12-08-09: Military Strategy and Warriorship plus FDR's Infamy Speech

December 8th ‘Jaws' summit? On AfPak, is Obama ‘clever' or ‘naïve'? Why won't we face Iran's evil? How can Dems call their health care overhaul ‘fiscal responsibility?' Wes Pruden - more ‘Dr. Bureaucrat' horrors. Americans don't want O'Care, and don't want it more & more! Military Strategy and Warriorship Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely, US Army (Ret) Brave American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are rightly lauded by the American public, but they cannot compensate for inadequate senior leadership at the highest levels in war. FDR's Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation The Editors "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." (Text and Audio) Exclusive: Troubling Aspects of the President's Plan for Afghanistan Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade?, James Carafano, PhD What is the president's commitment to the mission in Afghanistan? What is his resolve to get the job done? How to Lose a War Frank Gaffney, Jr. The time has come for the public and its elected representatives in Congress to recognize the peril associated with diminishing our country, emboldening our enemies and undermining our friends. Fighting Jihadism At Home Herbert London It is obvious that Islam, or a branch of it, is at war with the United States and will use any method to threaten or destroy American assets and interests. But is it obvious to the government? Video: Chris Matthews do people take Palin seriously? Video: Beck - Global Warming alarmists use shock ads to deliver their message Video: Limbaugh Explains Conservative Convictions to Shatner Video: Sen. Reid Compares ObamaCare Opponents to Supporters of Slavery Video: Lord Monckton: ‘Arrogant' to Assume Humans Can Affect Climate Change Video: Krauthammer: EPA Move May Bring a ‘Revolution on the Administration's Hands' Video: Thousands protest in Iran Video: Dr. Hamid Tawfik, a Muslim and a former terrorist, speaks out against Islam. Video: Heritage.org explains the Senate resolution that should guide U.S. policy in Copenhagen. Don't Court Martial the SEAL Three Claudia Rosset on Climategate: Beyond the Sleazy Science, Rotten Economics Reagan, federalism and the new conservatism. Switzerland Draws the Line with Minaret Ban Melanie Phillips This fissure in European opinion about the ban suggests the issue is rather more complex than the superficial consternation might suggest. Mike Huckabee: Serial Criminal Enabler Gregory D. Lee The murder of four Lakewood police officers is devastating to this small community. And it didn't have to happen. ‘Undocumented' White House Guests Deserve Our Pity and Support The Editors "Just because they weren't officially invited doesn't mean they should be treated like criminals." UN Security Council Condemns Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu Jim Kouri, CPP "While the UN should be expected to condemn such barbarism, calling it a 'criminal act' is wrongheaded and treats an act of war as if it were a bank robbery." U.S. sees homegrown Muslim extremism as rising threat (LA TIMES) Reid Compares Opponents of Health Care Reform to Supporters of Slavery (FOX) Obama health 'czar' was chief of legally troubled firms Poll shows New York terror trial may bite incumbents in 2010 (WASHINGTON EXAMINER) No one knows how to win in Afghanistan better than McChrystal and Petraeus. By Pete Hegseth Iraqi army wants U.S. help past withdrawal deadline (WT) Just Say No (IBD) From 'Gitmo poet' to Qaeda kingpin (NYP) 9/11 Families Protest KSM Trial in New York City The Debate Over Afghanistan By John R. Guardiano Saving world from Copenhagen crackup (PRUDEN) No Minarets, Please.... We're Swiss. by Christopher Caldwell Journalism and Freedom - Government assistance is a greater threat to the press than any new technology. (WSJ) My Big Fat Government Takeover (WSJ) Health care issues: Illegal immigrants covered? (TOWNHALL) Defenseless Enviro-thugs Go On Offense (DAVID LIMBAUGH) President Obama's Afghanistan Speech: An Uncertain Message (HERITAGE) Obama's Afghan pickle By Jack Cashill A promising, independent Palestine is quietly being developed, with Israeli assistance. (NRO) GOP Calls for Ethics Probe of Baucus for Nominating Girlfriend for U.S. Attorney (FOX) MSNBC: ClimateGate ‘A Controversy That's Not Really There' (NEWS BUSTERS) Don't Be Fooled, Democrats Want Funding for Abortion to Be Part of Health Care Reform (FOX) Why Import Workers Now? by Pat Buchanan Obama Approval Slips to 47% (GALLUP) Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot (RASMUSSEN)