The major offensives (Phantom Thunder, Arrowhead Ripper, et cetera) in Iraq continue today. The Washington Post has a story here that’s okay. I’m assuming it’s rather hard to find and report “both sides” of the story when the subject is changing so quickly — that is to say, I’m not certain that all the “naysaying” […]

Thank God for PBS. I watched FRONTLINE’s “Endgame” last night on their Web site. If you want to know how we ended up where we are in Iraq, and the new strategy that’s being employed by Gen. Petraeus and American forces in-country, you have to watch this. In fact, it should be required viewing for […]

After only just recently extending combat tours from 12 months to 15 months, the Army is again looking at extending tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to The Associated Press (via Military.com):
The Army is considering whether it will have to extend the combat tours of troops in Iraq if President Bush opts to maintain […]

Michael Yon, reporting from Iraq on his blog, notes that a large American offensive has started in Iraq — an offensive that has yet to to be reported by the American media. Further, he agrees with me that Gen. Petraeus is the man for the job.
Using the analogy of Iraq as a patient, Michael writes:
We […]

Lindsay has updated the earlier Hamas photo to fit with the others:

She’s pretty good at this, no?

Hamas takes over the Gaza Strip and has some fun:

And here’s a photo from Reuters that is funny without comment:

[Hotel Tango: News Bloggers.]

With the recent takeover of Gaza Strip by Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist group, and Fatah’s continuing hold on the West Bank, are we suddenly seeing the arrival of a need for a three-state solution?
This is one case where one-plus-one may equal three. We have (or had) two parties in a Palestinian coalition government that […]