraq. The question is: Where will they strike to try to save face? America is on watch to make sure it doesn’t happen here.
- Monday, April 22, 2019

America needs a bigger NATO to stymie Russia’s ambitions

WASHINGTON, DC—Europe needs NATO. America needs NATO. You know who else needs NATO? Vladimir Putin! The Russian leader has long used the existence of NATO to justify his antagonism toward the West. Moscow’s aggressiveness, you see, is merely a response to the “threat” NATO poses to Russian security. It’s malarkey, of course—like a burglar claiming it’s your fault he robbed your house because you had the audacity to buy a new TV. WASHINGTON, DC—Europe needs NATO. America needs NATO. You know who else needs NATO? Vladimir Putin! The Russian leader has long used the existence of NATO to justify his antagonism toward the West. Moscow’s aggressiveness, you see, is merely a response to the “threat” NATO poses to Russian security. It’s malarkey, of course—like a burglar claiming it’s your fault he robbed your house because you had the audacity to buy a new TV.
- Friday, April 5, 2019





Bailing out on a bad deal with Iran stabilizes the chances for peace

Bailing out on a bad deal with Iran stabilizes the chances for peace WASHINGTON, D.C. — Breaking news: Everything is not all about Trump. The death of the Iran nuclear deal is one of them. Dumping the deal was more a mercy killing than anything else. Yet many will continue to debate the wrong issue — whether or not we should have stayed in the deal.
- Saturday, May 19, 2018

Israel has an obvious right to prevent its obliteration

Israel has an obvious right to prevent its obliteration WASHINGTON, D.C. — Should the U.S. forbid Israel from attacking Iran if it feels the extremist regime in Tehran is about to obliterate it? Of course not. We have no right to do so, and such a ban would be flatly unenforceable.
- Friday, April 6, 2018

A modernized military is needed to handle global threats

A modernized military is needed to handle global threats WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many pundits are mystified by Donald Trump’s foreign policy. That’s because they focus too much on what he says … and even more on what he tweets. But Trump uses his tweets and off-hand comments to drive the news cycle and poke his critics. They are not meant as policy pronouncements.
- Sunday, January 14, 2018




To keep the global peace, U.S. must remain top dog

WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s military is shrinking — and not by accident. Over the last five years, Washington has slashed defense spending by almost 25 percent. Whether measured as a percentage of GDP or as a portion of the federal budget, the Pentagon’s operating budget is near historic lows for the modern era—and slated to go lower.
- Monday, November 14, 2016



Frequent flyer miles don’t add up to successful foreign policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama has put more than a few miles on the Air Force One odometer. But travel is no guarantee of foreign policy success. Indeed, Mr. Obama is winging his way toward one of the foreign policy records compiled by any U.S. president.
- Friday, May 6, 2016


Obama’s last chance: put boots on the ground and snuff ISIS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama has no choice now. If he wants to defeat ISIS, he’ll have to become a real war leader. He may not like it, but putting troops on the ground is the surest way to win this war.
- Thursday, November 19, 2015



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