Political Masturbation through War Fighting

A plausible conversation at the White House… a couple weeks ago: (warning course language) Just another day at the White House: US General in Iraq via VideoPhone: Mr. President, sir, our troops seem to be sitting around a lot lately. Bush: Our troops are the best in the world. US General: Sir, Yes Sir. But …

This is how wars start… Iran and the US

Last November, the UK government accused Iran of supplying Iraqi insurgents with advanced bomb making materials originating from Hezbollah in Lebanon. Yesterday, March 7, the United States, through Donald Rumsfeld, accused Iran of “infiltrating Iraq” with para-military forces to stir up trouble, mainly in the South. Asked whether the alleged insertion of Iranian forces into …

Assessing the Iranian Threat

Last week, the prospect of a showdown with Iran at the United Nations Security Council seemed inevitable. This week, the rhetoric has been toned down somewhat, and today the Chinese delegation expressed it’s support for a possible Russian solution to Irans nuclear problem. All that said, there still seems to be plenty of talk about …