The unbearable cost of discount war.
I don’t personally know anyone who has been directly impacted by our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tagged: The Iraq War
W: “You don’t approve of me? I’m outta here.”
Click here to listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on Newstalk 600 KTBB, Friday, May 23, 2008. I got an e-mail the other day from my friend Mike Tomlinson containing an imaginary resignation letter from a fed up President Bush. I like the premise but the letter needed a rewrite and I have given it one. Here it is. My fellow Americans, All available data shows that between seven and eight out of...
Five part series from Victor Davis Hanson: part 5
Military history was once an important academic discipline. Today, few academics pursue it. Victor Davis Hanson discusses his role as a military historian and the role military history has in policy discourse. Watch the video on National Review Online’s website here.
Five part series from Victor Davis Hanson: part 4
In part four of this video series, VDH discusses a nuclear Iran and our options for dealing with it. Watch the video on National Review’s website here.
Five part series from Victor Davis Hanson: part 3
In part three of this video series, Dr. Hanson discusses his trip to Iraq, his time with Gen. Petreaus and his thoughts on the sustainability of the surge. Watch the video on National Review Online’s website here.
Five part series from Victor Davis Hanson: Part 2
Victor Davis Hanson, a Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a military historian, continues his discussion of Islamic extremism and the Iraq war in a video interview series on National Review Online’s website. Watch part two here. Here is part one.
Five part series from Victor Davis Hanson
Of all the things I hear and read regarding the United States’ efforts against Islamic terrorism, none is better, in my opinion, than the material produced by Hoover Institution Fellow and military historian Victor Davis Hanson. He believes, as do I, that we are involved in a world war against Islamic extremism. The first of a five-part video series covering this subject is posted at National Review Online. You can watch it here.
Only two sane voices remaining in a once-great party?
The Democrats in Congress, together with party operatives, left wing blogs and websites and many in the media, believe or say they believe that General David Petraeus is lying in his testimony to Congress regarding the progress of the war in Iraq. Did they somehow not see the fruit salad on Gen. Petraeus’s chest – row upon row of decorations signifying distinguished service that spans a career in the military serving commanders-in-chief from both parties?...
Hey Paul, what’s with you and the Iraq War?
Several here at the radio station have pointed out that since starting this blog, a high percentage of my posts have been about the Iraq War. I have opinions on many subjects other than the Iraq War. My problem is that the subjects don’t matter much in the long run if we fail in our prosecution of Iraq. Any number of articles can now be easily found that state unequivocally that the surge in Iraq...
Most redemption comes late.
French prime minister Georges Clemenceau nailed it when he said that war is a series of catastrophes that culminate in victory. We look back on the wars we won and we fail to see that in almost all cases, the outcome was in doubt until very late in the contest. Peter Wehner draws on the history of the Civil War in this article to illustrate where we stand today in Iraq. If you have wanted...