Obama, Democrats, and the Surge
They were against it before it worked.
By Peter Wehner
Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008
This is the week that the Democratic party ran up the white flag when it comes to the surge in Iraq. Leading the surrender was none other than Barack Obama, the Democratic party's presumptive nominee for president and among the most vocal critics of the counterinsurgency plan that has transformed the Iraq war from a potentially catastrophic loss to what may turn out to be a historically significant victory.  [Read More]

I and My Brother Against My Cousin
Is Islam the best way to understand the war on terror? Tribalism may offer a clearer view of our enemies' motivations.
By Stanley Kurtz
Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008
At least as much as Islam, tribalism is a key to understanding the Middle East.  Indeed, Islam itself is deeply shaped by tribalism.  Now comes an important new book about the influence of tribalism on culture and religion in the Middle East.  [Read More]

Dionne's Willful Refusal to Listen to Petraeus and Crocker
By Peter Wehner
Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008
Iraq in 2006 was in a death spiral. That has not only been arrested; it has been reversed. Under the extraordinary leadership of Petraeus and Crocker, we have made more gains than even those of us who were advocates of the surge could have hoped for. And the gains have been on almost every front: security, political, diplomatic, and economic.  [Read More]

Following the Foreign Money
With the data now public, let the targeted research and reporting begin.
By Stanley Kurtz
Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A complete list of federal records of foreign donations to American colleges and universities has just been made public. It's time to follow up these reports so as to insure against undue foreign influence at America's universities.  [Read More]

Al-Qaeda Is Losing the War of Minds
By Peter Wehner
Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The US "surge" in Iraq has been so manifestly successful that no serious person can deny that gains have been made. Even Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have (grudgingly) conceded progress. Yet both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama are quick to add that progress has been purely on the military side and that those gains are ephemeral. This fits with their broader narrative -- that the war has been a disaster on every front.  [Read More]