The Left and Iraq

The Democratic left could not get the Senate to cut off funds, the vote was 67 -29 against the idea, as for how the Senate will get money to the troops that is still up in the air, Developing.

Gordo all the Way

Gordon Brown will have a Coronation for Party Leader and PM. When Lady Thatcher went in 1990 there was a real leadership contest and it helped the party. The point being that the Conservatives won in 1992.

Debate Articles

Some interesting Articles on the GOP Debate.

The Nation, The Bible of the left seems to think that the all the problems of the world come out of the USA.

NY Daily News, How Rudy was helped in the debate, when it is about 9/11 the Mayor is on form as a political winner.

Giuliani wins GOP Debate

The GOP Debate was won by Rudy Giuliani, when the Issue is 9/11 Giuliani wins when it moves to more social issues he has problems. If Giuliani can keep to the issue of national security he wins the nomination. The same goes for the general election in 08. Even with the help of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton can not win on National Security issues. Senator Clinton has had to move to the left to make sure she is the nominee of the party in 08, but in the general election a weak stand on national security and also from a gender point of view, Clinton is no Thatcher, will make it easy for Republicans to paint her as a Liberal and weak, never a good place for a Democrat Nominee.

Iraq Weekend Articles

Plan B for Iraq, Plan B means going dirty, supporting one side against another, but if Plan A fails then the Administration will have no choice, as the articles states it is better winning than losing.

Art of War, looking at the political and military prospects in Iraq. How the the Top Brass have became politicians and how the grunts on the ground want to win. That's the problem when you think fighting a war is all about technology not hard tough combat. Vietnam has a lot to answer for in many respects. Winning is all, and it does not matter how hard or tough you have to be to win. VIEWS would agree with that up to point, there has to be a difference or what is the point. But that is just a matter of degree.

Articles from the Weekend

Here are some interesting articles from the weekend that caught the attention of VIEWS:

The New Yorker, a article on the buzz caused by the book by George Tenet.

The Edwardians - The Soldiers Tale

As part of the Edwardian Season we have the Edwardians in Colour: The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn, in this series we have just had the WW1 in Colour. The Soldiers Tale was one of the best history shows VIEWS has seen in years. The Colour pictures of the French Soldiers showed what they had to put up with over four years, no wonder there was a mutiny. WW1 in Colour brings the suffering more to life in some respects, black and white creates a distance, but colour is different, it is closer to your reality. A reality that makes you want peace around the world in all time periods.