Duncan Hunter

The Center for Strategic and International Studies
Decision 2008
Duncan Hunter CSIS Video
Duncan Hunter (R)CA speaks for about 40 minutes about successes and solutions in the Mideast, solutions for border enforcement, crime, and comments about our lousy trade deal with a cheating China.

"A Keyboard and a .45" interviewed Congressman Hunter. Good read that makes his 2nd ammendment stance very clear and unambiguous, unlike that of some Republican candidates.

“Gun control laws directed at law-abiding citizens are not a crime deterrent. In fact, studies show that private ownership of firearms by Americans reduces crime. You and I both know that the one thing criminals prefer more than any other is unarmed victims.”
Duncan Hunter

Here is Congressman Hunter's video request for help from conservative bloggers for his presidential campaign. 44 seconds and right to the point.

Looking For the Exit

Chris Muir - Day By Day

Trusting a mad man

THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP AND JAMES BAKER - TRUSTING A MAD MAN

Top Ten Myths about the Iraq War:

Top Ten Myths of the Iraq War: (Some of these are cited by Mr. Jackson at BlogDecatur as fact on a regular basis.)

Colbert seems to get it right sometimes.
Stephen Colbert explains the whole AT&T thing!

Is this one of the early bird commercials for his bid for the Presidency?
Duncan Hunter on the Border Fence

Did Democrats ever want to win?

Eric Simonson, writing at Hegemonic Discourse, answers this question quite well.

Did Democrats ever want to win?
"Democrats do not care about winning in Iraq. They care about winning political points. Again and again instead of thinking and talking about winning in Iraq Democrats and the left continue to say instead that the war was a mistake, we've already lost, and we must bring the troops home now in defeat......At every turn Democrats and the left have pulled no punches in denigrating, insulting, and talking down not only the war, but our troops and the war."

Stuck In Iraq

“You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”
John Kerry, Liberal spokesperson for the Democrat Party

Video of this sharp and witty quote of how the Democrats view our military is posted at MCR's blog


When It Comes To The Tools Used To Fight The War On Terror, Dems Follow A Simple Philosophy: "Just Say No"

Window To The Soul (of most Liberals and many Democrats)

Sniper Network News

Continuation of a discussion about CNN's snuff film begun here...

The Cable Game
"There is a public relations benefit for the insurgents"...

Washington Prowler
CNN Terrorist Outreach

SNIPER NETWORK NEWS
Much has been written about CNN's decision last week to run portions of a video provided to the news network via a group identified by CNN as "the Islamic Army of Iraq."
This video, shot by the insurgent groups as propaganda for the Muslim world as well as a recruiting tool for a number of Islamo-fascist websites, showed terrorist snipers attacking American soldiers in Iraq.
According to CNN, the video was provided after a producer for CNN sent the group an email asking about its activities.
"I think the American public would be interested in exactly what the email contained, at least from the CNN side of things," says a producer for a rival news network, who was made aware of the video's existence before it aired. "My understanding is that email sent by CNN could not be construed any other way than as supportive of the Islamic militants' position in Iraq. There are people inside CNN who are disgusted by their colleagues' activities in Iraq and here in the United States in covering the war."
Attempts to get a copy of the email were unsuccessful. But one CNN source familiar with the techniques employed by network producers to get the Islamic extremist perspective says that it's common for producers to use Iraqi or Muslim contract employees to get information and access to the terrorists, and they do so by claiming sympathy or support for what the terrorists are doing.
"Anti-Americanism pays off for us over there, no doubt about it," says the CNN employee. "Questions were raised about this video and the way we got it. Once it was confirmed that it was real, the next question was how did we get it. And the answer was, we promised to give the terrorists a fair shake. I know that we are saying there was soul-searching here about running the tape. But I didn't see much of that. There were somber people here, but there was also a segment of people on staff, once the tape had run and created a firestorm, that celebrated. They thought they were so courageous."
A former CNN news employee says that at that network there is a decidedly anti-war approach to what they do. "It might not be so clear from some of our anchors, but there are people here who direct the news operation who are very comfortable giving aide and comfort to the enemy. They wouldn't call it that, but I would."

How can the CNN apologists defend this?

