A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Bryan of HotAir writes When Atheists and Secularists Quote Scripture “I probably shouldn’t wade into this, but it does dovetail with something I’ve been pondering lately. Namely, that an essentially post-Christian West comes to the battle with Islamism, Islamofascism, caliphascism, or whatever you want to call the demon that animates al Qaeda and apparently millions of Muslims across the globe to hate the West and work toward our destruction, ill-equipped to understand and confront the foe. This inability to get into the enemy’s head and heart makes it harder for us to win.” (read more)
Hugh Hewitt writes It Isn't Alienation. It Is The Accumulation Of Accurate Assessments.
“Check out the WaPo headline: "McCain's Stand On Detainees May Pose Risk For 2008 Bid Opposition to Bush Could Alienate Republican Base" The "base," meaning the party primary voters, separated from Senator McCain long ago. On crucial issue after crucial issue he has disappointed them: McCain-Feingold, The Gang of 14, McCain-Kennedy, and now the tribunals bill and the elections of 2006. There was almost no support for Senator McCain --though great admiration-- in the GOP primary/activist electorate even before this latest bid for "maverick" status.” (read more)
Lorie Byrd writing at Wizbang writes The Questions No One On The Left Will Answer
“William Rusher has a great column at Townhall today about Frank Rich's new book about Bush lies and the NYT's review of it. Rusher discusses the question those on the Left who claim we were "lied into war" in Iraq never acknowledge, much less answer. Now, while it is incontestable that Saddam had possessed chemical and biological WMDs, we now know that he was not close to possessing nuclear weapons at the time of our attack in March 2003. The Bush administration has fully admitted as much, blaming the error on faulty intelligence. But Rich and Buruma aren't buying that. The charge is that Cheney simply lied in order to trick us into war.” (read more)
Sgt B writes Not Back In The Saddle… Yet… But My Foot’s In The Stirrup… “My role in this will be, if all goes well, as a Sergeant in Company “B”, 1st of the 161st Mechanized Infantry, 81st Brigade Combat Team…The physical is done (I passed), the paperwork for a few waivers has been submitted, and I should be vaulted into the saddle within the next two week… Done deal. I’ve given this a great deal of thought, and determined that this is the best course of action I can take for all concerned… I’ve got 13 years worth of USMC Infantry experience under my belt, which means that I’m over halfway to racking up the time needed to qualify for a retirement pension from the government (the Guard, however, works on a point system, with means that I might be able to rack up points faster, or it might take a little longer, not sure)… But that’s not what it’s about, is it?” (read more)
Uncle Jimbo writing at Blackfive writes Colin Powell fails Military History “I said last week that Colin Powell’s statements about our moral basis for fighting the war on terror were at best misguided and at worst foolishly naive. He trumps that now with a complete loss of historical perspective about how our enemies treat captured Americans. I was under the impression that Mr. Powell was an educated man, and that we could place some sort of weight on his opinion. But someone commenting on the relative likelihood that North Korea might torture and/or kill our POWs, ought to at least remember they have already done so.” (read more)
Captain Ed writes War On Rome? “Muslim extremists continued to offer threats and violence in response to a speech by Pope Benedict XVI that warned against violent conversion. The Washington Times rounds up the most notable developments from thre previous day, in which Muslims around the world followed the Prophet Cartoon playbook almost to the letter:” (read more)
Mohammed of Iraq the Model writes When will we be ready to accept criticism? “Are those who demand an apology from the pope ready to apologize for some of their own mistakes? Or have they never made any mistakes? Regardless of what the pope said, the Arab and Muslim world, through the tense and offensive reactions, showed once again how incapable its leaders are to respond to criticism in a civilized way. Here we always insist that the greatest miracle of the prophet is the words he was sent with, the same words that tell Muslims to use logic and kindness in their attempts to invite others to the Islamic faith, the same words that discourage them from using a rude or repulsive tone in their conversations.” (read more)
MaryAnn Soldiers’ Angel Germany writes But... I'm a Soldier “’No, let's wait for him. He says he wants to meet you,’ said the Liaison Officer responsible for non-US coalition patients. ‘He'll be right out. A few minutes later The Soldier appeared from a door further down the hall. Hopping on one leg, the other pants leg empty. Using a cane. ‘You guys are all alike - you're knuckleheads. Do you know what a knucklehead is?’ I ask as I walk towards him.” (read more)
Dan Riehl writes McCain And Graham Are Cowards “Senators McCain and Graham are cowards for refusing to define the standards of interrogation they want US interrogators of terrorists to follow. How quick they are to take a stand on the Sunday talk shows, but when it comes to doing their job, they are nowhere to be found. The fact is Article 3 is ambiguous, especially so now that our pathetic Supreme Court has unconstitutionally placed it in position to be scrutinized by American courts of law - a place it was never intended to be interpreted. The entire convention was never even intended to be applied to terrorists for heavens sake. These poseurs we have as politicians and judges today are going to get us all killed.” (read more)
Chickenhawk Express writes CAIR Denounces Violence Against Muslims But Silent on Muslims Engaged in Violence “The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) picked a bad time to release their data on the rising number of complaints of Muslim harassment. In a stunning twist, CAIR did NOT blame President Bush for the increased Muslim bigotry. Instead they pointed the finger at Talk Radio and the Internet.” (read more)
Euphoric Reality writes Terrorism and America’s Children “My gut instinct tells me you need to hear this. So at the risk of some eye-rolling and mutters of “Here she goes again…”, I have packaged together - for your convenience - some crucial information concerning terrorism and our children. This package of info is aimed at people just like me - average, every-day American parents who care deeply about the security and safety of their children. While it is true that since 9/11 we have not suffered another terror attack on our soil, it is also true that thousands of attacks have been successfully averted.” (read more)
Robert Farrow of Flopping Aces writes The Present War on Christianity “Well, another day has passed and another incident of violence and threats by the Religion of Peace has occurred. In what would almost be funny if people were not dying, muslims have been inflamed to violence against Christians because a Christian quoted a text where someone has accused them of being violent. At around the same time a number of celebrities attacked Christianity on national TV. No one really noticed because it is almost routine to attack Christians on our TV and universities and campuses.” (read more)
Guard Wife writing at SpouseBUZZ writes Never Used to Goodbye “Being a military wife has afforded me the opportunity to partake in many different scenarios focused on bidding my husband a fond adieu. After sending him off to the Hurricane ravaged South last year, I was able to comment on the various ways we Guard Wives typically say goodbye and to offer an assessment on each. Selection of a favorite (a lesser of the evils) has also been made possible. The three most common ways to say goodbye to a husband in the military are as follows:” (read more)
Jay at Stop the ACLU writes Terrorist Rights Don’t Protect Our Soldiers "McCain and company continue to pitch for terrorist to be afforded Geneva Convention rights. Now it looks like the pressure is being felt by the White House and they have proposed a compromise. I hope McCain realizes that he is destroying his chances if he ever runs for president. But even more, his argument against Bush’s proposal in the long run does the opposite of what he claims to want. It doesn’t protect those fighting this war, it ties their hands. Of course if we were following the Geneva Conventions properly they wouldn’t even apply to terrorist. We have our Supreme Court to thank for “interpreting” those rights to our current enemy. Nevertheless, with our hand forced on that, leaving this broad article of the Geneva Convention open for interpretation and not clarifying exactly what they can and can not do when interrogating terrorists leaves those fighting the war out their vulnerable. I can see the ACLU now sueing CIA officials for grabbing some terrorist’s shirt roughly. McCain and company’s “higher moral ground” argument is ridiculous." (read more)
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