"Incoherent and incompetent"
John Bolton wants president to “wake up and smell the war.” The evidence is mounting that President Obama is following not merely an erroneous anti-terrorism strategy, but one that is increasingly...
View Article"Now, repeat after me …"
Democrats going back to school to learn all the poll-tested words and phrases so they don’t sound French when they talk about terrorism. Here’s what Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., learned: One example he...
View ArticleReady, aim, don’t fire!
Military to award to award medals to soldiers who put themselves at risk by exhibiting “courageous restraint.” “The idea is consistent with our approach,” explained Air Force Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis....
View ArticleFog of war
It’s heartbreaking to see America lose some of its finest young men in a war zone, as happened last week with the loss of 30 service members who died after their helicopter was shot down in...
View ArticleThe Chinese connection
There’s been plenty of apprehension in the oil markets, and in American households, about Iran’s recent shenanigans in the Persian Gulf. Iran staged war games around the Strait of Hormuzand made...
View ArticleDon’t tip your pitch
I’m a Chicago Cubs fan. (No, this isn’t another woe-is-me screed from a long-suffering follower of this pathetic franchise.) And let me tell you, we need every edge we can get. So I’d be a little...
View ArticleWhere are the protesters?
I’ll be up in Litchfield on Sunday for the road race. While there, I’ll be sure to check out the war protesters on the Green. Oh, they won’t be there? Haven’t been there in quite a while? At least...
View ArticlePutin’s fishing expedition
Everyone really ought to read this. Via The New York Times’ editorial page, Russian President Vladimir Putin reached out to U.S. readers, offering his thoughts on the situation in Syria. I have a...
View ArticleLessons of Shenandoah
Writing in The Wall Street Journal Saturday (July 26), James Bovard offers a history lesson on the Shenandoah campaign of 1864. Led by Gen. Phil Sheridan, the 1864 incursion basically was a...
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