National Review Online by Rep. Devin Nunes The Middle East is in turmoil. Syria has collapsed, essentially transforming into a giant battlefield between Sunni Islamists and Iran-backed entities. U.S. gains are still tenuous in Afghanistan, which is subject to attack from assorted terror groups, and the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops from there could empower warring militias and terror organiz... Read more »
I recently outlined my thoughts on the connection between America’s energy policy and the chaos now engulfing the Middle East. You can read my article at the Washington Examiner here . Separately, click on the icon below for the updated Nunes Digest: Have a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend. Read more »
Washington Examiner by Rep. Devin Nunes With the lightning advance of ISIS' jihadist army to the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq is falling into chaos. The country's Shiites are mobilizing militias to fight the Sunni terrorists, while the nation faces a good possibility of some sort of Iranian intervention. Regardless of who ultimately wins this conflict, Iraq looks destined for a prolonged period of i... Read more »
Washington Times by Rep. Devin Nunes “This is what happens at the end of wars.” That is how President Obama justified his order to release five Taliban commanders from Gitmo in return for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who, according to many accounts, was captured by Islamic militants after deserting from the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. The main elements of the Bergdahl swap — the unequal trade,... Read more »
I wanted to draw your attention to two articles, here and here, about the Obama administration’s release of five Taliban prisoners from Gitmo in exchange for the release of U.S. POW Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban under murky circumstances. There are a lot of unanswered questions about both Bergdahl’s capture and the deal for his release. I expect more details about this will come ... Read more »
Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers announced he will not seek re-election to Congress: “Chairman Rogers has been an excellent and energetic chairman of the Intelligence Committee, guiding the committee’s work through the attack on Benghazi, the outbreak of war in... Read more »
Yesterday President Obama announced yet another major change to ObamaCare, allowing insurance companies to reinstate policies that ObamaCare itself forced them to cancel. This adds to a fast-growing list of ObamaCare “fixes” that were unilaterally decreed by the Obama administration, including the delay of the employer mandate and a slew of short-term exemptions to various ObamaCare rules that wer... Read more »
Shocking testimony from Gregory Hicks, a top U.S. official in Libya during the September attack on our Benghazi consulate, makes it increasingly clear that the Obama administration misled the American people about the Benghazi assault. All the emerging evidence shows that the administration tried to spin the Benghazi story to match its triumphant claim that al Qaeda is all but eliminated. A deadl... Read more »
Univision, the Spanish-language TV network, is reporting that a massacre by a Mexican drug cartel involved U.S. weapons trafficked to Mexico through the Obama administration’s Fast and Furious gun-walking operation. Meanwhile, here’s a short analysis by the Heritage Foundation of my suggestion in National Review Online for redirecting U.S. foreign policy. Read more »
The House intelligence committee used to be one of the meanest snake pits in Congress, a place where members were so busy sniping at each other that they failed to provide effective oversight of the intelligence community. It was a model of what was wrong with Washington. Amazingly enough, the committee has found its way out of the wilderness under a new chairman and ranking Democrat, Reps. Mike R... Read more »
