Tony Blair Insists Iraq Had WMD

Tony Blair is sticking to his guns on the WMD issue. I think the war was justified whether Iraq had WMD or not. But, since the administration used the threat of WMD to go ahead and attack without international support, I think it will cause some political damage to Bush and Blair if WMD are not found.

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BBC Criticism of the Lynch Rescue

This is very strange. Two days before the snatch squad arrived, Harith had arranged to deliver Jessica to the Americans in an ambulance. But as the ambulance, with Private Lynch inside, approached a checkpoint American troops opened fire, forcing… Read more

Russia’s Strategy Problem

Here is an editorial from a Russia newspaper about the lack of a coherent strategy on Iraq. I think this paragraph sums up Putin's problems well: Third, we lacked a clear strategic objective: It was not clear whether we wanted to ensure that… Read more

Saddam Couldn’t Get to His WMD?

Here is an interesting theory. Saddam hid his weapons so well, he couldn't get to them quickly when the U.S. attacked. That is why he never used… Read more

Blair Secretly Consulted Clinton on Iraq?

I don't know of any former President who participated so much in shaping policy (or tried to) after he left… Read more

Saddam Becomes a Myth

Arab News has an editorial about the psychological impact on arabs if Saddam Hussein is not found. This was, first and foremost, a war to get rid of Saddam Hussein, a tyrant who was an obvious and easy target. While he remains at large, Washington… Read more

Iraq’s Most Wanted

Belly Flop has a link to a company selling the "Most Wanted" cards you see on the news. Not a bad deal at… Read more

The Future of the Middle East

This article is one of the best things I have seen in the Arab News. Finally, they have realized that the vast gap between the Middle East and the West needs to be narrowed. The more a society lags behind, the more aware its intelligentsia should be… Read more

Saddam = Satan?

According to this article, that is the name Saddam used to hide some of his… Read more

Hall of Shame

I found this on John Lemon's site. I think there will still be some intense battles and more coalition casualties before this war is done, but regardless, some of these lefties will be eating… Read more

Happy Iraqis

This is… Read more

Can Saddam Ever Regroup?

I wonder… can Saddam ever regroup? If he is not found, could he join forces with other terrorist groups and use his Baath party supporters to make Iraq a living hell for the new government? If the US maintains a large military base in Iraq, Saddam… Read more

Spy Satellites Track Saddam

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Cost of the War

Here is a graphic from this week's BusinessWeek magazine. This war is extremely cheap compared to all other wars, except Gulf War I when we were reimubrsed by allies. I think when you consider the potential benefits of a more stable Middle… Read more

More Evidence We Are Doing The Right Thing

I like this quote from a Sun article: He asked: "Everyone who refuses this war – why?" Pointing to the statue, he went on: "Come here and live two days with this man, and then refuse this war." The statue was Saddam Hussein…. Read more

 

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