Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. ~ Talleyrand

Wizbang (Jay Tea) Sergeants ain’t social workers — “The fundamental notion behind those who are calling for the return of the draft is simple: they want the war in Iraq over, and are willing to do pretty much anything to achieve it. If that means inflicting catastrophic damage on our armed services by burdening them with tens of thousands of unwilling inductees, destroying the 30+ years of progress by our Professional Military, then that’s a small price to pay for ending the war.

And it’s more than a little ironic: during the Viet Nam war, the anti-war side cited the ending of the draft as one of its major goals. Today, their heirs are the ones calling for its return, again in the name of ending a war they oppose.”

Confederate Yankee Advocating Assured Destruction — “I’ve said it before and I will say it again and again because it bears repeating: terrorism will only be supported by states for as long as they see it as a cost-effective way to achieve their foreign policy goals. When the cost of supporting terrorism becomes too high, the state support of terrorism will cease or be greatly curtailed, making it far more difficult for terrorist groups in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza to survive.”

The Strata-Sphere (A.J. Strata) Sunni’s Fighting Al Qaeda — “While the Democrats push for America’s complete surrender to Al Qaeda in Iraq, thankfully the Iraqis themselves are stilling clawing their way to a democratic future. More indications are being seen that Al Qaeda’s brutality against Iraqis is starting to pay off – for the Coalition. Sunni’s are openly standing up against the Al Qaeda outsiders — and winning:”