Sure, we can find and arrest al-Qaeda operatives working out of Iraq. But how exactly does that help us in the important national security work of rescinding Karl Rove’s security clearance? WHY ARE WE DIVERTING RESOURCES FROM THE REAL WAR ON TERROR, MR BUSH? Which, it occurs to me I’ve just answered the question I posed here yesterday. And, y’know, that’s always nice.
July 14, 2005
July 14, 2005
Quick notes on the latest Beltway feeding frenzy
For those of you interested in the intricacies of the Rove / Plame pseudo-scandal, Tom Maguire is doing fantastic work deconstructing arguments from both the left and right. His secret? Research. There’s a lesson in there somewhere, but I’ll be damned if I can ferret it out. For what it’s worth, my take on this whole affair can be summed up thusly: I believe whatever Chuck Schumer doesn’t. Which, in
July 14, 2005
in which I make a startling confession with regard to the Global War on Terror
On FOXNews moments ago, former Clinton Special Assistant for National Security Affairs P.J. Crowley made the case that, in the wake of the London bombings, we in the U.S. really do need to turn our attention to understanding the “root causes” of terrorism. And you know what? I agree with him. And I can’t be afraid to say so any longer—even it it means I’ll be mocked by my more
July 14, 2005
Forty-fourth in a series of real-time empirical observations
In the time it takes you to read this post, THE SEARCH FOR NATALEE will have proceeded apace an additional six or seven seconds—each and every one of those seconds the subject of a breathless special report from FOXNews’ Greta Van Susteren.