An update on the Afghanistan “quagmire”
Ed Moltzen at Late Final gives us a brief update by comparing what the naysayers said yesterday with what’s actually happening on the ground today in Afghanistan.
Debra Burlingame: Iraq war is the right war
You may remember Debra Burlingame, who spoke at the Republican convention along with 2 other women who lost loved ones on 9-11. Burlingame lost her brother, Chic, who was the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed at the Pentagon on 9-11. Burlingame is also a lifelong Democrat. This is the second known piece I’ve seen that she’s written for the Wall Street Journal (her first one was a piece criticizing the anti-Bush 9-11 wives – she takes a few shots at them in this piece as well) and I think her words speak volumes for many post 9-11 Democrats. I have one Democrat friend and one Democrat relative both of whom despised the President prior to 9-11 but have since come to respect him a great deal. Here’s some of what Ms Burlingame had to say:
A hero among many
The Patriette links up to a story about a man our young folks should look up to and who us old folks should always take time to show appreciation to and pray for.
Encouraging news out of Najaf and Samarra
A story you likely won’t see on the cover of the NYTimes. This is also a rant about slanted media coverage of the war in Iraq:
Brave Iraqis continue to line up for security duty
Such a touching story. We’re rooting for you, Iraq.