War Commentary

The Continuing Quagmire

Now that he’s in custody and supposedly cooperating, I wonder if Saddam will have anything to say about this.

I should add, head over to Instapundit, The Corner and The Command Post for a steady roundup of the news and reaction to it. The press’ reaction is the most interesting.

[Update just before the President’s statement]

OMG! As if things weren’t bad enough for the idiotarians, on the same day as Saddam’s capture, after years of prodding, cajoling and threats, the inimitable Iowahawk has finally started a blog. Behold it, and despair.

[Update just before noon]

He’s continuing to build the site in real time. I just checked a few minutes ago, and he now has finished (or at least better populated) his “About” page, and he’s steadily adding to the blogroll. No Paypal button yet, though, despite his admonition.

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A Smoking Gun?

One of the many strawman arguments that war opponents trot out is that there’s no link between Saddam and September 11 (irrelevant, of course, since the administration never claimed one, and none was necessary to justify removing Saddam). But the Telegraph says that the new Iraqi government has uncovered evidence that Mohammed Atta was trained in Baghdad by Abu Nidal two months before the towers came down, something that wouldn’t have happened without the knowledge and encouragement of Saddam’s regime.

Don’t hold your breath waiting to read about this in the New York Times.

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Stupid Bureaucrat Tricks

Matt Welch has the scoop. It’s amazing that we haven’t had any major attacks since September 11–it’s got to be incompetence on the part of the terrorists, because we sure can’t attribute it to competence on the part of the government. It’s a shame that there’s no one running against Bush who would do any better.

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Progress?

I’ve got mixed feelings about a couple pr0n spams I received this morning, subject: “Liberated Arab Women.”

On the one hand, they do indicate some level of progress toward liberalizing the Middle East, a state that’s to be highly desired, and in fact necessary before we can consider the war on “terror” over and won.

On the other hand, is this really the kind of “liberation” that Arab women were seeking?

[Update a few minutes later]

Just coincidentally, Johah Goldberg has some related thoughts on affirmative action in the pr0n industry.

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