Hillary demands retreat within 90 days.

ABC News: Clinton urges start of Iraq pullout in 90 days:

Feb 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,
the early front-runner for the Democratic presidential
nomination, has called for a 90-day deadline to start pulling
American troops from Iraq.

This is completely unacceptable behavior. There is no disengaging from this war. I for one would much rather fight in Iraq than let our enemies use it as a base to plan future attacks against my family here on U.S. soil




Join the Victory Caucus and help us standup to those who prefer a political sound bite to actual victory.

hat tip to Captain Ed

Technorati Tags: election 2008, Politics, War

The Pentagon's New Map Hugh Hewitt

Have you read

"The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-first Century" (Thomas P.M. Barnett)
If not stop right now and order it. While you are waiting for it to arrive read the interviews at Hugh Hewitt's. He is interviewing Dr Barnett every tuesday. Audio and transcripts are posted.

This book will be noted as the most influential of the Long War.

Dr Barnett clearly lays out the factors that allow for the growth of terrorist like Al Queda and what we can to do win.

Technorati Tags: Victory, War

Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan Responds to Critics

Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan Responds to Critics:

In my area of operation alone, these are the side effects of our success that you will never see on the evening news or highlighted in a Democrat TV appearance:

• 43 modern schools have been opened
• 5 modern district centers have been opened, with 13 more on track for completion
• 13 cobblestone roads in local bazaars built
• 70 kilometers of improved roads built (that is a big deal here)
• 215 solar street lights installed (Taliban hate the light, like cockroaches)
• 5600 Afghans employed directly or indirectly on projects sponsored by Coalition Forces
• 3 mobile phone companies competing for coverage in our area of operation (yes, even here there are cell phones)

That sounds like success and progress. Be patient and let us win.

Technorati Tags: Victory, War

MARINE CORPS END STRENGTH INCREASE

ALMAR (008/07):

MANY OF YOU JOINED THE CORPS AFTER OUR NATION WAS ALREADY
AT WAR; YOU JOINED EXPECTING TO GO INTO HARM'S WAY AND HAVE
SHOULDERED THAT DUTY WITH COURAGE AND DETERMINATION. YOU ARE A
SPECIAL BREED OF AMERICA'S WARRIORS AND I SALUTE YOUR STALWART
SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. SEMPER FIDELIS,

JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

If congress approves 27,000 more will join the few and the proud.

Technorati Tags: USMC, War