J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 27, 2014
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Obama admin throws fuel on fire, warns Israel could be dragged into Iraq conflict

A screw-up too far.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJune 26, 2014
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The long game: Not so fast with drawing lessons from the 24 June primary

Rising tide.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJune 26, 2014
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Classic demagoguery: Obama ‘won’t wait for Congress’ to deal with border influx

Logic, it's wonderful.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 24, 2014
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Awkward: Lawmakers hold hands, sing in civil rights commemoration

Sing-along.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 23, 2014
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If black people said the stuff white people say

Race canard.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJune 22, 2014
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*UPDATE* Sonasoft, IRS email contractor: Lerner email connection fades; Obama connection still there

The usual suspects.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 21, 2014
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Jews attacked at ‘Bring Back Our Boys’ march in Paris

Toujours l'attaque.
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Email Featured

J.E. DyerJune 21, 2014
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Obama’s ‘marine protected area’ expansion: On a collision course with national security?

Priorities.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerJune 20, 2014
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Psychic DHS knew in January it would need to process 65,000 illegal minors

The vision thing.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 20, 2014
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Iraq: Looking for blame in all the wrong places

Silly, torturous games.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 18, 2014
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U.S. planning to bag Benghazi terrorist at least 2 weeks ago; State’s Psaki snide, evasive about timeline

Snide IS the new evasive.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 16, 2014
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ISIS in Iraq: The ‘pause’ IS the assault on Baghdad

Beyond Benghazi.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 15, 2014
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Team Obama: ‘It’s too politically sensitive’ to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Baghdad

Benghazi times 10 to the 23rd power.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 14, 2014
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Football Derangement Syndrome

Realball.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 13, 2014
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American contractors trapped at Iraqi base surrounded by ISIS; some evacuated by Iraqis *UPDATE*

Benghazi II?
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Politics

J.E. DyerJune 12, 2014
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Clinton, Perry, and the obsession of America’s media with ‘gay’ issues

Priorities, totally misplaced.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 12, 2014
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ISIS guerrilla-terror group issues warning to America

Interesting times.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 10, 2014
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Guerrilla-terrorist group ISIS seizing Mosul, Iraq: It’s a territorial strategy

Interesting times.
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Politics

J.E. DyerJune 9, 2014
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Military color guard marches in D.C. Pride parade for first time

Sic transit gloria Americae.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 9, 2014
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Hillary: ‘I gave very direct instructions’ on Benghazi security

Talking point trash.
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National Security

J.E. DyerJune 9, 2014
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Why ‘leave no one behind’ isn’t the controlling principle in the Bergdahl case

Reality check.
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Education

J.E. DyerJune 8, 2014
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Bill Gates, Common Core, and the real problem with money in politics

Dark money versus money invisible in plain sight.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 8, 2014
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Vatican to host Islamic prayers in ‘non-political’ political event

Church and peace process.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 6, 2014
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WWII: The interpretive dance edition

Dancing with the Nazis.
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National Security

J.E. DyerJune 6, 2014
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D-Day: Three presidents, one of the great battles of history, and the heart and task of a nation

Scaling cliffs with the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 6, 2014
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Worthless trailers gallery: Sharknado 2

Shark happens.
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 6, 2014
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Morgan Freeman dismisses race as factor in wealth distribution

What's race got to do with it?
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerJune 5, 2014
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Harry Reid sings Dem theme song: ‘What difference does it make?’

Second verse, same as the first.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerJune 5, 2014
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America as pawn: The Bergdahl Caper and the fight for Afghanistan’s post-American future

Interesting times.
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMay 31, 2014
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California gun confiscation system: Disarming peaceful citizens, ignoring Elliot Rodger

"Database policing."
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMay 31, 2014
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CNN reporter detained, manhandled on camera during demonstration in Istanbul

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been having a hard time suppressing social media and other means of broadcasting his government’s excesses…
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Quick Takes

J.E. DyerMay 31, 2014
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Viral spelling-bee kid: He totally ‘knew it’ before he misspelled it

Spelling his way into the hearts of his countrymen.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 29, 2014
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Obama, ‘how wars end in the 21st century,’ and dangerous civilizational complacency

Peace in our time.
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Foreign Affairs

J.E. DyerMay 29, 2014
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American milestone: First Yank suicide bomber in Syria (or, Must love cats)

Yankee al-Doodle.
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Politics

J.E. DyerMay 28, 2014
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Limbaugh compares Harry Reid’s Koch obsession to Elliot Rodger

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?
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Law and Government

J.E. DyerMay 28, 2014
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Memorial Day mayhem: Myrtle Beach and Ft. Lauderdale versus UC Santa Barbara killer

Double standards.
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J.E. Dyer

Obama admin throws fuel on fire, warns Israel could be dragged into Iraq conflict

The long game: Not so fast with drawing lessons from the 24 June primary

Classic demagoguery: Obama ‘won’t wait for Congress’ to deal with border influx

Awkward: Lawmakers hold hands, sing in civil rights commemoration

UPDATE Sonasoft, IRS email contractor: Lerner email connection fades; Obama connection still there

Jews attacked at ‘Bring Back Our Boys’ march in Paris

Obama’s ‘marine protected area’ expansion: On a collision course with national security?

Iraq: Looking for blame in all the wrong places

U.S. planning to bag Benghazi terrorist at least 2 weeks ago; State’s Psaki snide, evasive about timeline

ISIS in Iraq: The ‘pause’ IS the assault on Baghdad

Team Obama: ‘It’s too politically sensitive’ to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Baghdad

Football Derangement Syndrome

American contractors trapped at Iraqi base surrounded by ISIS; some evacuated by Iraqis UPDATE

ISIS guerrilla-terror group issues warning to America

Guerrilla-terrorist group ISIS seizing Mosul, Iraq: It’s a territorial strategy

Hillary: ‘I gave very direct instructions’ on Benghazi security

Why ‘leave no one behind’ isn’t the controlling principle in the Bergdahl case

Bill Gates, Common Core, and the real problem with money in politics

Vatican to host Islamic prayers in ‘non-political’ political event

WWII: The interpretive dance edition

D-Day: Three presidents, one of the great battles of history, and the heart and task of a nation

Worthless trailers gallery: Sharknado 2

Harry Reid sings Dem theme song: ‘What difference does it make?’

America as pawn: The Bergdahl Caper and the fight for Afghanistan’s post-American future

California gun confiscation system: Disarming peaceful citizens, ignoring Elliot Rodger

CNN reporter detained, manhandled on camera during demonstration in Istanbul

Viral spelling-bee kid: He totally ‘knew it’ before he misspelled it

Obama, ‘how wars end in the 21st century,’ and dangerous civilizational complacency

American milestone: First Yank suicide bomber in Syria (or, Must love cats)

Limbaugh compares Harry Reid’s Koch obsession to Elliot Rodger

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