Victory in Iraq

One problem with fighting a war against terrorists is that no single event marks final victory. However, the signs that we are winning in Iraq are now accumulating so quickly that victory in that theatre seems almost inevitable. This is particularly striking and encouraging when one considers that defeat seemed inevitable just several months ago.

The latest landmark on the road to victory comes with the announcement, expected on Friday, that Moqtada al Sadr intends to disband his infamous Mahdi Army. The Journal explains why this is so important. "Coupled with the near-total defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq, this means the U.S. no longer faces any significant organized military foe in the country. It also marks a major setback for Iran, which had used the Mahdi Army as one of its primary vehicles for extending its influence in Iraq."

Despite the best efforts of liberals and Democrats, we are winning in Iraq. We have defeated both Sunni terrorists and Shiite thugs. While mainstream media institutions emboldened and enabled our enemies, the men and women of our military quietly went about their business beating an impassioned, determined, and dishonest enemy.

God bless the men and women who serve us in uniform. God bless the fast-maturing Iraqi government. And God bless America, preserver and defender of freedom and hope.

Good Math

I've been in several conversations over the last few months with friends about the atrocities of religion. The idea I'm usually confronted with is religion's historical role in causing all the great strife in history.

Anyone who claims religion is causing all of our wars, needs a lesson in history. This myth is easy to debunk by listing the names of Stalin, Lenin, Mao and Hitler. These are just names from the last 100 years, you could certainly go further back. Religion has had it's problems, but to claim it is the cause of all the wars and strife is ridiculous and uninformed. Humans are the cause of wars not religion.

As a side note, this post will be my last attempt to defend religion in general. I'll stick with defending Christianity from now on. It's like being a mathematician and trying to defend and explain the benefits of all math, even bad math. In the future I'll refer specifically to math that has the proper sum, the good math of Christianity.