by Bruce Bartlett | Mar 29, 2003 | Europe, POLITICS
When it came down to it, two of America’s closest Cold War allies — France and Germany — were unwilling to bear the responsibility of major powers when it came to Iraq. They weren’t there when we — and the world — needed them....
by James Phillips | Mar 28, 2003 | POLITICS
Many observers, intoxicated by the initial promise of the March 19 decapitating air strike against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, now are unrealistically impatient with the progress of the war against Iraq. In particular, some elements of the American and...
by Brian Riedl | Mar 28, 2003 | POLITICS
Should our tax dollars fund our troops fighting in Iraq, or the Smithsonian’s national worm collection?If it’s business as usual up at the Capitol, then this is the type of question Congress will grapple with in the coming weeks. And if history is our...
by Don Luskin | Mar 28, 2003 | POLITICS
The Senate’s surprise vote Tuesday to reduce the value of President Bush’s proposed tax-cuts by more than half has been played in the press as a major setback for the President’s agenda. But the way I see it, it’s actually great news: a tax-cut...
by Robert Garmong | Mar 28, 2003 | POLITICS
The attack was well-choreographed. Moving in successive waves, they executed a perfect assault. Some moved to cut off their enemies’ supply lines, seizing control of crucial bridges and roadways, while others worked to surround and besiege key command and...
by James Glassman | Mar 28, 2003 | POLITICS
Two years ago, journalists – hot for a story – began calling John Banzhaf, the telegenic George Washington University law professor who led the anti-smoking legal crusade from its early stages. “Would tobacco-style lawsuits,” he was asked,...
by Alexander Marriott | Mar 27, 2003 | POLITICS
As I watched the 24 hour war coverage on Monday I saw a most amusing spectacle, UN weapons inspector Hans Blix was professing to be excited about going to Iraq after Saddam is gone so that he can resume his weapons inspections.Apparently the Swede has yet to realize...
by Daniel Pipes | Mar 27, 2003 | POLITICS
How did the enemy get into our camp?” That’s what Bart Womack, a command sergeant major of the elite 101st Airborne Division, asked himself as a grenade rolled past him after 1 a.m. on Sunday at an American camp in Kuwait. The attacker worked methodically,...
by Brian Riedl | Mar 27, 2003 | POLITICS
There they go again: Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., calls it “immoral.” Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle says it would be a “painful sacrifice.” The war in Iraq? Try the budget recently passed by the House Budget Committee, which seeks to...
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