Monthly Archives: December 2006

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1- That Saddam’s execution will be a healing experience for Iraq and that his rule is the cause of the sectarian violence that has torn Iraq apart.  Do the people who believe this know any history at all? 2 – … Continue reading →

I have been asked to open a thread on the hanging of Saddam Hussein.  I don’t feel like it right now, but have  at it.  pl

The "National Interest" was kind enough to publish another piece of mine on the subject of a "Concert of the Greater Middle East." PL http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=13252

"He is now caught between admitting the war was a mistake and his policy has failed, or trying to tough it out," said Joseph Cirincione, a foreign policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington think tank. … Continue reading →

Something to ponder the day after Christmas.  pl Download TWII061225.pdf Download the_advisor_23_december_2006.pdf

Listening to the discussion in the Fox News Sunday panel today it was clear that General John Abizeid is going to be scapegoated for failure and embarrassment in Iraq.  Casey was probably also a candidate for the "honor" but he … Continue reading →

"Israel’s worst-kept diplomatic secret became public knowledge this week when its prime minister, Ehud Olmert, told his Cabinet that he was against taking up a dramatic new Syrian offer for peace talks — because doing so would undermine President Bush."  … Continue reading →

Someone asked if I had any thoughts as to what the content should be of the wide ranging negotiations in the ME that I proposed last night in the "Situation Room."  I do.  A while back I wrote the attached … Continue reading →