911 and Revenge?

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Henry Neufeld’s recent post has a common but fundamental misunderstanding of the reaction to 9/11 and the subsequent actions, which included Afghanistan and Iraq.  Revenge had little to do with it. As one who has support both actions, and continue to do so, revenge has never entered into my thinking, not in my writings at […]

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Post Mortem

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Finally it is over.   One of the worst aspects of this whole campaign has been how long it lasted.  For almost all voters who have clearly developed political philosophies and beliefs, or even just clear party affiliations, their minds were made up long before the rest even began thinking about the election.    This is especially […]

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The Problem with McCain

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There is a lot of silliness on the part of McCain supporters when it comes to why conservatives are having such trouble with McCain. It is because they are don’t’ control him, or because they don’t like his style, or because he isn’t pure enough,  implying that he has only minor deviations from core conservative […]

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Victory Is Not An Option

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The response to the improving situation in Iraq among the Democrats is very revealing.  Last time I pointed out how their political rhetoric has become their reality.  They have said that Iraq is a mistake and a failure for so long that, for them, not only is victory is inconceivable, there is not even room […]

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Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part VI

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Last time I discussed how, for many democrats, the war is already lost. For many it was a war that could never be won. Anti-War supporter and retired general William E. Odom who wrote “There is no question the insurgents and other anti-American parties will take over the government once we leave. But that will […]

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