As I posted earlier, the Surge in Iraq is over. Michael Yon thinks that not only was the surge successful, but that the war is over (be sure to review his slide show for statistics; he may be right!). The Pentagon apparently agrees; and the surge in Afghanistan is ready to start… within weeks!
Category Archives: War on Terror
Iraqi thoughts on Obama
Read the article here: The New York Times, not exactly the most unbiased of sources, today ran an article on the opinions of Iraqis regarding the potential election of Barack Obama (note: not regarding the upcoming election in general). The reporters even went so far as to interview the brother of one of three terrorists …
The Surge Ends
The troop surge in Iraq ended today. I have no special news at this time, but I expect more soon.
al-Maliki Demands U. S. Withdrawal!
Or not so much, as it turns out. His own office misquoted him, and has been trying to correct the error for over a day now.
"The War Between the Wars"
Christopher Hitchens analyses the liberal tirade against the Iraqi front of the Global War on Terror.
INVICTUS
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys…er, anti-victory protesters, such as Senators Reid and Obama and Representative Paul, would have you believe that they have the overwhelming support of the U. S. military, who are desperately trapped in a war they were duped into fighting.Well, let’s put aside my usual objection of being SIX YEARS INTO the war with …
"How to Speak Democrat"
This was broadcast live on C-SPAN. Oh, my:
Bush Lied!
Or not so much, really. In fact, every claim made leading up to the invasion of Iraq has been found to have been substantiated by intelligence reports at the time. Oh, here’s the actual report.
How the Battle Against AQI is Being Won…
… and the beginning of a new battle–against boredom.
CIA says al qaeda on the run
The CIA concurs with the Human Security Brief I posted earlier: al Qaeda in Iraq is done for.