As Exhibit A, we have the exquisite sarcasm of General Robert E. Lee: It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces, and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers. In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers … Continue reading →
Here’s another article about the success of the the so-called “surge.” In it, Jeff Emanual writes that the results—which so far have exceeded expectations—are attributable not only to the increase in numbers that the word “surge” signifies, but to a … Continue reading →
I don’t make any promises, but I’m planning to start work this week on the next installment or two of my “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series. It’s long overdue.
Continue reading →Michael Yon describes the extreme disconnect he sees between the facts in Iraq and perceptions about it. Never the twain shall meet; at least not yet, although he’s doing his bit to change that. Why has the corrective news of … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I’m bone tired of the 2008 election already. I can’t remember ever feeling this level of fatigue so early in a campaign before. Maybe in previous years I didn’t follow politics so closely, although … Continue reading →
There’s no dearth of conspiracy theories to explain the audacious attack on Bhutto’s convoy, and Bhutto herself has hinted that the government may have been involved. Has she just been watching too many Oliver Stone movies? No. The sad fact … Continue reading →
Those who are so certain they know how history will judge George Bush—or any other president, for that matter—show their ignorance of history itself. It’s not just that contemporary perceptions of a leader are often quite different from their evaluations … Continue reading →
After eight years of exile, Benazir Bhutto has returned to Pakistan in a deal brokered with President Musharraf. She’s talking the democracy talk as she walks the comeback walk: “Restoration of democracy is the only guarantee to the people’s progress … Continue reading →
…eats more nutritious meals together. So saith the NY Times. Research indicates that families who eat a regular meal together—be they troubled or un, and their ubiquitous TVs on or off—are eating better, as well. No one knows quite why, … Continue reading →
Michael Totten writes about a group of Iraqis who not only welcomed the US invasion (they refuse to use the “i”-word, though; they consider the event to have been strictly a liberation), but love America and Americans to this day: … Continue reading →
This Congress has one of the lowest approval ratings in modern memory. Perhaps that’s because it has accomplished so very little. Then again, perhaps that lack of success is a good thing, seeing the caliber of many of the bills … Continue reading →
Today’s NY Times prominently highlights a speech by retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, ex-Commander of US forces in Iraq, in which he is deeply critical of the conduct of the Iraq War. The Times summarizes Sanchez’s speech in its lede … Continue reading →