Time for yet another roundup of pertinent news and commentary.
Many American city planners have been influenced by Richard's Florida's seminal book Rise of the Creative Class, which postulates that "creative" groups of individuals, such as architects, engineers, artists, and (especially) gays are the true driver of urban economic growth. WorldNetDaily's Jack Cashill, however, suspects a major flaw in Dr. Florida's thesis, on the principle that when creative folks number one too many, things can start to quickly move downhill. A fascinating analysis that could have major implications for city-dwellers everywhere.
Another must-read article is a piece by Victor Davis Hanson on the frighteningly barbaric and pre-modern behavior of so many in the fundamentalist Islamic world. This should serve as a stark reminder (espcially to liberals) that, no matter how technologically advanced the world has become, human nature has always remained the same, and the survival of the modern Western world is never a given. Only by actively defending our values can America and the West overcome the enemies of civilization.
VDH also discusses the war in Iraq...and why we must stay the course.
Meanwhile, both Front Page Magazine and noted Norwegian blogger Fjordman offer sensible prescriptions for winning the war on jihad overall. Anyone interested in Western civilization prevailing over Islamofascism (and I certainly hope that includes all of us) should find these pieces absolutely essential.
On a similar note, Malaysian civilization is fighting back as well; in wake of pressures to introduce Sharia law to the historically moderate Muslim state, many Muslims have simply decided to opt out of the faith. And the numbers are increasing.
Blog of the Day: I'd give it to Fjordman himself, but he no longer posts at his own site. Therefore, it'll have to be a prominent site where he guest blogs, the Brussels Journal.
"Staying the course" in Iraq is a false premise. Bush and his gang are not fighting the war to win it. If they were we would have won a long time ago. We have a million or more troops and brilliant generals. Don't even try to tell me that we could not already have won if he had wanted to.
Why haven't we won? For the same reason that we didn't win in Viet Nam. Money. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/12/iraq.contractors/index.html
"Iraq contractors make billions on the front line"
In Viet Nam it was the same deal. Defense contractors were making huge money. If we fought to win, the war would end and the profits would stop. So thousands of people continued to die while the money rolled in.
At the time the MSM stopped reporting on it, eight (8) top US generals had quit, had abandoned their careers, so they could speak freely about, that is, AGAINST, the handling of this war. This is a first in American history. If you can't figure it out from there, God help you, because no one else will.
Rastaman
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Posted by: Rastaman | October 30, 2006 at 10:58 PM
Rastamaniac,
how many seconds has it been since some one last told you that you are an ignorant LEFTARD?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yes, in Vietnam it was the same deal, EXCEPT, that the PRESIDENT WAS DEMOCRAT AS WAS THE CONGRESS!!!
So whose FRIENDS do you think were getting all those BILLIONS, AND STILL ARE???
Who married more money, Kerry or Bush??
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The same LEFTARDS like YOU were arguing against the war then as now. The same SOCIALIST RETARDS were undermining the war effort to the point we cut and ran even though we could have FINSHED THE JOB!!!
WHY?? Because the SOCIALIST RETARDS didn't want to take the chance that we would have to fight CHINA!! Same lame LEFTARD excuse for leaving North Korea intact. Similar LEFTARD excuse for leaving the STALINISTS to murder 10's of MILLIONS of PEOPLE after WWII!!!
It's Halloween. Go dig up a BRAIN somewhere!!! You LEFTARDS will ALWAYS make up SHIT to cover your own STUPIDITY!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: KuhnKat | October 31, 2006 at 06:30 PM
I don't think money is the issue in Iraq. Defense contractors are taking giant risks being out there, and paying them a lot of money is actually very reasonable considering it. Rather, the problem in Iraq is one of national will and it's caused by liberalism. Thanks to our living in relative peace over the last 60 years, the American people has largely lost the notion of what it takes to succeed in warfare. In a way, this is great, because it has come about only because we have, indeed, been at peace. But at the same time, this can lead to completely unrealistic expectations (i.e. thinking that a war is usuccessful unless its carried out perfectly), and just like Vietnam, much of the public thinks the war is going poorly when, by most historical standards, America has actually been very successful.
Posted by: Solid Surfer | November 01, 2006 at 12:45 AM