Archive for March, 2007
Why we’re going to Iraq
In our writings at RedState, Human Events, Townhall, and elsewhere, the two of us have spent a great deal of time, ink, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Heading to Iraq!
Heading to Iraq!
Eagle Publishing, the parent company of two of the publications for which I write — RedState.com and Human Events newsmagazine — has reached an agreement with the Department of Defense on a long-anticipated plan to send myself and a colleague on a two-week trip to Baghdad, Iraq, in which we will be embedding [...]
Iran takes British sailors hostage
Leverage or aggression? Iran’s latest move against the West is a case of them doing exactly what they said they would.
On Friday, March 23, around 10:30 am Baghdad Time, while conducting a routine merchant ship inspection in the Persian Gulf, fifteen British sailors and Royal Marines – including women – were abducted at gunpoint by [...]
Domestic politics leave President virtually impotent to respond to Iranian acts of war
The rug has been pulled out from under the President’s ability to respond to an aggressive Iran – by his own countrymen.
On Friday, March 23, around 10:30 am Baghdad Time, while conducting a routine merchant ship inspection in the Persian Gulf, fifteen British sailors and Royal Marines – including women – were abducted, at gunpoint, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Iraq War 4th Anniversary
3,200 dead, 26 million freed, and a long ways yet to go
There can be only one concern: victory.
Four years ago today, on the evening of March 20, 2003, operation 1003 Victor – which would come to be known as “Operation Iraqi Freedom” – officially kicked off with a multi-pronged, multi-national strike on, and invasion of, [...]
In search of Swiftboat revenge (still)
In the name of the troops, the LA Times smears most highly decorated living American serviceman
The Left loads up, takes careful aim…and hits themselves square in the collective foot (again)
It’s no secret that the Democrats and the rest of the anti-war Left are still upset over the “swiftboating” of their Presidential nominee in 2004. Heck, [...]
Teaching the Bible in Georgia’s public schools
The Bible in public schools: A blending of “church and state,” or another useful primary source?
Last week, Georgia’s Board of Education, by unanimous vote, preliminarily approved two new literature and culture classes for use in public schools beginning next year. Pending a 30-day comment period, the board is expected to give these courses final, official [...]
Sacrificing others’ lives for political gain the supreme wrong
From Nifong to Murtha: Sacrificing others’ lives for political gain is a hallmark of the modern Left
Since the issuance of indictments last April, the prosecution of three former Duke University lacrosse players (all young white males) for the alleged rape of a black female “dancer” has continued, despite continuously mounting evidence against their assumed guilt. [...]
Can government legislate "intellectual diversity" (without becoming the "thought police")?
A breath of fresh air – or the first step down a slippery slope?
“Academic freedom” has been a growing buzzword in recent years for conservatives paying attention to the goings-on at America’s college campuses. The leftist tendencies inherent in academia are, of course, not a new development, though they have been better-documented of late by [...]
