Warblogging

White House press secretary Tony Snow had this to say when asked for the President's reaction to news that the U.S. military had suffered its 2500th death in Iraq: "It's a number," said Tony Snow, the White House press secretary. "Every time there's one of these 500-benchmarks, people want something," Snow added at his near-daily press briefing at the White House. "The … [Read more...] about “It’s a Number”

Tommy is the son of a couple of good friends of ours. He returned to the United States this week, and his mother and father are driving to Camp Lejeune this weekend to see him. He's got a new baby daughter that he hasn't seen yet, but she's too young to make the trip. … [Read more...] about Welcome Back Marine

As I write this, Britain has 40 dead from a series of bombings. The BBC found a note on an Islamist website that claims the attack for al-Qaeda: In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and undaunted fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him. Well isn't that a nice way to start a message claiming responsibility for a … [Read more...] about Fear In London?

At Town Hall, Thomas Sowell writes about the controversial shooting in Fallujah: Why any such terrorists should be captured alive in the first place is a real question. Because we're the good guys. That's what good guys do. Later, Sowell writes: The Times of London refers to a Marine "killing an unarmed man in cold blood." If that was his purpose he could have … [Read more...] about Be the Good Guy

Pro-war people in the blogosphere and elsewhere have been warning that letting aggressive evildoers have their way in hopes of appeasing them is foolishness. They will take what we give them and then demand even more. Point 1: Before the last Gulf war went hot, President Bush and his advisors were concerned that Saddam would back down. This would have been a huge problem … [Read more...] about How to Win the War in Iraq.