That’s what that famous chickenhawk Michael Yon says Iraq is.

[Evening update]

Sigh. I hoped that the “chickenhawk” appellation was obvious sarcasm, but for those to whom it wasn’t, it was.

That’s what that famous chickenhawk Michael Yon says Iraq is.

[Evening update]

Sigh. I hoped that the “chickenhawk” appellation was obvious sarcasm, but for those to whom it wasn’t, it was.

A post-Wahhabi Saudi Arabia?

the Saudi government has partly subscribed to these critical trends and has taken a number of preliminary steps towards

…trying to find the slightest iota of sympathy for Sunnis in Iraq who complain about bodies being mutilated by decapitation. Especially this particular body.

Looking, looking…

Nope. No luck.

Yes, heaven forfend we should destabilize a regime whose motto is “Death to the Great Satan, America!”

Donald Sensing speculates about what Bush didn’t say. Like him, I hope that there’s a lot of it. But I’ve been hoping that for years. It was the reason that I supported removing Saddam.

Donald Sensing speculates about what Bush didn’t say. Like him, I hope that there’s a lot of it. But I’ve been hoping that for years. It was the reason that I supported removing Saddam.

Donald Sensing speculates about what Bush didn’t say. Like him, I hope that there’s a lot of it. But I’ve been hoping that for years. It was the reason that I supported removing Saddam.

As with much of what the president announced this past week, why weren’t we doing things like this months, or years ago?

U.S. officials tell CBS News that American forces have begun an aggressive and mostly secret ground campaign against networks of Iranians that had been operating with virtual impunity inside Iraq.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress on Friday that Iranians are now on the target list.

Is the administration finally waking up from its apparent delusions that we aren’t and haven’t been at war with the mullah-run government of Iran for decades?

Strategy Page says yes:

The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 would appear to have been a plus for al Qaeda, as Saddam Hussein, and his Baath Party, had long been an enemy of Islamic radicalism. But Saddam got religion after his defeat in the 1991 Gulf War. During the 1990s, Saddam became a major supporter of Islam, building many mosques and proclaiming himself a major defender of the faith. Al Qaeda was wary of this, but did enter into negotiations with Saddam. After all, Saddam and al Qaeda shared a hatred for the West, and especially the United States. A major fear was that Saddam would provide a refuge for al Qaeda, and supply them with chemical or nuclear weapons (if not a bomb, then radioactive material.) The fighting in Iraq is basically between the Sunni Arab minority, assisted by al Qaeda, against the majority Kurds and Shia Arabs. While much is made about Iraq becoming a “school for terrorists,” few of the “graduates” have shown up anywhere else, pulling off successful attacks. On the other hand, many known Islamic terrorists have gone to Iraq, and gotten themselves killed or captured. So Iraq has to be seen as a net loss for al Qaeda.