J.E. Dyer

All Posts by 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.

Why Obama’s Afghanistan strategy is bad faith with our troops by J.E. Dyer

Why Obama’s Afghanistan strategy is bad faith with our troops

J.E. Dyer October 15, 2013
When playing for time, think big and strategic by J.E. Dyer

When playing for time, think big and strategic

J.E. Dyer October 10, 2013
Whither Camp David? by J.E. Dyer

Whither Camp David?

J.E. Dyer October 9, 2013
A reminder: Warnings about premiums going up under Obamacare were correct by J.E. Dyer

A reminder: Warnings about premiums going up under Obamacare were correct

J.E. Dyer October 7, 2013
Strange but true in the Far East by J.E. Dyer

Strange but true in the Far East

J.E. Dyer October 4, 2013
On the job but not getting paid? by J.E. Dyer

On the job but not getting paid?

J.E. Dyer October 1, 2013
You say Thermopylae, I say Alamo by J.E. Dyer

You say Thermopylae, I say Alamo

J.E. Dyer September 28, 2013
Russian navy promises ‘support’ to Nicaragua by J.E. Dyer

Russian navy promises ‘support’ to Nicaragua

J.E. Dyer September 26, 2013
Why Ted Cruz speaks for me by J.E. Dyer

Why Ted Cruz speaks for me

J.E. Dyer September 24, 2013
Five ways in which Obama doesn’t represent the American people by J.E. Dyer

Five ways in which Obama doesn’t represent the American people

J.E. Dyer September 22, 2013
Americans: There’s no excuse for (some of) us by J.E. Dyer

Americans: There’s no excuse for (some of) us

J.E. Dyer September 19, 2013
Rollback down under by J.E. Dyer

Rollback down under

J.E. Dyer September 17, 2013
‘Yet another mass shooting’ by J.E. Dyer

‘Yet another mass shooting’

J.E. Dyer September 16, 2013
So…what should we be doing in foreign policy now? by J.E. Dyer

So…what should we be doing in foreign policy now?

J.E. Dyer September 13, 2013
Obama’s Cuban missile crisis by J.E. Dyer

Obama’s Cuban missile crisis

J.E. Dyer September 9, 2013
Syria: Update on maritime matters by J.E. Dyer

Syria: Update on maritime matters

J.E. Dyer September 5, 2013
Syria: Now, the run-up to whatever ‘it’ will or won’t be by J.E. Dyer

Syria: Now, the run-up to whatever ‘it’ will or won’t be

J.E. Dyer September 5, 2013
Yes, I think Assad did it by J.E. Dyer

Yes, I think Assad did it

J.E. Dyer September 3, 2013
Rock, hard place, Syria by J.E. Dyer

Rock, hard place, Syria

J.E. Dyer September 1, 2013
A 'Johnny Football suspension' for Assad; *UPDATE* by J.E. Dyer

A 'Johnny Football suspension' for Assad; *UPDATE*

J.E. Dyer August 31, 2013
The unbearable passivity of triangulated policies that require 'slam dunk' intelligence by J.E. Dyer

The unbearable passivity of triangulated policies that require 'slam dunk' intelligence

J.E. Dyer August 29, 2013
The perils of Barack by J.E. Dyer

The perils of Barack

J.E. Dyer August 28, 2013
Britain taking lead on Syria? by J.E. Dyer

Britain taking lead on Syria?

J.E. Dyer August 26, 2013
Obama on Syria: Low-quality 'jaw-jaw' by J.E. Dyer

Obama on Syria: Low-quality 'jaw-jaw'

J.E. Dyer August 24, 2013
Duncan, OK murder: It’s the gangsta culture, stupid by J.E. Dyer

Duncan, OK murder: It’s the gangsta culture, stupid

J.E. Dyer August 21, 2013
Egypt: This is big by J.E. Dyer

Egypt: This is big

J.E. Dyer August 17, 2013
Five phenomena of popular culture about which I am 100 percent clueless by J.E. Dyer

Five phenomena of popular culture about which I am 100 percent clueless

J.E. Dyer August 14, 2013
A unified theory of Benghazi by J.E. Dyer

A unified theory of Benghazi

J.E. Dyer August 13, 2013
Double standard: What did get (briefly) banned at Facebook, versus what didn’t by J.E. Dyer

Double standard: What did get (briefly) banned at Facebook, versus what didn’t

J.E. Dyer August 12, 2013
'Moderate' Rouhani misled West; sneaked in centrifuges? by J.E. Dyer

'Moderate' Rouhani misled West; sneaked in centrifuges?

J.E. Dyer August 10, 2013
The curious case of the al Qaeda threat warning by J.E. Dyer

The curious case of the al Qaeda threat warning

J.E. Dyer August 8, 2013
U.S., setting example for Israel, releases Taliban terrorists by J.E. Dyer

U.S., setting example for Israel, releases Taliban terrorists

J.E. Dyer August 3, 2013
Facts and implications: Notes on Diana West’s American Betrayal by J.E. Dyer

Facts and implications: Notes on Diana West’s American Betrayal

J.E. Dyer July 30, 2013
Most pointless 'peace talks' ever? by J.E. Dyer

Most pointless 'peace talks' ever?

J.E. Dyer July 29, 2013
Just a reminder: Welfare-state government is a minister of death by J.E. Dyer

Just a reminder: Welfare-state government is a minister of death

J.E. Dyer July 25, 2013
Eyes on the ball: Obama’s Magical Economy Tour has a purpose by J.E. Dyer

Eyes on the ball: Obama’s Magical Economy Tour has a purpose

J.E. Dyer July 23, 2013
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