Walking the Line

Michael Yon is back in Iraq, providing his usual, clear and sobering perspective.

This war is fraught with more paradoxes and seeming contradictions than I can track, but one thing I’ve encountered on every embed is the high number of people who know the most, and suffer the most, still believe we are winning. For the most part, anyway. While most of the young soldiers still hold hope for a good outcome here, others think it’s a lost cause. The same is true for Iraqis. Many are still pushing for better days, while others guzzle apathy tea.

Check out part one and part two, and stand by for part three.

Thousand Words Department

A picture from the DOD.

Did Bush find his backbone?

I certainly hope so. This raid on an Iranian government office in Iraq is encouraging. Also, Larry Kudlow reports that the Treasury Department is barring Iran’s oldest bank from American financial markets.

The day is brightening a little.

Faster, please.

These Guys Look Familiar

Don’t they? Come to think of it, so does she.