Obama’s a newbie, and it shows. Last week he got into trouble for being too eager to negotiate with the enemy. In the You Tube debate, he acquiesced to the idea of Presidential meetings—no preconditions necessary—with the likes of N. … Continue reading →
The intrepid Michael Totten has some of the best reporting out of Iraq these days. Read his riveting eyewitness (minus night goggles, but armed with camera) account of a night raid in Baghdad with the 82nd Airborne on the lookout … Continue reading →
There are various mantras about the Iraq war that have become popular these days. One of them is that there is no military solution, only a political one. Another is that the surge isn’t working, sometimes modified lately to read: … Continue reading →
In a remarkable column by Terence Samuels at The American Prospect, the author praises Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester for the following suggestion regarding the dilemma of what to do about the war in Iraq: He begins with the idea … Continue reading →
You’ve all seen those posters and bumper stickers: “War is not the answer.” You’ve also seen discussions of why those sporting them are incorrect; war has solved some things and provided answers to certain questions—such as whether, for example, there … Continue reading →
In my series on al-Marri and beyond, I made some suggestions for taking prisoners in this conflict. They involved the concept of incarcerating people “for the duration,” a standard practice in warfare. But we face a special problem in this … Continue reading →
Disagreements on how to deal with suspected or actual terrorists who are in our custody rest on some basic assumptions, legal and otherwise. The first of these is whether or not we are at war or the equivalent of war, … Continue reading →
Our legal system is remarkably flexible. No law, or set of laws, can foresee the future; the best the law can do is adapt to changing circumstances. How that adaptation occurs can vary; sometimes it’s through legislation and/or acts of … Continue reading →
This headline in the Alaska Report caught my eye as one of the featured stories on Google News: “Warmonger Joe Lieberman says bomb Iran now.” And what was it that Lieberman actually said? Take a look: I think we’ve got … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson sums it up admirably: Either stabilizing Iraq now is felt critical to the United States and the West or it isn’t. The responsible Left hears the question and answers that it is not critical. The irresponsible Left … Continue reading →
Sometimes it’s hard to believe Henry Kissinger is still alive. He seemed so old already back when he was Secretary of State in the 70s to both Nixon and his successor Ford. Odd to recall Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel … Continue reading →
Cal Thomas has written an article at RealClearPolitics entitled “Unending War,” in which he discusses the tendency of Bush’s opponents to ascribe the longevity of the war against Iraq to the President’s warmongering desires. But Thomas rightly points out that … Continue reading →