[NOTE: This is a repeat of a very early blog post of mine, from 9/10/2005. I think enough people are probably unfamiliar with it that it could bear a repeat.] A while back, in the course of doing some research … Continue reading →
…ISIS is interested in war with Obama.* Is Obama getting more interested as a result of recent events? This writer certainly seems to think so. I think he very much overstates it—although I think there’s an element of truth to … Continue reading →
I’ll give you moderate Muslims— And brave ones, at that: The two men on the right are almost certainly too young to remember, but the petals of the “Iraqi rose” used to include many Jews. Some were killed and most … Continue reading →
I am familiar with the Just War doctrine of the Catholic Church, and its list of required criteria for action. To me, though, it can all too easily fall under the heading of this couplet by Hillaire Belloc, who happened … Continue reading →
Maliki’s decision to step aside paves the way for the ascent of Haider al-Abadi, the U.S.-favored candidate attempting to form a new government… In a statement earlier Thursday from Martha’s Vineyard, where he is on vacation, Obama said he spoke … Continue reading →
I already have extremely high regard for the Marines and special forces. But if this report is true, my regard for them goes up a slight notch, if such a thing be possible: Their mission: Find a way to get … Continue reading →
Remember the 80s game show “Chain Reaction”? I do. I liked it because you had to be a bit clever to play, and it was about words. In case you don’t remember, this might refresh your memory: Maureen Dowd must … Continue reading →
ISIS is the very personification of evil. But: “We don’t understand real evil, organized evil very well,” said America’s former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, in an interview with The New York Times. “This is evil incarnate.” “People … Continue reading →
Too little, too late. At least for the moment, though, our assistance seems to have actually assisted the Kurds, although Maliki is playing political games and may be digging in and refusing to relinquish power. [NOTE: The title of this … Continue reading →
This and that… Let me make this clear at the outset: I do not think Romney should run in 2016, and I do not think he will run in 2016. That said, I agree with this article that points out … Continue reading →
Quite some time ago I came to the point of having difficulty reading Obama’s speeches and interviews in full. I don’t mean cognitive difficulty; I understand them well enough. I mean a weariness at the overwhelming combination of factual errors, … Continue reading →
That Nobel Peace Prize for Obama certainly was premature, wasn’t it? Since he has become president, it’s been a challenge to name a part of the world that has not gotten worse rather than better. Turns out that America as … Continue reading →