McLaughlin Group

ISSUES: Kavanaugh, China, Free Trade

Socialist delusion, Melania's elephant, Jair Bolsonaro, CT strategy

Campaigning for socialism because of non-hardship hardships

Melania Trump, Scipio Africanus, and the Secret Service strategy for dealing with elements

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro's understandable rise to presidential popularity

Counter-terrorism strategy

Putin sanctions, British aquaman

Britain is not trying to alter Putin's behavior with its global counter-GRU campaign. Simply to try and maintain international support for sanctions.

Meet the British aquaman on a mission to serve American wounded warriors. His is a story of courage and entrepreneurial dynamism.

Iraqi PM, France vs. Iran, Chinese agitation, ICJ vs. US, Theresa May

The new Iraqi Prime Minister-designate is the ultimate compromise. The choice of the Sadrist and Ameri blocs, Adil Abdul-Mahdi deserves cautious U.S. support.

Why and how France is firing warning shots at Iran. France recognizes Iran terrorist attack plotting and wants to deter any incidents on its soil.

Why a Chinese journalist freaked out at a British Conservative conference. The journalist was almost certainly acting under Beijing’s orders to harass U.K. officials.

The International Court of Justice just proved Trump's sovereignty argument. Issuing an unwarranted order against the U.S., the court proved its own ignominy.

Theresa May unveils her plan to crush Jeremy Corbyn. The British Prime Minister is focusing on domestic moderation and foreign policy reliability.

China escalation, Iran carriers, NATO missiles, Corbyn terror

How to confront China’s escalation in the South China Sea. The Decatur incident on Sunday must spark the U.S. into two responsive actions.

The US no longer needs an aircraft carrier off Iran’s coast. The F-35B variant aircraft explains why alternatives are now available.

NATO shouldn’t attack Russia’s intermediate range ballistic missiles, simply outmatch them. The key here is to utilize the same playbook that worked in the 1980s.

Top Jeremy Corbyn supporter: Britain’s problem is that it never had a communist terror. The Corbyn movement's fanaticism finds its latest unveiling.

Trump-China, Iran threat, USMCA trade, Germany terrorism

Trump is right to foster friction with China. The nature of China’s challenge to the U.S.-led international order is such that it demands aggressive American pushback.

Iran’s missile attack on ISIS is intended as a message to the US and Saudi Arabia. Tehran deliberately used ballistic missiles with a range to strike U.S. assets.

The USMCA is a win for free trade and the economy. The president deserves credit for negotiating an agreement that will serve American and continental interests.

Germany is caught between a weak Chancellor and two extremist hard places. Far-right terrorists and Islamic-terrorist groups pose a growing challenge.

Italy budget, anti-Americanism, Lindsey Graham, Ryder Cup

Italy charts a course for fiscal oblivion. The Italian government’s new budget is a very dangerous joke.

The great lie of the European far-left: American patriotism is pernicious nationalism. The reality of why the far-left hates America is America itself.

Lindsey Graham just took the first step towards a 2024 Republican presidential run. The Senator has the potential of unifying the disparate wings of the GOP.

Trump should go to the Ryder Cup in Paris, France. The president has good sporting and diplomatic reason to attend the biennial golf tournament.

Kavanaugh testimony, US tech, Netanyahu Iran, Venezuela invasion, Mark Judge

Brett Kavanaugh must not allow his anger to define him. The Supreme Court justice has every right to be defiant, but he must remember he is a federal judge first and foremost.

The US should stop tech giants from playing nice with China. The US should establish export licensing conditions to prevent US intellectual property from being used to serve authoritarians.

Why Benjamin Netanyahu just busted Iran’s atomic deception. The Israeli Prime Minister wants to strengthen Trump’s crackdown and illuminate the cracks in the 2015 nuclear deal.

It would be a mistake to use US military force against Venezuela. The conditions to justify such action are not currently present.

Hearing Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony, Republican Senators should pressure Mark Judge to give his version of history. Judge is the third person related to the Ford-Kavanaugh situation.

EU Iran, Ben Rhodes, Labour Brexit, Germany Poland

 The European Union plan to evade U.S. sanctions won’t work. The special vehicle mechanism is a magnet for U.S. sanctions enforcement.

Ben Rhodes still doesn’t realize that command leadership isn’t about being popular. The Obama official fails to recognize how his strategy was so disastrous.

The Labour Party passes a resolution and strengthens Theresa May’s electoral hand. Its call for a second referendum will bring Brexit voters into the Conservatives.

To Germany and Poland, Trump offers two different messages at the United Nations. The president called out Germany’s submission to Russian energy extortion.

Russia S300, Iran threats, Trump UN, Durham dicks, Corbyn nukes

Why Russia’s S-300 delivery to Assad won’t change much for Israel. Putin is charting a careful path here. One designed to avoid escalation with the Israelis.

Why Iran’s threats against the US over the Ahvaz attack are so notable. The Iranian regime is unified in its anger and specific blaming of America.

What Trump should tell the UN on Tuesday. The president should focus on three messages.

Durham University and the meaning of a penis. A penis is an identifier for a male. Thus for a philosophy student to be attacked for saying so is to attack both biology and philosophy itself.

The radioactive stupidity of Jeremy Corbyn’s nuclear deterrence strategy. The Labour Party leader’s right hand man just doubled down on making Britain vulnerable to nuclear attack.