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Congress may ultimately be persuaded that large aid packages are necessary. But they cannot be a blank cheque. Before shipping any cash for any "humanitarian aid" to either the West Bank or Gaza, here are the certifications Congress should demand.
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Oversight is often unsexy. It's behind the scenes, it's not splashy like legislation, not public like a tweet or a speech or a TV hit. But consistent oversight is one of Congress' most powerful tools in shaping Executive Branch policy.
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There are several imperatives for Congress, and a couple of critical action items that will actually force the reimposition of critical elements of the so-called maximum pressure campaign on Iran.
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Thanks for all the wonderful responses to our podcast with Ruth Wisse. She's a clear voice at a time when clarity and morality are sorely needed. Be sure to follow up with Marc's really important Washington Post piece linked below. But there's been a great deal of important work from our team on the Israel-Hamas […]
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Now is the time for the Palestinians' most loyal supporters to ante up for their friends, and for Hamas' underwriters to pay for the damage their proxies are inflicting. But why is the responsibility falling onto the American taxpayer?
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Iran is watching a growing disorder at the very top of both the Democratic and Republican parties, and believe the United States is too consumed with its own political dogfights to back Israel or intervene in the case of an escalating war.
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In the early morning of October 7, Hamas terrorists attacked the State of Israel. But Iran is not simply Israel's problem. Certainly, they came first for the Jews. But that is never where it ends.
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To the extent that Americans remember anything about foreign policy from the 2012 campaign, it may be the third presidential debate, in which Republican challenger Mitt Romney -- who, on domestic issues, presented a sharp contrast with Pres Barack Obama -- suddenly morphed into his opponent's doppelganger. Obama resisted the notion of a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities or arming the Syrian rebels, and Romney showed doubt too. Obama talked tough on China, and so did Romney. The real trouble was lack of interest and vision. Since the early Cold War, the Republican Party has been the bedrock of US defense and vice versa. Yet none of the key players within the campaign -- other than the candidate himself -- was actually interested in national security. The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. And Republicans have a problem. Ask the average American voter what the difference was between Obama and Romney on national security, and he's likely to struggle for answers. Adapted from the source document.

As Joe Biden's State of the Union Address approaches, AEI scholars share what issues they hope to hear addressed by the president.
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