Anyhoo. March 30th: He contends that the real War on Terror is being fought in Iraq, not Afghanistan, and he's very convincing.
Thought experiment: Bring in a completely neutral observer — a Martian — and point out to him that the United States is involved in two hot wars against radical Islamic insurgents. One is in Afghanistan, a geographically marginal backwater with no resources and no industrial or technological infrastructure.
The other is in Iraq, one of the three principal Arab states, with untold oil wealth, an educated population, an advanced military and technological infrastructure that, though suffering decay in the later years of Saddam Hussein's rule, could easily be revived if it falls into the right (i.e., wrong) hands.
He's got a lot more, too.
April 6: Iran's seizure of British sailors and Marines.
April 13: Thoughts on the Surge in Iraq.
April 20: The shootingat Virginia Tech, and its coverage.
I really don't have anything to add.
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