CNN is outlet for AlQueda snuff film

Day by Day Cartoon

CNN joins NYT as one of the leading domestic traitor organizations.
Was the story/propaganda snuff film just handed to them, or did they sanction and contract for the footage? Either way, they seem to be Anti-American traitors. Airing the enemy's propaganda is giving aid and comfort. Commissioning the video is simply criminal.

Democrats: Dishonest on Iraq, Distorting History

Democrats: Dishonest on Iraq



Democrats and Liberals are irresponsibly trying to rewrite the history of how the Iraq war began. Don't fall for it. Be glad we have a leader that supports our troops and their mission, not one that would conveniently suggest cutting and running. Libs are selling out to better their poll ratings or to pacify the left wing bloggers. Hatred of GWB is the glue that holds the Democrat Party together.

Or maybe they have a zombie problem.


Confused Democrats

Democrats: The Cut And Run Party

Democrat Misdirection

Chris Muir Day By Day

Muslims Fume Over Pope's Remarks
Is this different than the "invitation" to become Muslim from Azziz the American? It seems like a lot different approach than the kidnappers of the Fox News reporter and cameraman used. No gun to the head to convert, just an invitation to think.

Speaking of guns and thinking...
Tamara K. has the right attitude.
"I ain't goin' out like that. Whether it's some Columbine wannabe who's heard the backward-masked messages on his Marilyn Manson discs, distressed daytrader off his Prozac, homegrown Hadji sympathetic with his oppressed brothers in Baghdad, or a bugnuts whackjob picking up Robert Frost quotes transmitted from Langley on the fillings in his molars, I am going to do my level best to smoke that goblin before my carcass goes on the pile. I am not going to go out curled into a fetal ball and praying for help that won't arrive in time."
And Marko says,
"...A tangential argument for gun control is that gun crime will decrease when the number of guns available to citizens decreases. However, recent experience with country-wide "gun-free zones" (the UK comes to mind) has shown that truly dedicated criminals will always find a way to obtain firearms. Draconian gun laws not only make it even more desirable for Bad People to get guns (because they can be guaranteed that the gun gives them disproportionate power in a disarmed society), but they also shift the balance of power in society unilaterally towards those armed criminals. In other words, more gun control does indeed equal fewer guns in the hands of citizens, but those fewer guns are all concentrated in the hands of bad folks, whereas the law-abiding good folks have no effective way of fighting back..."

Chicago comes to my mind before the UK, but otherwise how can you dispute that Solid Logic?

Video: Bush gets testy with David Gregory
President Bush's closing line in the clip: "I'd hate to see unfriendly."

Al Qaeda #2 captured

Washington Post story...
BAGHDAD, Sept. 3
Iraqi armed forces have arrested the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the country's national security leader said Sunday.
The leader, Hamed Jumaa Faris Juri al-Saaydi, was captured within the past few days near Baqubah, along with 20 other senior members of the Sunni Arab insurgent group, which was responsible for savage beheadings of kidnapped foreigners and suicide attacks that sometimes killed dozens of civilians in a single strike, said the security adviser, Mowaffak al-Rubaie.
Saaydi, also known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, ordered the February attack on the golden-domed Shiite shrine in Samara that ignited the ongoing ferocious wave of sectarian killings..."

One of the keys to the above story, beyond the fact that it was the #2 guy who was captured, but that the Iraqi armed forces conducted the operation. They had great support I'm sure. Hamed is also said to be giving up his accomplices to the Iraqi forces and has led to 20 more terrorists captured.

Fox News - Capture causes Al Queda organization to have "serious leadership crisis"

Rumsfeld - No Appeasement

Rumsfeld wants terror war 'perspective'
Aug. 29, 2006
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday critics of the Iraq war are trying to divide the country instead of battling "a new kind of fascism."

Go, Rummy, Go!
Donald Rumsfeld is a man who is very picky with words. This administration prefers actions over words, but words are important. It is therefore a day to celebrate when Rummy comes out and says it like it is.

WMD - 1998

Madeleine Albright: February 18, 1998

"No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators."

CNN news story


I wonder if Mr. Jackson will accept this source as evidence that I utilize multiple media sources, not just Fox News, as he suggests, to come to my own conclusions, through the filter of Solid Logic? Probably not.
I supported firm military action back then, notwithstanding the widespread suspicion that WJC was using this as a coverup for the "Monica situation."

