The fall-out from the Turkish vote to not allow American troops base there for any war with Iraq included a substantial hit to the Turkish market. Does anyone have any decent information on the Turkish economy?
Foreign Affairs
Stupid and Cowardly
The ragtag collectioon of nitwits that deployed themselves to Iraq to act as human shields seem to be coming to their senses: A dozen peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home amid fears for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday. One wonders if they …
Blinded By Science
I’m with BigWig on this one: The Win Without War phone-in protest tied up the phone lines on Capitol Hill today, at least the ones whose numbers are given out to the public. Senators have lots of phone lines, so I doubt that too much sand was thrown into the Congressional gears. Not that we’d …
Liberate Iraq
A touching op-ed in the CS Monitor: Since Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, started warning that a US invasion of Iraq would “open the gates of hell,” the retort that has been flying around Iraqi exiles’ websites is, “Good! We’d like to get out!” It got me wondering: What if you antiwar …
The Cost of War
This WaPo article claims Bush wants up to $95 billion for the war in Iraq. According to Drudge, that breaks down to $320.00 per citizen. Who do I write the check to and where do I send it?
Larry Miller and Proof
Larry Miller has an article on the left and proof that would be rather funny if it were not so tragic: IN THE COURSE of our adult lives, we all learn lessons about humanity that disappoint us, but, for me, this one has been stunning. I swear, I cannot fathom the people who insist that …
Appeasers of the World, Unite
Jacques ChIRAQ and Gerhard Schroeder clasp arms after submitting their UN Resolution today, one that stated: “The military option should only be a last resort,” the document says. “So far, the conditions for using force against Iraq are not fulfilled.” The memorandum adds that there is “no evidence” that Iraq still possesses weapons of mass …