War is over. We won.
Michael Yon thinks that [The Surge worked -- and we won].
The war continues to abate in Iraq. Violence is still present, but, of course, Iraq was a relatively violent place long before Coalition forces moved in. I would go so far as to say that barring any major and unexpected developments (like an …
How the Arab World Thinks
Barack Obama wants to restore America’s image around the world. But how does the rest of the world view Barack Obama? I read an interesting commentary on that a few days ago. I’ve highlighted what I found interesting, but you should really read the whole thing.
The Arabs and Obama:
That’s an interesting way to …
Support the Troops: Bring Them Home
Driving to church on Saturday, for my daughter’s dedication service, I passed a car with an anti-war bumper sticker. Of course. This is Madison, WI after all. It said: ”Support the Troops. Bring Them Home”. It’s a nice sentiment. But is it actually shared by the troops themselves?
Occasionally, I have my doubts. This interview from …
Quoted for truth
One of The Economist’s recent blog entries reminds me of why I like the magazine as much as I do, notwithstanding its faults. Can you see any mainstream American newspaper making this comparison?
”IMAGINE Nazi rule in Germany surviving for decades, with Hitler undefeated in war and succeeded on his death in the …
Andy Olmsted
The hardest thing I ever had to read was the ”goodbye” that I wrote for my grandfather’s funeral. This was the second hardest.
Obsidian Wings: Andy Olmsted:
Andrew Olmsted, who also posted here as G’Kar, was killed yesterday in Iraq. Andy gave me a post to publish in the event of his death; the last …
Fear Chinese imports
Well, the Chinese have stopped even pretending concern for the welfare of the foreign peoples to whom they export. As if shipping potentially hazardous tires, dolls, wooden art sets, and even faulty fortune cookies wasn’t enough, now they’re selling people missiles.
But Saudi Arabia, a country so renowned for being concerned with safety that it …
What Gen. Musharraf Should've Said
President Bush: ”General Musharraf, you can’t be the president and the head of the military at the same time.”*
General Musharraf: ”Aren’t you?”
President Bush: ”…Uh… Well…. Hell. Yeah.”
Waterboarding is Torture
I have to admit that I’ve been on the fence for a while about whether or not waterboarding constitutes true torture. Mainly, I was ignorant about what waterboarding really was. And I was blissfully ignorant. I passed up many opportunities to find out what it really was.
This morning, my ignorance ended and my certainty began. …
A War Tax
Wisconsin Congressman David Obey wants to pass a war tax. I realize it’s more of a political stunt, but I discovered that I’m not entirely opposed to the idea.
Noting that ”we need to stop pretending that this war doesn’t cost anything,” Obey also announced that Murtha, McGovern and he will be introducing a …
The seat of power
Courtesy of The Jerusalem Post’s Blog Central:
”Yale’s chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, another fraternity, garnered infamy in 1967 for branding new pledges with hot coat-hangers… The Yale Daily News reported the incident, quoting one DKE brother who called the branding ‘insignificant’.”
That brother lived on, of course, to be our 43rd president, Mr. …