by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine There is a new sort of war in the Middle East, brought on by the need to engage terrorists on their ground — and by the terrorists’ savvy new response, which often nullifies Western advantage. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services George Bush recently declared that we are at war with “Islamic fascism.” Muslim-American groups were quick to express furor at the expression. Middle Eastern autocracies complained that it was provocative and insensitive. Share This
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
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
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The Palestinian prime minister, Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh, is shocked. He claims that without his government’s knowledge, the until-now unknown terrorist group Holy Jihad Brigades kidnapped two Western journalists (who have since been released) in Gaza. Share This
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
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services From the recent Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon to the jihadists in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle to the repeated efforts by Islamists across the globe to trump Sept. 11, what old lessons about terrorism are we in the West finding ourselves having to relearn? Share This
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
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
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers In Frankenmuth, Michigan, among a complex of little shops that sell junk to tourists, there is a T-shirt store called “Peace Frog.” Share This