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Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May is the founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a columnist for The Washington Times and host of the “Foreign Podicy” podcast.

While anti-Semites suffer defeats in America and England, Jew-hatred is on the rise almost everywhere, often with lethal results.
Some Congress members disapprove of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s prioritization of “freedom of religion or belief.” But this fight may be part of a broader effort to drum conservatives out of the human rights community.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad provoked hostilities with Israel hoping Hamas would follow suit, but found itself alone.
The world’s most despotic empires do not concern Ilhan Omar and her fans.
The elimination of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a victory, to be sure, but is not by any stretch of the imagination the end of the war on terror.
That was U.S. President Donald Trump’s characterization of the Kurds. He’s right, of course. But among Muslim nations, America has had no better friend.
Will it soon be inviting anti-black, anti-women, anti-Hispanic and anti-LGBTQ global leaders to address students? Of course not.
U.S. President Donald Trump must remember a cardinal rule: If we reward aggression, we’ll get more of it.
A few days ago, Iran’s rulers lashed out not just at the U.S. government, but also at an American think tank—namely, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which I founded shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The planned visit by U.S. Reps. Tlaib and Omar was organized by a group that has published blood libels and neo-Nazi essays. Apparently, white supremacy in defense of Jew-hatred is no vice.
To trust the Taliban would be naïve and foolish. Their true intent must be verified, but that requires a continuing military and intelligence presence in Afghanistan.
When we decide to fight, it is imperative that our strategies be superior to those of our opponents. That doesn’t mean devising “exit strategies,” but rather, having a coherent “theory of victory.”