Would the list of requirements that the Vice President has for his travel arrangements even been a news story if the "all TVs must be on and tuned to Fox News?" Of course not. Little mention or emphasis was made of the fact that the NYTimes was also on the list.

Senate Dems Make History

They are making history by rewriting it. Unfortunately, they seem to be leaving out the hypocritical parts that they themselves played before becoming the partisan accusers of this administration of lying about WMD.

The following is a small group of quotes by the most vocal Dems... Were they lying then? Or, are they lying now? I think that they are playing partisan political games with the security of our country, pure and simple. It's NOT patriotic. It isn't for the good of the country. I actually think that some of the Senate Dems are guilty of treason, or at the very least, being partisan hypocrites.
You can decide for yourself if hypocrite is an apt term for Durbin, Kennedy, Clinton, Reid, Feingold and others.
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): "One Of The Most Compelling Threats We In This Country Face Today Is The Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction. Threat Assessments Regularly Warn Us Of The Possibility That North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Or Some Other Nation May Acquire Or Develop Nuclear Weapons." (Sen. Dick Durbin, Congressional Record, 9/30/99, p. S11673)
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Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA): "We Have Known For Many Years That Saddam Hussein Is Seeking And Developing Weapons Of Mass Destruction." (Sen. Ted Kennedy, Remarks At The Johns Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC, 9/27/02)
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Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI): "With Regard To Iraq, I Agree, Iraq Presents A Genuine Threat, Especially In The Form Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Chemical, Biological, And Potentially Nuclear Weapons. I Agree That Saddam Hussein Is Exceptionally Dangerous And Brutal, If Not Uniquely So, As The President Argues." (Sen. Russell Feingold, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10147)
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Sen. Reid: "It's Good That The President Reminded The World Of The Commitments (Saddam) Has Reneged On." (Doug Abrahms, "Nevada Delegation Split On Action Against Iraq," Reno Gazette-Journal, 9/13/02)

Sen. Reid: "Saddam Hussein, In Effect, Has Thumbed His Nose At The World Community. And I Think That The President's Approaching This In The Right Fashion." (CNN's "Inside Politics," 9/18/02)

Sen. Reid: "[Saddam] Is Too Dangerous Of A Man To Be Given Carte Blanche With Weapons Of Mass Destruction." (Brendan Riley, "Nevada Leaders React To Iraq Bombing," The Associated Press, 12/17/98)

Sen. Reid: "We Stopped The Fighting [In 1991] Based On An Agreement That Iraq Would Take Steps To Assure The World That It Would Not Engage In Further Aggression And That It Would Destroy Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction. It Has Refused To Take Those Steps. That Refusal Constitutes A Breach Of The Armistice Which Renders It Void And Justifies Resumption Of The Armed Conflict." (Sen. Harry Reid, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10145)

Sen. Reid: "The Problem Is Not Nuclear Testing; It Is Nuclear Weapons ... The Number Of Third World Countries With Nuclear Capabilities Seems To Grow Daily. Saddam Hussein's Near Success With Developing A Nuclear Weapon Should Be An Eye-Opener For Us All." (Sen. Harry Reid, Congressional Record, 8/3/92, p. S11188)
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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY): "I Voted For The Iraqi Resolution. I Consider The Prospect Of A Nuclear-Armed Saddam Hussein Who Can Threaten Not Only His Neighbors, But The Stability Of The Region And The World, A Very Serious Threat To The United States." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Press Conference, 1/22/03)
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Sen. John Kerry (D-MA): "According To The CIA's Report, All U.S. Intelligence Experts Agree That Iraq Is Seeking Nuclear Weapons. There Is Little Question That Saddam Hussein Wants To Develop Nuclear Weapons." (Sen. John F. Kerry, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, pp. S10172-10173)
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): "I Have No Doubt Saddam Hussein Is Lying. He Has Lied Countless Times Before. He Is Likely Hiding Weapons, Including Chemical And Biological Weapons. The U.N. Inspectors' Report Leaves Little Doubt Of That." (Sen. Patrick Leahy, Congressional Record, 1/30/03, p. S1782)
Leahy: "The Iraqis Have Not Explained What Happened To Thousands Of Tons Of Chemical Weapons Material, And Other Biological Munitions They Had In Their Possession 5 Years Ago." (Sen. Patrick Leahy, Congressional Record, 1/30/03, p. S1782)

More quotes like these can be found at www.GOP.com