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"I can tell you the main reason behind all our woes — it is America." The New York Times reporter is quoting the complaint of a clothing merchant in a Sunni stronghold in Iraq. "Everything that is going on between Sunni and Shiites, the troublemaker in the middle is America." One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed. The same edition of the paper quotes a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Reuel Marc Gerecht backed the American intervention. He now speaks of the bombing of the especially sacred Shiite mosque in Samara and what that...

Tommy Franks Defends Dubai Ports Deal Former CENTCOM commanding general Tommy Franks said Wednesday that the Bush administration was right to approve a deal for a United Arab Emirates-based company to run six major U.S. ports. "We have more U.S. Navy ships using the port in Dubai, Jebel Ali, than any other port outside the United States," Franks told Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes." The former Iraq war commander explained U.S. reliance on the Dubai port facility by saying, "We know he difference between an enemy and a friend." "The Emirates is a friend," Franks aid. "That is the...

You can listen to the guest appearance of Ann Coulter on the Mike Rosen show from yesterday (Tues. Oct. 4th) for yourself: http://www.startcolorado.com/iac/KOA-AM/rosen-coulter.wma (Windows media player, 27+ minutes running time) While I like President Bush and think he's done a good overall job so far this nomination of Harriet Miers, signing the overspending bills being passed by Congress and missing in action on the illegal immigration issue are examples where he gets very poor marks in my book.