Bin Laden is coming out with a new video to try and recapture some of the magic he had back in 2001 and 2002. With Iraq a rolling disaster for al-Qaeda now that the Muslim population has risen up against al-Qaeda, it is important Bin Laden come off looking like he can make a come […]

Too many people, but especially politicians, lawyers and journalists, have forgotten the concept of momentum and acceleration – and how it applies to public opinion. Momentum is the phenomenon that says once a thing is in motion, it requires force to deflect it or reverse its motion. Left on its own it will continue on […]

Congressional Democrats realize they are screwed on Iraq as long as they keep wishing, in spite of evidence to the contrary, we would lose and surrender Iraq to al-Qaeda. The reality coming into view for them is so unnerving they are looking to the GOP to bail them out of their self-made mess: its a […]

The news media is having to report on the changes in Iraq and these reports continue to paint a stunning picture of change: The reconstruction is part of a rebuilding boom in al Qaim, a district along Iraq’s border with Syria that was turned into a depopulated ruin by street combat less than two years […]

The sands have shifted in Iraq. As al-Qaeda is being routed by the Iraqis who have learned to reject their brutal ways, Iraqis have learned to ban together and stop more and more terrorist attacks – attacks now primarily focused on Muslims. Forty-five insurgents and three civilians were confirmed to have been killed and 11 […]

The Bush administration is going to be heading to Congress with a powerful story of success in Iraq. We have not achieved victory, but we have turned a few corners on the way there. First and foremost is the change in perception the Muslim street in Iraq has as it relates to al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda is […]

In what can only be accurately called kidnapping, sex-slavery, life-time slavery we find al-Qaeda’s brand of Islam includes the kidnapping of daughters for forced marriages: Iraq’s Sunni tribes began turning against al Qaeda when the largely foreign-run terrorist organization tried to arrange forced marriages with local women to secure their foothold in the country, according […]

General Petraeus is likely to say in his report to Congress that the pivotal change that has occured in Iraq is the nature of the relationship and image the Iraqi people have of America vs al-Qaeda and the Mahdi militants. The general also said there was a gradual shift from Iraqis perceiving U.S. troops as […]

It is a pleasure to read someone who is objective, balanced and innovative when assessing our situation in Iraq. Even more so when the person has a good idea to add to the debate: Gen. David H. Petraeus’ military surge is working, but it’s meeting only one of its two primary goals: to provide security. […]

For those who have given up on Iraq there is an important lesson from history at National Review for folks to ponder. Actually, it is a good read for proponents and opponents.