Jan 23, 2007 – The audience seems unenthused about that. "So long as that's the case, America is a country at war." … "The middle class of this country...is losing its place at the table." … Update: Fred Barnes brings up that Webb said the majority of Americans don't agree with the way the war is being conducted, and the…

Jan 23, 2007 – He will try to wait us out," Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services committee at a nomination hearing. … with one or the other groups. … Blackfive is concerned that Petraeus won't get the reins in Iraq soon enough: Look, Osama, Sadr, Iran, Syria and everyone else on…

Jan 23, 2007 – Upon explaining that we did so to ward off the fiercely Islamist Iran, which was correctly identified as the greater threat at the … Don't overlook the obvious reasons to disagree with the war but don't cheapen the moral aspects either. … It's one of the most inspiring defenses of the war I've read, and it's exactly the kind of inspiration Bush has proved clumsy with.…

Sep 10, 2007 – At the outset I would like to note that this is my testimony. … past 12 weeks, with the number of incidents in the last two weeks at the lowest levels seen since June 2006. … security that is possible with the support and participation of local citizens.…

Sep 10, 2007 – beginning with a brigade or two, perhaps at the end of this year. … But he is going to testify with an independent, candid view, and he is going to give us the one thing we ask of all of our military … Our own history reminds us of how truly difficult that road is, but also of how worthy is the goal.…

Sep 10, 2007 – The expectation is the outside groups will do this for us.”Michael O'Hanlon counters the Petraeus Smear Squad:For those reading this … "It is increasingly apparent that...Iran through the use of the Shia forces...wants to fight a proxy war with Iraq and U.S."1:49 p.m … He says it's clear that Iraq is not part of the international war on terror despite the fact that both Petraeus and Crocker have spoken…

Sep 5, 2007 – He spoke well about the war, as he always does. He was eloquent about service, as he always is. … The focus group gave him guff for being "stuck on NYC," but the only other option for him is being "stuck on 9/11," which he already … Youch.Duncan Hunter shined in the second tier. Really smart guy with really in-depth answers, especially on Iraq and Iran.…

Sep 5, 2007 – What I said is it's the airlines' responsibility to protect us, not the government. … Rudy: Iran is right now the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. … Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot, but he did it with, like, a thousand missiles pointed at them."…

Jan 18, 2008 – If we're giving a nation money, is it voting for us or against us at the UN? How does its population feel about us? … Yes, our partnership with Europe after World War II was very beneficial during the Cold War. … ," such as it is, over there, and let the Europeans try their hand at it?…

Jan 18, 2008 – The story is similar regarding the other issues that made Reaganism so compelling. … Conservatives put all those people behind bars to make the rest of us safe, Frum argues, but it is intolerable that there are 240,000 … But the kind of fresh thinking David Frum has displayed here is just what the doctor ordered -- even if the patient may not yet know…

Jan 17, 2008 – Navy war ships in the Straits of Hormuz. … East to try to convince the Arab allies of the US to make common cause with Israel against Iran.” … have met the enemy and he is us.…

Jan 16, 2008 – The extreme anti-Bush crowd thinks the war in Iraq is about oil. It isn't. … America needs Arab oil more than the Arabs need to sell their oil -- or at least that is what the Arabs would have us believe. … The Saudis remain one of the world's three foremost sponsors of Islamic terrorism, along with Pakistan and Iran.…

Jan 12, 2008 – US President George W. Bush arrived in Israel at the start of an eight-day tour of the Middle East at an interesting moment. … signaled clearly that the US is unwilling to actually fight Iran. … announced that the US would soon begin a fourth round of talks with Iran about the situation in Iraq.…

Jan 29, 2008 – "Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international … The message in schools since then has often been that the only reason not to have sex at age 16 (or 15 or 14) is that you might get … The charge is deceitful.…

Jan 24, 2008 – The fundamental divide here is war versus law enforcement. … Some look at the idea of a war against a global network of terrorists as merely law enforcement. … Government power over us is limited because “We the People” are sovereign over our government.…

Jan 21, 2008 – interests of Islamists seeking to take control over a state allied with the US. … Kenya currently teeters at the edge of political chaos and civil war in the wake of the disputed Dec. 27 presidential elections. … Kibaki is close ally of the US in the war against Islamic terror. In stark contrast, Odinga is an ally of Islamic extremists.…

Feb 7, 2008 – I might not agree with it, but I respect it for the principled position it is. … counterinsurgency that has spared us the terrible calamity of losing that war. … They won't recognize and seriously address the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear ambitions to our ally, Israel, and the region…

Feb 7, 2008 – What is it about American culture that has led us to become the most powerful nation in the history of the world? … Don’t focus on the pork alone—even though it is indeed irritating and shameful. Look at the entitlements. … But there is an important difference from 1976:  today... we are a nation at war. …

Feb 6, 2008 – In ’68 and ’72, the Democrats endured their own Issues Primaries with take-no-prisoners struggles over the Vietnam War. … Both tried to appeal to the broad center of the GOP and the electorate at large: in fact, when McCain gained traction with his mantra … Security, for instance—no progress is vaguely possible without precisely that sort of cooperation with the leaders of the other party…

Feb 5, 2008 – There is, of course, Mitt Romney. The Romneyites are bitter at McCain. I'm not sure why. … , USN (Ret.), ex-prisoner of war in Hanoi, is going to fold on the war against terror. … While conservatives tilt their noses expressively in the air at the idea of John McCain's representing a movement he votes with 85…

Feb 1, 2008 – Writing at the Counterterrorism Blog, Andrew Cochran elaborated on this theme, contrasting the language of this week's address with … and its allies, the Afghan people "are looking to the future with new hope." … strategy of the "war on terror" itself.…

Feb 17, 2008 – Family members were fond of saying that Roosevelt “longed to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.”  … From the War on Terror, to our struggling economy, to the things that divide and polarize us – I want to start from DAY ONE to do all … Or is it that these men have not been kind to themselves and the rest of us? …

Feb 16, 2008 – Although Iran and the Taliban nearly went to war against one another in 2000, in the wake of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in … October 2001, according to jailed Taliban leaders, Iran pledged to assist the Taliban in their war against the US. … After the war, he oversaw Hizbullah's rearmament as well as the training of Hizbullah and Hamas forces in Iran.…

Feb 15, 2008 – While the mainstream media wallows in the unpleasant effect John McCain’s apparent nomination is having on the GOP, are liberals also … his command to kill an apostate who is the head of the Great Satan itself. … Harrison was, at the time, the oldest President ever elected. He was also the first to pass away in office.…

Feb 15, 2008 – The only unanimous expression of Iraqi political will I know of was a parliamentary vote in favor of Hezbollah in its 2006 war with … Given the Shiism Iraq shares with nuke-seeking Iran, how many security interests does that leave us in common? Not that many. … Shintoism, however, insofar as it is directed by the Japanese government, and as a measure enforced from above by the government, is…