One of the silliest arguments confronting pro-war supporters is the infantile “chickenhawk” accusation frequently floated by those swimming in the shallow end of the anti-war pool—the idea being, in theory, that if you aren’t a member of the military, you aren’t entitled to express a public opinion on the Iraqi war.¹ Of course, in practice, non-military personnel such as those who are quick to use the chickenhawk argument are themselves

…I sure will miss you, pal.  And if there is indeed a Kitty Heaven, I’m sure you’re up there right now—cranked on ‘nip with your teeth sunk deep into some presumptuous rodent who never even saw you coming…*

Something I found lacking in the President’s speech last evening was a sustained and pointed rebuke to the ascendent MSM narrative of Operation Iraqi Freedom—a narrative that is augmented by incessant and hyperbolic Gitmo criticisms, the partisan ravings of Ted Kennedy, et al, and by a contemporary media ethos that priviliges the sensational at the expense of the balanced—and one that is directly responsible for whatever war anxieties have been

Pros: clearly articulated an “exit strategy,” namely, that US troops will leave Iraq once the goal of Iraqi self-sufficiency is realized offered a realistic assessment of the facts on the ground, noting uneven progress in rebuilding of the Iraq infrastructure –while all the time maintaining the inevitability of a US victory effectively delineated his two track strategic approach to completing the mission:  1) killing and/or capturing terrorists, and 2) making