November 16, 2008
If we are to believe the Washington Post, the Iraqis are so useless that their security forces don't have a prayer. The message from this article is let's just leave them behind and get the hell out of Iraq. These security forces are sectarian, they drive too fast, and so on. Sure Iraq's a little be...
go to article »November 7, 2008
As the optimism of the Obama win spreads across the globe and some see a more flexible United States coming, let's examine who most sees this as change they can believe in.As expected, al-Qaeda in Iraq hopes that their demands will be heard by a President Obama. Their latest statement orders the Ame...
go to article »November 5, 2008
Over the years I have often found myself defending Americans from such critics as the French or Arabs, who charge the people of the U.S. are ignorant racist idiots. I have tried to talk to those critics, but naturally I got nowhere. Maybe the election of Barack Obama as president of the United State...
go to article »October 13, 2008
Obama seems pretty certain he is going to win next month's election. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Barack Obama would give John McCain a job. "Mr McCain will not be offered a cabinet job, but Mr Obama may ask him to spearhead a bipartisan overhaul of veteran's affairs, an issue close to Mr McCa...
go to article »October 12, 2008
Just what kind of change does Barack Obama plan to bring to Washington? Actually, he doesn't sound terribly different from some other politicians. But what fascinates is that the media are willing to dismiss questions surrounding Obama as just nonsense.Obama's terrorist friends? They bombed and kill...
go to article »October 10, 2008
In the Middle East, bombings are a big deal. Because the countries are so much smaller than the U.S., when terrorists attack, they kill someone we know. Everyone has a cousin, a classmate who was killed as a result of some bomb whether it was in the 1970s, 1980s, or more recently. It doesn’t make ...
go to article »October 9, 2008
If Barack Obama heard himself talk last night, he must realize now that he agrees with President Bush regarding U.S. involvement in Iraq.During the second presidential debate, moderator Tom Brokaw asked Obama about his doctrine regarding sending U.S. troops into a situation for humanitarian reasons....
go to article »October 7, 2008
I think it's time to get used to President Obama. All the polls indicate that Barack Obama is way ahead of John McCain. So let's look to the future, Obama certainly is. An Obama win will mean the U.S. withdrawal a year and a half early, which leaves Iraq's civilians to the terrorists. He already has...
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If more reporters would stop viewing Iraqis as curiosities, readers would have a much more accurate picture of Iraq.Take for example the Holiday week that just went by. The NYT said Iraqis were determined despite the bombings to have a party on the occasion of the Eid. Okay, that makes sense. But th...
go to article »October 3, 2008
Silly mistakes aside, both VP candidates did okay during the debates. Palin got the name of the commander in Afghanistan wrong, and Biden said we kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon and recommended Nato go in. Yeah, I know.Regarding Iraq, Palin was right when she said Biden was waving the white flag of ...
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