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Clifford D. May

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

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Clifford D. MaySeptember 13, 2021

After 20 Sept. 11 anniversaries, the sleeping giant nods off again

We’re back to Sept. 10, 2001, except that both our enemies and our allies are now watching the American giant return to his slumber. Expect serious repercussions to follow.

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Clifford D. MaySeptember 1, 2021

Taliban calls the shots as America’s humiliation continues

Earlier in his career, Biden appeared to grasp that America has dangerous and determined enemies who cannot be appeased. What changed his mind?

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Clifford D. MayAugust 18, 2021

President Biden chose the worst options in Afghanistan

News bulletin: There is no Santa Claus, no Tooth Fairy and no “international community” committed to Western values.

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Clifford D. MayAugust 11, 2021

Biden’s military strategy for Iraq should be applied in Afghanistan

Were Biden to replicate his 2021 Iraq model, the Taliban would not be able to boast that they’ve defeated the mighty United States.

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Clifford D. MayAugust 4, 2021

An open letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Men of ice cream, men of unjust deserts.

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Clifford D. MayAugust 1, 2021

Iran’s crimes and acts of war will continue until Biden responds forcefully

Unless Biden responds forcefully to the latest, expect more.

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Clifford D. MayJuly 21, 2021

Problems with world peacekeeping: UN does it incompetently, corruptly and criminally

Fixing everything at the United Nations that’s dysfunctional should be a priority for the Biden administration. It’s not.

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Clifford D. MayJuly 14, 2021

The return of anti-Semitism

Germany after World War I provides a distant mirror.

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Clifford D. MayJuly 7, 2021

Russia and China’s conquest of the United Nations

Accommodation and engagement are no solution.

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Clifford D. MayJune 30, 2021

If critical race theory is correct, is America worth defending?

If CRT becomes the new orthodoxy at West Point, in federal bureaucracies and corporate America, increased racial division, animosity and conflict will inevitably result.

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Clifford D. MayJune 23, 2021

Biden blew a chance for a win in his meeting with Putin

The president believes that his Russian counterpart is eager to “make progress on shared goals” and avoid “a new Cold War.” C’mon, man, that’s malarkey!

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Clifford D. MayJune 16, 2021

Iran’s nuclear secrets have been exposed

But President Biden has not revised his policies in response.

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Clifford D. MayJune 9, 2021

Leaving Afghanistan

There’s not much time left to mitigate the consequences.

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Clifford D. MayJune 2, 2021

Enemies fighting Israel on other battlefields

Launching Jewish state attacks at the United Nations and in the media.

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Clifford D. MayMay 26, 2021

For Israelis, one more battle in a forever war for survival

The alternative would be another Holocaust.

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