Archive for 'Radical Islam / GWOT'

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

So, What About Iraq?

For a war supporter, I suppose my silence on the renewed violence in Iraq has been deafening, but not for the reasons you might think.  I’m not afraid to admit that my heart sank at the news that al-Sadr’s truce might be off, and God knows we’ve all had enough killing.  I’ve kept my silence […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Monday, February 25th, 2008

An Important Article

We’re going to have to deal with the prospect of a possible Barack Obama presidency sooner or later.  We’ll have plenty of opportunity to dwell on the historic nature of his candidacy, as well as the ‘rock star’ aspects of the Obama juggernaut.  I want to focus on policy for the moment, though, particularly on […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Barack Obama, Iraq, Foreign Affairs, Republican Candidates, John McCain, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Good News So Far For Longhorn Fans…

…as Texas has a 28-10 halftime lead over Arizona State in a Holiday Bowl that the Texas  coaches have taken very seriously indeed.  Horrible news today, though, with the murder of Benazir Bhutto.  I actually got a little teary-eyed when I saw the headline, as this served as a blunt reminder of just how brutal […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Waterboarding A-OK When Bush Was Popular And No One Knew

More hypocrisy from Congressional Democrats:
In September 2002, four members of Congress met in secret for a first look at a unique CIA program designed to wring vital information from reticent terrorism suspects in U.S. custody. For more than an hour, the bipartisan group, which included current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was given a virtual […]

13 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Why The Change On Iran? Some Details Emerge

Good piece from David Sanger in this morning’s NY Times on the events that led up to the changed NIE on Iran’s nuclear ambitions:
American intelligence agencies reversed their view about the status of Iran’s nuclear weapons program after they obtained notes last summer from the deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the weapons development […]

37 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

You Can’t Have Your Cake…Etc., Etc.

As the impact of the Iran NIE sinks in, it is apparent that some folks are so set on absolving Iran that they ignore the ‘high certainty’ of the estimate that Iran DID, in fact, have a nuclear weapons program until 2003, and the ‘high certainty’ that they could start it back up pretty much […]

38 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Monday, November 19th, 2007

Hitchens Greets The Rising Tide In Iraq With Welcoming Skepticism

Perhaps still stinging from his fervent declarations in the war’s beginning that it was only a matter of time until the WMDs were found, Christopher Hitchens now plays the skeptic to news of a turning point in Iraq - although certainly a hopeful skeptic, at that:
A few weeks ago, in Britain’s Prospect magazine, the paper’s […]

30 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Hitchens the Great, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Crisis In Pakistan

It’s been quite clear for quite some time that Musharraf is not the type to go quietly into that good night.  The administration has reacted to today’s declaration of a state of emergency:
The Bush administration said Saturday it was deeply disturbed by the state of emergency in Pakistan and urged a swift return to a […]

27 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Thursday, October 25th, 2007

What’s The Rush?

Looks like SOMEBODY’s got a guilty conscience:
New commercial satellite photos show that a Syrian site believed to have been attacked by Israel last month no longer bears any obvious traces of what some analysts said appeared to have been a partly built nuclear reactor.
Two photos, taken Wednesday from space by rival companies, show the site […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Israel, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Monday, October 22nd, 2007

A Real Hero

I don’t have much patience for ‘chickenhawk’ arguments - it is absurd on the face of it to say that only those who serve in the military can have an opinion on military matters.  I don’t need to shoot heroin to know it’s probably not a good idea.  One small kernel of truth in the […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, In Praise Of by Mark

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Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Victory Within Reach?

Hmmm…even I haven’t been THIS optimistic about the war:

Should we declare victory over al Qaeda in the battle of Iraq?
The very question would have seemed proof of dementia only a few months ago, yet now some highly respected military officers, including the commander of Special Forces in Iraq, Gen. Stanley McCrystal, reportedly feel it is […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Washington Post Editorial Board: Critics of Petraeus Were Wrong

I’ve had an undisguised admiration for the Washington Post editorial board for quite some time now.  There is no doubt that the Post leans left, as does the NY Times, but unlike the Times, the Post is not so blinded by partisanship that it cannot see any good news that doesn’t fit its political agenda.  […]

2 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, NY Times/Media Watch by Mark

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Saturday, October 13th, 2007

The Syrian Target Was A Nuclear Reactor

I think we can finally lay this one to rest.  The NY Times becomes the latest media outlet to add to what by now appears to be all but official: Syria was seeking a nuclear program, backed by North Korea.
Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Iran, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Sunday, October 7th, 2007

A Welcome Sign…If You Read Between The Lines

Why is further confirmation from ABC News that the Israeli air strike on Syria was against a nuclear facility good news?  First, the excerpt:
The September Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear site in Syria had been in the works for months, ABC News has learned, and was delayed only at the strong urging of the […]

21 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Iran, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

A Message To Iran

This is the third posting I’ve done on the Israeli raid on Syria, and given my reduced blogging load, that’s quite a bit, but the story has the potential to be the biggest story of the year. I use the phrase ‘has the potential’ with all deliberateness, because it’s easy to go overboard on these […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Iran, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Israel’s Raid On Syria Becoming Less Mysterious

A number of new articles have shed light on Israel’s air raid on Syria on September 6th, and it is becoming more and more probable that it was related to nuclear trade between Syria and North Korea:
Israel’s decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing a suspected nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Israel, Iran, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Egads - Am I A Conspiracy Theorist, Too?

I sure hope not - nothing bothers me more than the ability of conspiracy theorists (exhibit A: 9/11 ‘Truthers’) to grab hold of every little scrap that suits their premises, and ignore the mountains of evidence that don’t - but in this case, there is precious little evidence either way.  I’m talking about that mysterious […]

13 Comments » - Posted in Israel, North Korea, Radical Islam / GWOT, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

One Mystery Solved, Two More Posed

The ancient mystery revealed:
If a tree falls in the woods, and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Answer: of course, you nitwit. The production of sound waves by a falling object is a physical process independent of the physical process of the receipt of sounds waves by a listening […]

8 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Radical Islam / GWOT, Iraq by Mark

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Saturday, September 8th, 2007

He’s Still Alive

Though I try (not always successfully) to make it a point to wish no ill will on anyone (it’s the surest sign of a lack of decent moral fiber to take delight in the misfortune of others), surely I can be forgiven for not exactly being delighted in the continued presence on this earth of […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Thursday, September 6th, 2007

“The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum” Department

I have commented before on the absolutely disgustingly large proportion of ‘progressives’ who are infantile enough to believe that 9/11 was an inside job. Being at “Ground Zero”, so to speak, here in Austin, I see it almost daily (I’m quite serious). I think many of my readers who maybe aren’t exposed to […]

7 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Donkeys, Radical Islam / GWOT, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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