Dean Esmay has an interesting theory on the bottom-line cause of war. He writes: I believe that the source for all real wars–not violent outbursts, but wars–is: those who fight believe it is ultimately in their self-interest to fight…. En … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post about the mosque bombing and the general topic of making political decisions drew forth a host of interesting comments. I gave a very brief response here, but I think a few more words are in order because the … Continue reading →
I meant to call attention to this post of Callimachus’s when I first read it some days ago. But better late than never. It’s entitled, “Why We Fight,” and is the usual thoughtful and wide-ranging rumination on history and present … Continue reading →
On this recent thread, about Jonathan Steele’s Guardian article concerning the Hamas victory, commenter Shan made the following interesting observation: I must take exception to your calling the killing of civilians in an Israeli air-strike “accidental.” For someone who claims … Continue reading →
You may think them an odd couple. But Joan Baez seems quite taken with Michael Moore. Clive Davis led me to this recent Guardian interview with Baez, in which she mentions how the existence of Moore somehow keeps her from … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s post about “The Road Not Taken,” the first commenter, “anonymous,” related the poem to the second-guessing of political and military decisions. Anonymous writes: Frost’s poem reminds me once again why I get so annoyed with those who demand … Continue reading →
Michelle Malkin has a post entitled, “Baghdad Jane’s Bloviations,” excoriating our old friend Jane Fonda for these remarks (offered here in their entirety): “Hanoi Jane” Fonda is claiming that ever since Vietnam, U.S. troops have been trained to commit atrocities … Continue reading →
I thought this comment from Nicholas on a previous thread was worth highlighting: I think the home battle is between the two types of children of Vietnam… Type “A” is “Never Again!” in the sense of never getting into [a] … Continue reading →
[The first part of this two-part series can be found here. Some of the comments on that thread were so excellent and that I almost jettisoned Part II in favor of advising you all to just read the comments and … Continue reading →
Dr. Sanity has a fine rant up about how the defense mechanism of denial can serve to keep a person’s belief system intact and help avoid the difficult and threatening task of changing one’s mind in the face of evidence … Continue reading →
Cathy Young responded to yesterday’s post of mine about Iraq with a post of her own, from which I’ve excerpted the following: Now, there is another argument being made: that critics of the war, should they succeed, will be responsible … Continue reading →
The Anchoress has written this wonderful post, so I don’t have to. Read the whole thing, please, but most particularly this: Right now, the insurgents are being vastly encouraged by what they read coming out of the mouths of Democrats … Continue reading →