In the Arena

Playing Politics With Iraq

I must admit I’m boggled by the question now on the table: Whether to support John Murtha’s clever plan for limiting funding for the mission in Iraq. On the one hand, Murtha has it exactly right–a great many military people say (privately) that units are being deployed to Iraq with insufficient training and equipment, and [...]

In the Arena

This Won’t Cut It

It is amazing that the well-oiled Clinton machine, bristling with consultants, could get itself into this kind of mess. I mean, you ask her why she voted for the war and she says: “If the most important thing to any of you is choosing someone who did not cast that vote or has said his [...]