Jimmy Carter, peacemaker extraordinaire, has called the wall Israel has built an “imprisonment wall.” A strange notion of imprisonment, indeed. How can a wall designed to keep murderers out of a single small country (Israel), and yet allowing them freedom … Continue reading →
The Sanity Squad is back opining at Pajamas Media. The topics? Iran’s “scientific” [sic] Holocaust Denial Conference, and the legacy of Kofi Annan, whose term as UN Secretary-General is up at the end of the month. So go to PJ … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here.] Shelby Steele, a supporter of the war in Iraq, discusses the semantic and conceptual problem we face when we have no clear definition of victory: Without a description of victory, a war has no … Continue reading →
The ISG report has branded our efforts in Iraq “grave,” “deteriorating,” and “not working.” The American people aren’t too happy with the situation, either. Results of recent polls indicate: Just 9 per cent expect the war to end in clear-cut … Continue reading →
In her latest vlog, the inimitable Pamela of Atlas Shrugs asks the following pertinent question about ISG head James Baker, “Who died and made him king?” Well, I think I can offer a stab at an answer. Who died? The … Continue reading →
On the topic of James Baker and Lee Hamilton’s suggestion that we talk to Iran and Syria about helping us out in Iraq, I’d say a person would have to be either abysmally stupid, mindbogglingly ignorant, or stark raving mad … Continue reading →
I’m going to complain. I promise it will be short. It’s freezing, abominably windy, snow on the ground, night will fall in what seems like just a few minutes. And I have a cold. But at least the power isn’t … Continue reading →
Iraqis don’t seem to be happy with the ISG report, either (see this). I have a question: if the Republicans had won the election, would we even be hearing much about this report? After all, it’s been brewing since last … Continue reading →
[Please see this post on forgetting Pearl Harbor.] We’ve all learned about Pearl Harbor, but here are some details that I found especially interesting in light of 9/11. Despite having a lot of information that a Japanese attack was coming … Continue reading →
Sixty-five years ago today Pearl Harbor was attacked. That’s long enough ago that only the elderly remember the day and its aftermath with any clarity. Several generations–including my own tiresome one, the baby boomers–have come up since then, and the … Continue reading →
The Washington Post headline: “Experts: Syria, Iran willing to aid USA.” Article by the AP, naturally. What alternative universe do headline writers live in, I wonder? Reporting on the fact that the Iraq Study Group believes that Syria and Iran … Continue reading →
I’m a bit underwhelmed by the Iraq Study Group report “The Way Forward: A New Approach” (see this and this). It reminds me of the usual recommendations by committee; you’re familiar with the genre, I’m sure. “New approach?” Hardly. I … Continue reading →