Eric Margolis

America's cause is best serve by encouraging the Muslim Brotherhood and the development of real democracy in Egypt. Washington would be wise to press its allies in the military to quickly cede power to a responsible civilian government and relinquish the habit of governing. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

South Korea toiled its way out of dire poverty four decades ago, creating an economic miracle. Equally industrious, determined North Koreans could do the same today, if given half a chance. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

The Soviet Union's disintegration could easily have ignited World War III with the US and NATO. That it did not was due to two remarkable men: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his chief ally, Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Kim's death now presents fruitful opportunities for the US and its Asian allies to engage with North Korea and nudge it towards less paranoid, more economically productive behavior. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Tahrir Square, epicenter of the earthquake that ousted Egypt's western-backed dictator, Hosni Mubarak, is quiet -- for the moment. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Egypt may not be able to cut the apron strings to its American patrons. For its part, Washington appears set on so far retaining Egypt's current military power structure in spite of lauding Egypt's struggle for democracy. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

The US, France, Israel and Britain are so blinded by their anti-Iran passion, they are ready to destroy Syria to get at Great Satan Iranian. That's like burning down your house to get rid of mice. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Clever diplomacy, not more Marines, is the answer. The over-extended American Raj has got to face strategic reality or it risks going the way of the Soviet Empire. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

If Iran is indeed trying to produce nuclear weapons -- and it has good reasons for wanting them -- why has it taken so long? Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Why should 330 million Europeans face a financial and likely political meltdown for the sake of 11 million profligate Greeks? They should not. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Having finished off former ally Muammar Gaddafi, the Pentagon, its new Africa Command, and CIA are now focusing on East Africa. In fact, Africa is hot. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

"What's going on, what's happening," a wounded, dazed Muammar Gaddafi reportedly asked just before he was murdered in... Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/

Ignorance has become a sort of badge of honor among many heartland Republicans, as witnessed by the popularity of the patron saint of lower IQ Americans, Sarah Palin. Eric Margolis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-margolis/