A Successful Surge?
As we enter the election year of 2008, the war in Iraq has become almost a secondary issue. Both violence throughout the country and U.S. …
Not Kristol Clear
At the end of 2007, the New York Times announced that it had hired Bill Kristol as an op- ed columnist. A curious development, to …
Grownups in the Military
Last Nov. 30, on the 14th anniversary of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law concerning gays in the military, 28 retired generals and admirals released …
Mailer’s Ghost
Norman Mailer is dead at 84. Demosthenes, when told of the death of Alexander the Great, said it could not be – for else the …
Tet in Retrospect
Forty years ago this month, on January 30-31, 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regular army forces launched the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam. U.S. …
The End in Iraq
Last June, more than three years after declaring “mission accomplished” in Iraq, President Bush made a secret flight to Baghdad to meet the new Iraqi …
The Crimes of War
In Iraq several apparent atrocities, alleged to have been committed by U.S. forces, have recently come to light. The purpose of this article is not …