Tag Archive 'Iraq'

Iraq Says Stay

Iraq needs our help, and says so; the EU doesn’t, but squeals like a welfare queen every time we threaten to take our troops home.

Murtha’s Mistake by Christian Lowe

One has to wonder whether the Vietnam veteran will be held to account for his earlier rhetoric. Certainly, at the very least, he owes the innocent Marines he accused of cold-blooded murder an apology.

The Stab That Failed by Noemie Emery

It was the Stab in the Front, the Surge-against-the-Surge, the Pickett’s Charge of the Great War on Terror. It was a year to remember, that will live in the annals of fecklessness. It was historical. It was hysterical. It was the Stab that Failed.

Betting On Losing

The March meet-up with Gen Petraeus is going to be fun. When you are all in against your own country betting on defeat to advance your political fortunes, you have a problem, whether you know it or not. I think it’s time we begin to question their patriotism.

IRAQ: WHAT WENT RIGHT By RALPH PETER

The peace-through-exhaustion mood swing happened abruptly in Iraq. Suddenly, the people have had their fill of gunmen and gangsters who claim to be their defenders. Heads-down passivity has morphed into active resistance to the terrorists and militias.

Democrats’ ‘F’ Troop

the Dems are 0 for 40. If they continue their mindless opposition, they might be 0 for ‘08 as well.

Al Qaeda on the Run in Iraq

Most of the trust comes from the fact that surge forces are able to build confidence by working in the communities.

Hawks and Chicken Hawks

Hold on to your seats, things are about to get messy in South Asia. A war is shaping up between New Taliban backed by al Qaeda on one side and Old Taliban.

Iraq: The Folly of Deifying Democracy By Selwyn Duke

Of course, all cultures could be equally capable of sustaining democracy; that is, if they all were morally equal. But that, my friends, is something only a child could believe.

Sen. Levin hints at emerging Democratic strategy on Iraq

Democrats see the war supplemental as a ripe opportunity to force changes to Bush’s war policy.