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The terrorist attack in India last week is another sad entry in the growing list of such actions.  Though you have to hand it to the terrorists–they are equal opportunity killers–they spread their attacks around:  New York/Washington; Madrid; Bali; London; and now Mumbai.  Jay Nordlinger at National Review Online has a good summation of what [...]

At the blog Vodkapundit.com, there is a very good defense of the U.S. invasion of Iraq using a poker analogy. I would add that not invading Iraq and allowing the sanctions to end would very well have meant the demise of the United Nations.  If Saddam was allowed to spend twelve years defying numerous U.N. resolutions  what [...]

Little noticed by the mainstream media was this past week the transfer of 550 tons of yellowcake natural uranium from Iraq to Canada.  MSNBC had an interesting headline with this story:  Last major stockpile from Saddam’s nuclear efforts arrives in Canada.  For five years now the Democrats in Congress and left-wing anti-war advocates have repeatedly [...]

Does serving in government take away a person’s sense of loyalty?   Former press secretary Scott McClellan has a new book out, which at least according to parts printed in the papers, is critical of the president.  Generally these types of books are reserved for those who feel they had a bum rap while serving [...]

In today’s Washington Post , the top headline is about the Iraq War, specifically how the number of dead has reached the “4,000 Milestone.”  The Post even provides a handy time-line.  One problem I have is why 4,000 is a milestone but 3,998 or 3,999 is not?  Just because it is a nice round number [...]

Yesterday Sen. John McCain, while in Iraq, held a news conference and said Iran (a Shitte dominated country) was aiding al-Qaeda in Iraq (a Sunni terrorist organization).  In reality Iran is aiding Shitte terrorist in Iraq.  Basically it was a mistake made by McCain during a news conference, which he actually corrected a couple of minutes [...]