Iraq Wins Asia Cup, Will Bush Take Credit?

For the first time ever, Iraq won the Asian Cup football (soccer) title, beating Saudi Arabia in a match held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Violence has been down the last couple of days as Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Kurds came together in a unity that trumps politics. Iraqis are...

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Iraq War ‘Shatters the Illusions’ of a Neocon

Rod Dreher, a former National Review champion of the war, explains that the colossal failure of the Iraq War has "shattered his illusions" about government. Among his reflections: I no longer implicitly trust governmental institutions, including the military --...

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Context Is Everything

Sometimes you don't get the real picture without seeing the big picture. But you don't always get such a good example. An Associated Press news photo from today in Pakistan: Droves of people carrying banners, the front one reading "MODERATE EXTREMISTS!" (What could...

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House Vote on Condemning Ahmadinejad

This afternoon the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to urge the United Nations to indict the President of Iran for inciting genocide. The charge is over a disproven allegation (based on a mistranslation) that Ahmadinejad was called for the destruction of...

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