Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek

This administration is screwed up!!!

Cheney wanted the Israelis to strike Iran...so that Iran would retaliate and then the US could in turn fire on Iran...

If you need to worry about the opinion polls when going to war then don't do it...

If you need to go to war, then to hell with public opinion and do it. Go in and get the job done, kill who you have to kill and never put your own soldiers/people at risk over political agendas...if you can't live with that never pull the trigger.

I'd like to see a president or vice president with a 20 year old kid and a draft (that isn't fixed)...then we would see some different policy.

DOPES!

Eleven Iraqis arrested over killing of tribal chief

Kill American Soldiers, Women and Children...NO PROBLEM

Kill and Iraqi politician and people finally get arrested.

Dopes...

MIT coed with fake bomb 'art' arrested

One of our future's "Best and Brightest" goes to an airport wearing a computer circuit board and wiring on her sweatshirt...

What a dope!!!

She'll probably sue and win some money or get some free publicity...I can't imagine that people can be that stupid...but I am always proven wrong

Officials: Bush to announce troop cut

it's about time!!!

One thing that REALLY scares me though is the comment that Bush was "rehearsing and polishing" his speach...I had always just assumed that he winged all his speeches because of his endless stupid comments...Nope!!! Not So!!!! He actually planned to say all those stupid things he's said in the past!!!

CIA chief defends rendition and detention policies

It is a fine line where we are the "Land of the Free" but do things like this without due process.

That being said, I am all for it.

When our own virtues are used against us to kill innocent people...I have no problem getting to the information needed to protect our country

The CIA just better be sure and be able to prove guilt after the fact...

Israeli planes bomb Syrian targets: Syrian agency

I the borders of my country had a boundary with another that was supplying terrorists with weapons and safe haven to shoot missles into my country...

I would have bombed them a long time ago.

They get what they deserve...I actually hand it to Israel for taking to long to do what they did...

Protest Greets the Opening of a Muslim School in New York

All I can say about this is GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Only in New York...In the city where the worst Terror attack in our country's history took place does a Muslim public school open...

Two amazing things happened here that won't happen in most other countries in the world...

The right to open up a school that teaches what is currently an "Unpopular" religion due to the terrorism links to radical islam....and the right to protest something that citizens have a problem with...

One problem I do have with this school is that nowhere in the NYC school district is catholic or jewish cultures mandatory courses like Muslim culture is at this school...

Another problem is that this is at taxpayer expense...teaching tolerance of other religions is a great idea and worth every penny...but it shouldn't be on the taxpayer dime unless of course someone can go to school funded by public dollars and say a catholic or hebrew prayer without getting suspended!

MUSINGS OF A WHISKEY REBEL: HOW IS THE TALIBAN GETTING CHINESE WEAPONS?

Great article at Whiskey Rebel...thanks for the great stuff Ginny...

All I can say is BOO-Hiss on China...

Intel report questions Iraq's government

Did we really need a report to figure this one out?

Army suicides highest in 26 years

What a sad statistic...and there is no mention of the number of attempts at suicide.

Very disheartening that on top of doing what they are ordered to do in Iraq and Afghanistan...they have to deal with financial issues because they don't get paid enough for what they do...

Hopefully many of them will be on their way home soon.

Iran Guards 'join US terror list'

This is an interesting move...It will be the first time that a foreign country's Army will be included on the terrorism list.

Not sure what good this does.

Can we add the Pentagon to the list for "losing" 190,000 guns and hundreds of millions of dollars that undoubtedly went to insurgents???

At some point incompetence is just as bad as intention.

Pentagon loses track of weapons for Iraqi forces

I posted a story about this the other day...

It only gets better.

It's still the same number of 190,000 weapons missing (or in better terms...in the hands of insurgents).

The missing weapons are 54% of the weapons issued to Iraqi forces!!!

In dollar terms at an average of $450/gun (which is very cheap) - that's $85+MM out the window...

and finally...why is the US supplying RUSSIAN MADE AK-47's to Iraq?

Who runs the pentagon these days???

Car Bomb headed towards a US naval base in SC

A scary story over at the Further West...

A relatively "quiet" story about a car filled with what may have been explosives heading towards a Naval Base in SC.

Pakistan criticizes Obama on comments

I'm really not sure how I feel about this article.

There are days when I agree with Obama and other days I think that Pakistan has been a solid ally in the war on terror. (we can discuss the reasons for why they are helping another day...)

Where I think my opinion waivers is in capacity versus capability...they lead to two different points of view.

I personally feel that the government of Pakistan has the capacity to help and is "on-board" with the war on terror. I also feel that they just don't have the capability to do what really needs to be done. This is due to political, financial, technological and other internal pressures that the government is experiencing.

That being said, do they get credit for trying or do we "hammer" them until they relieve those internal pressures that are limiting their effectiveness in the war on terror????

I'm not sure...someone tell me the ramifications of both approaches

F-14 parts sold despite sales ban

Horrible...the only country in the world that still flies the F-14 is Iran...

I highly doubt that anyone else is trying to buy these parts.

As frustrating as this article is, at least there seems to be some hope that this stuff won't happen anymore or at least as often.

Just plain stupid...yet again.

US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq: report

This is the type of news that makes me wonder if we shouldn't just take our toys and come home.

These weapons and body armor are being used by our enemies by now...that along with the hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from a Iraqi bank a few short weeks ago means that our own government has funded terrorism more than any other organization in the world.

This is just plain stupid!

Obama might send troops into Pakistan

an interesting statement and one that shouldn't be taken out of context.

I think the entire article needs to be read...

He has a plan, that is for sure and he seems to be able to deliver the message in ways that are resonating with people.

Sunni Arab bloc quits Iraqi government

Another blow to Iraqi agenda.

But then again, since the Iraqi government decided to take a month off while bombs were going off and killing their citizens, they have another month to get them back to the table.

Would-be shoe-bomber has no regrets

I would think that he has two regrets...

the first is that he's such dope and that he failed miserably on his mission and second I would think he should be regretting his mug shot (see attached).

Maybe someone can answer this little bit of sarcasm for me...Does God give partial credit to failed murderers of innocent people??? If he does give credit does he give it for trying to kill infidels or for failing?

Taliban leaders set Korean hostage deadline

This is a war that we can't afford to lose.

These people are horrible.