The Realignment of Iraq

This is a great article on the violence, history and future of Iraq:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010683

So--with the Sunni insurgency defeated, the Shiite nationalists inside the government, breakup and true civil war avoided, Iran a pest at worst, regional sectarian disruption a fantasy and a White House that will not be forced into declarations of defeat by three IEDs a day--the main questions of Iraqi politics have been resolved. Despite the huge prices paid for these victories, the resolutions have mostly been for the best.

I just want to say...Che Sucks!

He was a marxist. Marxism is eutopian foolishness that inevitably leads to despotism.

He would tear down the US if he were allowed.

He is dead and that is good.

Global Warming Article

Here is a great article that sums up my opinions on global warming.

http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/economists-v-ecologists/

I especially like this passage:

I bring up this history not because global warming is an exact parallel to the past “crises” of food and energy that never arrived. In some ways it’s a much tougher problem because it doesn’t lend itself to neat market solutions. There could indeed be unexpected spikes that damage humans and ecosystems. But it’s worth remembering that specialists in the biological or physical sciences can be terribly short-sighted when imagining what problems will beset humans in the future. They can forecast how the physical world will change, but they’re not always accurate even at that, and they’re not not experts in analyzing human responses or in determining the policies that make the most economic and social sense.

Liberals don't care about people, they care about issues.

This whole gun controversy arising out of the VT tragedy is very telling. Who cares about the evil inside the man, it must be the objects fault.