A short look at what’s out there that might draw your attention.
American Citizen Soldier writes OUTTAKES FROM THE FRONT “The time is nearly upon us when I must bid adieu to fair Iraq: her rollicking hills and lush green forests, her spring gardens and clear blue lakes of… okay, so I’m full of it. You want to know the real reason why I believe so strongly in American victory in Iraq? So that I never have to come back here -- ever. No offense to the locals, but if it wasn’t for the Western ingenuity to harness petroleum, after Allah handed out real estate they would have found themselves with the dog slobber end of the chew toy.” (read more)
Pamela aka Atlas of Atlas Shrugs writes The Innocent Civilian Meme “I am not buying into the innocent civilians meme. If by ignorance, complicity, neglect or helplessness the Lebanese wouldn't throw Hezbollah out and establish a strong government, then they must pay the price for the sins of Hizbollah. And if people put up with dictatorships, theocracies, totalitarian regimes - as they did in Nazi Germany -- they deserve what Hezbollah deserves. Our only concern should be who started the war. Hezbollah/Hamas initiated the use of force and so stepped outside the principle of rights.” (read more)
Bandit 36 writes part IV of Winning in Iraq - Measuring Victory “Now that victory has been defined, how are we achieving it? This is a short list of the strategic victory milestones that we've achieved here in Iraq. But since we're supposed to be losing this war, let's go over the list of strategic victory milestones that the terrorists have achieved:” (read more)
Bandit 36 writes part V of Winning in Iraq - The Way Ahead “So what now? We're clearly winning the war. We're making documented and verifiable progress. Life is getting better for the average Iraqi. The terrorists are on the run. What do we do now?
We drive on. We strap on our body armor and go back at it. We keep filing reports and pushing paper. We keep doing what we're doing. And we get better at it. We keep accomplishing the mission.” (read more)
Froggy writing at Blackfive writes Looks like many Americans really don't want to sacrifice “I don't know about you, but I find this incessant carping from American liberals tiresome, and not a little hypocritical. Liberals have been complaining for some time that the President hasn't been asking Americans to make any sacrifices while our troops are sacrificing so much by fighting on our behalf. Initially, they seem to have a point, and if you were gullible enough to believe it you would probably find yourself pining for tax increases and food rationing- of course that would make you an idiot but I digress.” (read more)
Captain Ed writes Neutrality Is No Defense “The Swiss have learned that their traditional neutrality, which has kept them safe from centuries of European wars, will not have the same deterrent value in a war against Islamofascist terrorism. Their federal police have reversed previous assessments of the risk to the nation from terrorism and declared Switzerland a "jihadi field of operation":” (read more)
Robin of Chickenhawk Express writes Another Wayne Madsen Tin Foil Hat Theory Exposed As A LIE “I love moments like this... When you can expose one of the loony lefts' tin foil hat theories as a complete and total lie. It's almost as much fun as choke slamming Triple H through the Spanish announcer's table.” (read more)
Omar of Iraq the Model writes Just new banners, or war drums? “A few days ago we mentioned that we tend to believe that this ongoing war in-geographically-Lebanon is not only about Hizbollah and Israel; that it is probably the first stage of a wider regional conflict that is going to extend far beyond the borders of Lebanon and Israel. What I want to add today is that it is not wise to try to deal with it in the same way previous conflicts were dealt with, why? Because this conflict is not like any of the previous ones.” (read more)
Kobayashi Maru writes Gearing Up and Choosing Sides “This is an admittedly incomplete and sweeping thought, but at a deep, intuitive level it feels like things are gradually sorting out in the global conflict that kicked off November 4th, 1979 with the invasion by Iran of U.S. sovereign territory (i.e., our embassy in Tehran) and returned to the collective consciousness on September 11th, 2001 (albeit with shocking brevity and blithe dismissiveness). Or, one could say, the conflict that kicked off in the Garden of Eden and came out on the world stage with Stalin and Hitler and Mao and Pol Pot and the giggling, murderous romp of the Vietcong through Saigon on May Day, 1975.” (read more)
Michelle Malkin writes A SOLDIER'S NIGHTMARE--AND BDS “Sgt. Leonid Milkin of the Army National Guard returned home from duty in Iraq earlier than planned today. His wife and two children, along with his wife's sister, were brutally murdered in Kirkland, Wash. The Seattle Times has the report. Lisa de Pasquale at The Right Angle highlights the unhinged comments of anti-military Bush-haters gloating over the soldier's tragedy. The derangement never ends. Go read the disgusting comments and then take action.” (read more)
Wild Thing of The PC Free Zone Gazette writes Heinz Kerry-Funded Web Site Praises Hezbollah “A Web site partially funded by Teresa Heinz Kerry offers a report glorifying Hezbollah (Hizbullah) suicide bombers as "deified in paradise and venerated on earth for fighting Israel" - and praises the terrorist group's support network for women widowed by their husband's "martyrdom" attacks.” (read more)
Jay Tea of Wizbang writes Reclaiming the language “One of the key elements of debating I learned is that whatever side determines the language most often wins. We see this played out all the time -- I think the most notable in the abortion issue, when one side portrays the two positions as "pro-choice" and "anti-choice," while the other uses the terms "pro-life" and "pro-abortion." Both sides argue that their position is the more accurate and simpler; I just use each group's term for itself to avoid arguments.” (read more)
T.F.Boggs writes Supporting The Troops…Or Not “Many patriotic Americans want to say that it is impossible to support the troops while not supporting the mission they are currently undertaking. They think if you argue against the war there is no possible way that you can possibly appreciate the work soldiers do day in and day out. I disagree. I know my saying this will probably anger more than a few of my readers but bear with me and consider my reasoning.” (read more)
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