Is the Western Way of War Dead?

Not yet, but it may soon be irrelevant. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online It is now becoming trite to write of the American military “failure” in Iraq. But recently this purported setback has been lumped together with the Israeli problems in southern Lebanon to suggest an end to the long dominance of the […]

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Free at Last

by Victor Davis Hanson Commentary Magazine A review of The Foreigner’s Gift: The Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraqby Fouad Ajami (Free Press, 400 pp) Share This

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The Waiting Game

Do we really need further convincing of the threat we face? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Hezbollah’s black-clad legions goose-step and stiff-arm salute in parade, apparently eager to convey both the zeal and militarism of their religious fascism. Share This

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Mr. Bush’s Communication Problem

It’s not him; it’s what he’s supposed to be communicating. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Just when former supporters of the Iraq invasion and the wider so-called war against terror are proclaiming doom and gloom, other commentators conclude that we have already defeated the jihadists! Share This

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Inside the “Cease-fire”

U.N.’s looming failure reveals West’s moral confusion by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers With every crisis in the war against Islamic jihad, the West displays a suicidal appeasement that heartens the enemy and lessens any chance of victory. Share This

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Excuse After Excuse

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services What makes two-dozen British Muslims want to blow up thousands of innocent passengers on jumbo jets? Why does al Qaeda plan hourly to kill civilians? And why does oil-rich Iran wish to “wipe out” Israel ? Share This

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Hope Amid Despair?

A reluctant world begins to confront reality. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Pessimism is now the conventional wisdom about the wars in the Middle East , and, indeed, it is hard to find any good news in the recent ceasefire. Share This

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