Government by executive summary (or press release) is dangerous because it can give politicians the false impression that they know what they are talking about.
RALEIGH — Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, speaking at a luncheon yesterday for the John Locke Foundation, discussed the problems he sees in the Iraq War and how the United States should proceed.
Confidence in public-policy debate is valuable, but being confident in one’s viewpoint is not the same as being brazen, insolent, or close-minded.
Some are suggesting that Democrats who voted for the use of force in Iraq, such as John Edwards, may be at a disadvantage in the presidential race in 2008. This is a good example of a reckless extrapolation.
It was a perfect weekend for dwelling on the problem of predictions, with popular elections occurring where they weren’t supposed to (Iraq) and icy conditions not occurring where they were supposed to (Piedmont NC).
Faced with a regime trying to kill your troops, train and finance your terrorist enemies, develop dangerous bio-weapons, and block the march of freedom, would you invade and overthrow it?
R.E. Smith, Jr. says Iraqis themselves see the light at the end of the dark road.
RALEIGH — Dr. Maha Alattar has a perspective on Iraq that’s different from the one reported by national media. Unlike American journalists, Dr. Alattar is a native of Iraq and offers an unusually insightful version of what is happening in her country. Alattar is an assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She spoke Monday at a John Locke Foundation luncheon. Alattar left Baghdad in 1983 with her family when she was 10 years old. They escaped persecution under Saddam Hussein’s government because of their Persian ancestry and their Shiite faith. Alattar’s relatives, however, were persecuted by being imprisoned, deported, and executed in the late 1980s.
RALEIGH — Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney ended his distinguished career with the U.S. Air Force as assistant vice chief of staff after combat in Vietnam and long service overseas in various capacities. He now regularly appears on “Fox News Channel” as the cable network’s senior military analyst. He recently spoke at the Headliner Luncheon Series in Raleigh, hosted by the John Locke Foundation. While in North Carolina he sat down for an interview with John Hood, publisher of Carolina Journal and host of “Carolina Journal Radio.” The following are exceprts of the interview.
America's losers lull themselves into a false sense of security and infect others with a warped view of terrorism.
A pile of leaves leads to an airing of constitutional history which mentions piracy which leads to the isolationist critique of the war in Iraq. Really.
