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How to define Victory

Its not clear anymore how we should define victory in our wars.  I think that one prerequisite might be that you need to be able to visit the country without it being unannounced. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/28/AR2010032800828.html

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My Fav Parts

… a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability … Continue reading

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The Big Picture on Iraq

Truth be told, I’m basically a sucker alot of the time. I mean I’m often easily swayed by a small piece of evidence that has nothing much at all to do with the big picture. This comes up all the … Continue reading

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Seeing Daylight

While in most cases you have to be super rich or a terrorist to benefit from Bush’s policies, there has been one new law that went into effect which in my opinion is good for people in neither of these … Continue reading

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Looking in the Evil Mirror

I got something in the mail the other day about a speech by Newt Gingrinch about how serious the threat of terrorism is. The sender figured that since I don’t support the war I would react negatively to what Newt … Continue reading

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