Producer's Desk — war

My latest post to Casting Stones…

“…Schieffer was asking General Clark about his description of Senator McCain as “untested and untried,” and when pressed by Schieffer, Clark said, “I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.” While these comments have caused considerable controversy, it is not the first time General Clark has questioned or downgraded Senator McCain’s experience…”

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Thanks to Powerline for highlighting these Washington Post articles:

• U.S. Embassy Cites Progress in Iraq - Wash. Post
• Sunni Bloc to Rejoin Government - Wash. Post

Also, Michelle Malkin highlights an LA Times report about emerging Iraqi car lovers.

In case you missed Richard Land’s recent post on the subject…

The latest newsletter from the ERLC…

Inside:

• When will progress in Iraq be acknowledged as significant?
• ‘Unfairness’ Doctrine Down but Not Out
• Food parcels bring hope to Zimbabwe
• House drops provision to benefit Planned Parenthood
• Needed: Broken-Hearted Prophets

…and more…

• The Radical, Intellectual Roots of the Eugenics Movement - Malkin
  • Socialists made eugenics fashionable - National Post
• Israel on the Iran Brink
• Most Americans Believe in Higher Power, Poll Finds - Washington Post
  • The Pew study - Pew Forum on Religion

My latest post:

“My question for the critics of the war is this: What part of significant progress do you not understand?”

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From the June 1, 2008 Washington Post:

EXCERPT: Iraq passed a turning point last fall when the U.S. counterinsurgency campaign launched in early 2007 produced a dramatic drop in violence and quelled the incipient sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites. Now, another tipping point may be near, one that sees the Iraqi government and army restoring order in almost all of the country, dispersing both rival militias and the Iranian-trained “special groups” that have used them as cover to wage war against Americans. It is — of course — too early to celebrate… Still, the rapidly improving conditions should allow U.S. commanders to make some welcome adjustments — and it ought to mandate an already-overdue rethinking by the “this-war-is-lost” caucus in Washington, including Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

Thanks to everyone who took the time to write Richard Land! Here are a few excerpts of your responses to Saturday’s broadcast:

Responses edited for brevity.

Steven from Missouri: “Dearest Richard, I am a disabled Veteran and I was on my way home last tonight from visiting my wife who is in the hospital for lung issues. I fully agree with your comments to the caller named Heather. She hasn’t a clue. War is not a pretty thing!! In fact if you ask anyone what they would prefer when it comes to war they in their sane minds would try to avoid it at any costs and as a last resort. I get a little tired of these armchair warriors… In my opinion we should’ve gone in and conquered Iraq… because I don’t believe that any Americans blood spilled on foreign soil should get a return on their investment (their lives). Thank you Richard I really do appreciate your ministry.”

Bruce from Alberta, Canada: I was going to phone in to your show today, May 31, and say that not all Canadians are liberals. Many, especially in the prairie provinces, are conservative. Canada has a Conservative government and Alberta has had provincial Conservative governments since 1971. I’d like all of America to know that we aren’t all a bunch of pinko nut-cases up here. I listen to your show because we have nothing like it here.

Ann: All is excellent but if you don’t have time for all of it, move slider in to 27:17 for Heather’s question. One of the best explanations for war that I have heard. Sadam killed 330,000 of his people, rape rooms, children’s prisons, son delivered a woman in pieces to her family…

Dr. Land’s most recent post to Beliefnet:

“…These countries are just a few of the examples of the fact that when given the opportunity, majority Muslim countries embrace free elections, and when they exercise their franchise, they do not choose radical Islamist candidates to represent them. That is why the radicals try to murder and terrorize their way to power – like all totalitarians, they don’t do well in the democratic process. Could the Bush doctrine of promoting free and fair elections in Muslim majority countries – actually be working?” Read the rest at Beliefnet…

America’s National Security At Risk - Richard Land

“Americans are less safe today from terrorists than two weeks ago. On Feb. 16, a critical law authorizing our intelligence community to monitor foreign terrorists’ communications expired… Liberals in Congress appear more interested in empowering the lawyers to sue the telecommunications companies than they are in providing for the security of United States citizens…” - Richard Land

Richard Land answers the question, How do you reconcile the Revolutionary War with our responsibilities as “Christian citizens?”

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