The Surge Failed
He's still not saying he was wrong on the surge, folks. Still.
The Surge Failed
He's still not saying he was wrong on the surge, folks. Still.
The Hammer on the Democratic View of the World
Need I say Krauthammer nails it?
Our Illegal Immigrant Problem
The worst part about this heinous crime is that it didn't need to happen. …
Mark Steyn on the End of Europe
Powerful, articulate, and scary stuff.
The Obama Iraq Documentary
All politics, not a shred of principle.
Monster
The truth about Samir Kuntar.
We’re Winning in Iraq
Don't deny the facts.
Jib Jab Does It Again
And they don't spare anyone!
Obama: Enforcing Border = Terrorism
It must be tough to talk with your foot that far in your mouth. …
| New York Post
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has cut the legs out from under John McCain by basically endorsing Sen. Barack Obama’s troop-withdrawal plan.
| Pajamas Media
The more he dispenses his impromptu wisdom, the more he sounds like, well, a rookie senator whose collective experience derives from the utopianism of the Harvard Law Review, the gravy-train of Chicago entitlement politics, and the world view of Trinity Church.
| Politico
His aides insist the trip is a fact-finding and relationship-building mission, But Obama’s every step is being managed to maximize political advantage.
| Townhall
It is ironic, but victory in Iraq could mean defeat for John McCain.
| The Washington Times
Watching Sen. Barack Obama glide through his foreign trip so far, nervous Republicans and other patriots have to hope that American voters will not view him through the eyes of a Hollywood casting director.
| Investor's Business Daily
The underlying issue of the 2008 election makes this a watershed moment in American history, too important to shrink from full and frank debate or allow emotional appeal to cloak party platform DNA.
| Times of London
The city is firmly under the grip of Iraq’s new security forces, and normal life is returning.
| The Wall Street Journal
The Cedar Revolution was no match for Hezbollah.
| National Review
After Boumediene, Congress must restore order and has the power to do it.
| The Washington Post
Iraq’s prime minister is not unaware of the effect he can have on the U.S. presidential race.
| American Thinker
The “surge” in Iraq sure appears to have worked. But before we give all the credit to the “more boots on the ground” stompers and all the blame to Rumsfeld and the neo-cons, let’s take a second look.
| Threats Watch
I would remind the candidate that the Anbar Salvation Council started with one man, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu al-Risha, and seventy men fighting al-Qaeda in defense of their families, not in pursuit of a ‘political’ anything.
| Primetime Politics
We don’t look to arsonists to help put out fires but we do look to politicians to help solve financial crises that they played a major role in creating.
| Primetime Politics
The economic news isn’t good—but it’s a lot better than it was 75 years ago.
| New York Post
On July 6, police say, a Pakistani named Chaudhry Rashid strangled his 25-year-old daughter San-deela Kanwal with a Bungee cord in her bedroom because she wanted to end her arranged marriage.
| The Wall Street Journal
Crony capitalism and its defenders in Congress, the press and Wall Street.
| The American Spectator
There’s absolutely no reason why liberal energy obstructionists should be given political cover on gasoline prices.
| Investor's Business Daily
In boldly announcing plans to unlock the crude in America’s vast shale-oil reserves, President Bush is showing real leadership. Now only Congress stands in the way of a brighter energy future.
| The New York Times
The support of the United States is vital to Colombia’s transformation from a nation plagued by violence to one that is prosperous and secure.
| The Washington Post
My first and last meeting with Radovan Karadzic was 13 years ago. His capture this week is a great moment for international justice.
| New York Post
As he took command in Iraq in January 2007, Gen. David Petraeus called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.” Today, 18 months later, violence has fallen by up to 80 percent to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are reeling from a string of defeats.
| The Wall Street Journal
The senator offers blacks an end to perceptions of inferiority, and whites an end to guilt.
| Times of London
What makes America such an indispensable power is precisely what makes anti-Americanism inevitable.
| The Wall Street Journal
His support for renewable energy is misguided. Why then does the former vice president remain so believed?
| New York Post
From the late 18th through the 19th century, young men of means went on a “grand tour” abroad to finish their educations. Some returned with fond memories, others with artifacts pried from temple walls - and the remainder with syphilis.
| New York Magazine
The provocative former president shadows Obama as a walking McCain talking point. But having lived longer than he ever imagined possible, Carter has no interest in reining himself in.
| Wall Street Journal
Press sympathies can be simply perverse.
| National Review
Prudent adaptability and the raw will to win remain vital ingredients of a successful military effort.
| Der Spiegel
The situation in Iraq seems to be improving. SPIEGEL spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki about his approval of Barack Obama’s withdrawal plans and what he hopes from US President Bush in his last months in office.
| Wall Street Journal
Obama can’t fix his Iraq mistake by posing tough there.
| Centcom
“The people need to see our presence – know we are here to help them.”
| Primetime Politics
Isn’t it funny how banks have fallen prey to their own “predatory” lending?
| Wall Street Journal
You don’t want socialized medicine if you’re really sick.
| The New York Times
America once had a culture of thrift. But over the past decades, that unspoken code has been silently eroded.
| Townhall
It is difficult to imagine Israel attacking Iran. It is, however, more difficult to imagine Israel not attacking Iran.
| The Washington Post
‘Revised’ Saudi textbooks were designed to be less harsh on infidels. It’s hard to tell.
| The New York Times
The capture of Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs and one of the world’s most wanted men, ended a 13-year manhunt for the genocide suspect.
| Investor's Business Daily
Lebanon honors a thug who likes to smash the skulls of 4-year-old children, Israel appeases the terrorist group it pledged to destroy and the heirs of Masada are now willing to trade live terrorists for dead Israelis.
| The New York Times
Unless there are effective Palestinian security forces, Israel will never trust in a Palestinian state or be able to act on the quiet progress being made toward reaching a final settlement.