Daily Archives: August 26, 2007

An Explanation Of Some People: They Are Just Mean S.O.B.’s

There are some folks who will only go into a knife fight against an unarmed opponent.  Such is the case of liberal bloggers going after some poor kid in the Miss Teen U.S.A. pageant.  (See here and here.) The gist … Continue reading

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Political Progress In Iraq?

You can count me "skeptical but hopeful." From Reuters:  Iraq's leaders agree on key benchmarks Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key measures seen as vital to fostering … Continue reading

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Death By Historical Analogy

Historical analogy may just be the death of us all, especially when those engaged in it don't seem to know the actual history involved.  Today's case in point is this piece by John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt: The real analogy for Iraq The … Continue reading

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