Holding our nerve in Iraq
America’s surrender lobby has won a vote in the US Congress to demand that a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq should commence in October. The Democratic majority has won a vote – but it cannot yet lose the war. President George W. Bush has announced that for only the second time in [...]
A very British farce
The descent of the Iranian hostage episode from potential tragedy to farce, and a rather unfunny one at that, is largely complete. Janet Daley excoriates the UK government, the Iranian government, the media, the abducted service personnel, and especially New Labour.
So it comes to this: not a threat of action or even a diplomatic [...]
The Falklands spirit
The fascinating drama-documentary on BBC Radio 4, which recalls the 1982 Falklands War and the political machinations surrounding it, presents an interesting contrast to the political situation today.
In 1982 Margaret Thatcher’s unpopular Conservative government was faced with an act of naked aggression by the Argentine military junta in the form of the invasion of the [...]