Victor Davis Hanson: In short, the Republicans’ problem? They forgot who they were and can’t explain what they might be. MICHAEL S. MALONE: The entire world seems to be heading toward points of inflection. The developing world is embarking on the digital age. The developed world is entering the Internet era. And the United States, [...]
Once again GWB has stepped in it! In a speech to Israelis on the occasion of the celebration of 60 years of their existence, in front of the whole world who tends to be sympathetic of the simultaneous celebration of Nakba (the marketing campaign that the very existence of Israel is a catastrophe that needs [...]
James Taranto: Note what is absent from the speech: any reference to Barack Obama, to any other Democrat or to the Democratic Party. As we noted in 2006, when a speech by then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld prompted a similar response from Sen. Harry Reid, the unnamed U.S. senator to whom the president alludes is William [...]
Col. Austin Bay: Dictatorships Kill…In Burma, a few (the junta) wield vast physical power over the rest. Ditto North Korea. Ditto Sudan. Economic sanctions, economic rewards, harsh words, warm words and sharp threats may nudge these regimes, but the dictators only move when it’s in their interest. When 100,000 deaths serve the interest of the [...]
WSJ: In the last year we were told first that the surge was a military failure, and later that it was a military success but that Iraq’s political class had not lived up to its end of the bargain. In fact, just as surge supporters said, the Iraqis have become more confident and effective the [...]