Well, it didn’t take long, did it? General Petraeus, who wrote the book on counter-insurgency fighting, whose Princeton PhD. dissertation analyzed the bloody consequences of the withdrawal from Vietnam, who was unanimously confirmed by Congress when appointed as Iraqi commander, … Continue reading →
I’m in San Francisco for a few days for a family get-together. It’s the usual beautiful summer here, with clear skies and only an intermittent bit of the fog for which the city is famous, just enough to give a … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise! The Senate pulled an all-nighter, but the Democratic leadership failed to garner enough votes to change anything in Iraq. That “surprise, surprise” comment of mine was, of course, sarcastic, because it could not possibly have come as a … Continue reading →
Never underestimate what a fine wine can do. Or the creativity of someone named “Cha-cha.” Virtual group hugs all around.
Continue reading →Now that the Sanity Squad is on summer vacation, those of you who may have been aching for the sound of my voice can listen to this week’s “Blog Week in Review,” in which I discuss the recent Live Earth … Continue reading →
It wasn’t really a vote about Iraq, not directly. The bill was a proposal by Senators Hagel and Webb that members of the US military be given the same amount of time at home as they’ve served overseas. If passed, … Continue reading →
The BBC, for all its negativity towards the Iraq war, is reporting that the violence: …has subsided in Ramadi over the past six months—largely, correspondents say, because tribes have turned against al-Qaeda. The Americans have taken parts of Baquba, but … Continue reading →
You may have noticed that there hasn’t been a new Sanity Squad podcast for a bit. That’s because personal and professional matters have been consuming so much time that we’ve decided to take the summer off. We plan to return … Continue reading →
I think that I shall never see, a bank robber lovely as a… (Well, it was on Elm Street…)
Continue reading →Michael Yon has been doing some fine work lately in writing about how the surge is going in Iraq. It’s sad that independent journalists dependent on donations (such as Yon) are forced to do this on their own because the … Continue reading →
[I’ve been too busy to write today, so in honor of the Fourth, this is a repeat of an old post. See you tomorrow.] I’ve been visiting New York City, the place where I grew up. I decide to take … Continue reading →
It’s about time for another podcast, and the Sanity Squad has obliged. Join the iconoclastic and indefatigable Dr. Sanity, the illuminating and incisive Shrink, the inimitable and yet somehow indescribable Siggy, and me (or, for the sake of alliteration, I) … Continue reading →