Random 30 Jun 2006 1:20 pm
[The world continues to roil around him, and yet he remains mum. Rainfall of Biblical proportions for eight days straight, a seemingly momentous Supreme Court ruling purportedly putting a vagrant administration in its place, ludicrous Congressional gassing about flag burning (almost as rarely seen as the Higgs boson) and treason at the New York Times (i.e., [...]
Agora and Russia 29 Jun 2006 11:02 pm
Stephen Cohen has written an excellent piece on America’s wrong-headed (and dangerous) approach to Russia, well worth reading in its entirety. I’ll cut to the chase and quote the end. After noting areas in which Russia is still capable of pushing back against the US, Cohen writes:
American crusaders insist it is worth the risk in [...]
Agora 23 Jun 2006 8:09 am
Yesterday I asked a quasi-rhetorical question:
… but would this administration be smart enough to accept the invitation to depart?
This obviously assumes the US has the best interests of Iraqis at heart. There are several competing assumptions:
The Iraq invasion was actually an imperial venture. Thus the rationale for staying is the creation of ”forward bases,” protection of oil/Israel/etc., [...]
Agora 22 Jun 2006 12:24 pm
… of hope:
Former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage has told an Australian newspaper that he believes the Iraqis will soon ask the US to leave their country. This would certainly moot the fatuous “cut and run” talk—but would this administration be smart enough to accept the invitation to depart?
… of sanity:
Hamas has reportedly recognized Israel’s [...]
Random 19 Jun 2006 12:10 pm
A Russian friend would periodically make the case that his native language is more expressive than English and, I have to admit, when he rolled out his examples, I was impressed. They were masterpieces of concision and wit.
But in my heart of hearts I knew my mother tongue was pretty damn good—precise when it needs [...]
Agora 16 Jun 2006 12:09 pm
My fellow Americans:
If you really love your country, you wear a flag lapel pin, just like our President does. If you don’t wear one … well, we can draw our own conclusion.
Question of the day: Can you name one other president, prime minister, dictator, or king who routinely wears the flag of his country?
P.S. (minutes [...]
Agora 15 Jun 2006 2:00 pm
Somewhere in America recently, there was a conference on international strategy. After presentations by three scholars, the floor was opened to questions from the audience. After ten or so, this:
“My question to the panel is, What is the path to success in Iraq?”
There was a damburst of laughter in the audience …
The questioner was a [...]
Agora 15 Jun 2006 1:17 pm
Why I don’t read InstaPundit. (I know you’ve been dying to know.)
I don’t bother with Mickey Kaus either. That guy’s always on the verge of making sense, but never really does.
Wait a minute—if I start listing all the people I don’t read because of the low return on my investment of time …
Waste of time. [...]
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