What I Hope For

Mark Sanborn, author of the Fred Factor, asked an excellent question in his blog on April 28, 2008. He asked, “What kind of Hope?” in reference to the 2008 Presidential election. He starts off the entry by saying, “We hear much about our next president providing America hope…but what kind of hope.” He rightly, [...]

Remember Military Spouses Today

Thanks to USA.gov, I learned that today is Military Spouse Day. Thanks to all military spouses, including fellow Alaskan Radical Catholic Mom for making the many family sacrifices that enable servicemembers to focus on serving their country. Here is President Bush’s proclamation for today, which I completely agree with:
Military Spouse Day, 2008
A Proclamation [...]

Perceptions are NOT reality

This morning I got an e-mail from MoveOn.org. Normally I’m happy to be on their mailing list. But this e-mail, with the subject line “Political Dynamite” bothered me.  It started off with:
We commissioned it earlier this year. It shows that voters in all 50 states see a link between the war and our sinking economy. [...]

DocsByte: Battleground Iraq

DocsByte: Battleground Iraq

I did a quick book blurb using my XO Laptop. Video quality isn’t great. If I do more, I’ll dispense with the sign with the SuDoc number. Otherwise I thought I got my point across.
If you’ve recorded videos with the XO, I’d love to hear your tips.

Inside Story - Iraq’s militias - 26 Mar 08 - Part 1

Inside Story - Iraq’s militias - 26 Mar 08 - Part 1

Part 1 of story on Iraq’s Shiite militias (including those of gov’t parties), all of which enjoy Iran’s backing. Update on situation in Basra and Baghdad. Points out that while the Mahdi Army is being attacked, other militias are being left alone.
Yes, it’s an [...]

Inside Iraq: By Iraqis, for us

Despite the recent decline in violence in Iraq, much of the country remains unsafe to visit for foreign journalists. As a result , we don’t here much about how life is going for ordinary Iraqis.
In an effort to remedy this defect, the McClatchy newspapers established Inside Iraq which according to the website is: “by Iraqi [...]

The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War?

This new 24 page paper out of the Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College is a nice followup to my last post about the “war on terror”:
The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War?Authored by Lieutenant Colonel Laurence A. Dobrot.http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=822
Summary:
The United States has been actively engaged in prosecuting the Global War on [...]

Are we winning war on Terror? Signs say no

You might have heard about the American Security Project’s efforts to measure progress in the US’s “War on Terror.” While as of this writing I’ve seen stories talk about how we’re failing in a number of metrics, I hadn’t seen coverage of the metrics themselves. So I went to the actual report:
Are We Winning?: Measuring [...]

Geopolitical Intelligence Report - War Plans: United States and Iran

What could the United States accomplish if we attacked Iran? The private intelligence group Stratfor looks at the possibilities.

GEOPOLITICAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT
10.30.2007

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War Plans: United States and Iran
By George Friedman
A possible U.S. attack against Iran has been a hot topic in the news for many [...]

Once More into the Breach

The title of this blog post is from the following Cato Institute posting:
Once More into the Breach

via Cato Daily Commentary on 10/2/07
The post examines the current push for war with Iran and compares the charges we’re hearing now to the charges in 2002 against Iraq:
The curious thing about the case against Iran, however, is [...]