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Glad to see he's back. If anybody can beat Hillary hands-down, its him. I wouldn't mind Huckabee or even Romney at this point, but I think in a field of seriously flawed candidates, I could see McCain as the most likely to beat Clinton because I know he could get the independent votes and the...

He's been a member of the UCC for decades now. There are dual forces putting out the Obama's a Muslim vibe, his political opponents (and this is straight out of the Clinton playbook, Karl Rove could not handle a candle to them for sheer deviousness) and the globalized media which is trying to...

And of course I would have had to be underway while this was airing.... Heard it was good, glad most of you seem to feel that way so I can feel better about investing that many hours in watching it at some point early next year.

Thanks for the education on why this is a special case. Needless to say I am glad asinine laws like this are getting the judicial attention they deserve.

With a fair, heartfelt report. The reporter, with decades of combat zone reporting experience, even goes as far as to say the Americans are more professional, more creative, more skilled, than their British counterparts. Throughout, he captures the humanity and agony of the occupation and the...

Progressing. Now worrying about visa issues under the new incompetent DHS regime. My respect for illegal immigrants rises everyday I have to deal with this bunch. I see Russia sees China eyeing all of its abundant resources, and I think Russia knows what it must do. But first, Russia must...

There was a time when Putin's policies made sense and he has indeed brought Russia back from the serious doldrums it was in circa 1999. But his incessant bullying of his neighbors and his opponents benefits no one but his fellow elite. Yet look at Russia right now and realize this is all...

The Democrats go way overboard on Uribe and Colombia here, they are living in the past and disrupting a very vital US-Columbia relationship. This is not how we should be treating our very good friends...

Sarkozy could be an excellent leader in France and for Europe as a whole. The selection of Kouchner is a masterstroke for bringing France's foreign policy into a more realistic but less cynical light. Remember, his paternal grandparents were slaughtered at Auschwitz, something he never has...

He has to go, as any young man with his sense of duty and responsibility would do so. I hate the war in Iraq with a passion and condemn the senseless sacrifice of so many and so much in the hands of incompetent leaders and generals, but I WOULD GO tomorrow if I was needed to be a "Dirt"...

Anyone dealt with 5-13's before? I've known one sailor who had a similar situation when he came back from Iraq as an IA but he was lucky to have a chain of command on the ship that put a stop to this funny business about him having pscyh issues and not PTSD.

Much like the cost of American cruise missiles, when similar models with only slightly less accuracy can be had for $10,000 or less. Hell, that's why Iran can afford to have tens of thousands of them aimed at us in the Gulf.

There have been an awful lot of Kurdish guerrilla attacks against the Turks as of late, coming from the Iraqi side of the border. If the US had any concept of pre-emptive diplomacy, it would be trying to bring the Turks & Kurds into a "trust but verify" security relationship w/ a small...

An officer in that situation would be crucified (post-violent death) for needlessly sacrificing the lives of his sailors. The Brits were entirely out-gunned, out-manned with no escape options (they're at sea, DUH!). Further, operational gaps like the missing helo coverage are not the fault of...

I'll give Bush, Pelosi, Cheney, etc. a pass on not saying Pakistan is the real problem, because the foreign policy leaders in this country have to maintain in front of the public and abroad that they are convinced Musharraf is a sustainable friend of the country, when in reality, he is a...