Anyone heard of Smoot-Hawley? Anyone?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4389597/US-EU-trade-war-looms-as-Barack-Obama-bill-urges-Buy-American.html
and
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022685.php

The BBC - Too Pro-Israel?

This must qualify as a pig-flying, pinch-myself, moment. The BBC is being accused all over Britiain for being biased in favor of Israel. And the critics are right.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/24/bbc-gaza-palestine-aid-appeal

Maybe the BBC is not really anti-Israel, just anti-common sense?

That's what happens when you release POWs before the war is over...

Has anyone seen "Saving Private Ryan"?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hZfIcWnHqBz4kQR90lC_pXaHeW4Q

How to win in Gaza

Some have questioned the usefulness of the air campaign against the Hamas regime in Gaza. After all, they argue, didn't the air campaign against Hezbollah in the North accomplish little?

Good point! Here's what Lebanon II taught us. If you're going to air raid, you need to scorch the Earth. No more highly surgical, we love civilians, tactical pinpoint strikes. They need to break the Gazans until they no longer support Hamas. Break out the incindieries. Don't target civilians, but destroy all infrastructure.

Here's the model: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_in_World_War_II

Or,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II

Tokyo has not been heard from since.