Katharine Graham / Joe Laitin Legacy Project: Must Reads

As part of an extensive search of articles in the media (as part of the Katharine Graham / Joe Laitin Legacy Project), I am gratified to report the following must-read examples:

The Tide Is Turning In Iraq, by Kimberly Kagan, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 4, 2007;

Selling Weapons To The Saudis Is Logical. But Is It Wise?, by Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 7, 2007;

This Isn't Civil War, by Carter Andress, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 28, 2007;

What New Orleans Really Needs, by Mona Charen, syndicated columnist, Daily Breeze, Sept. 3, 2007;

Don't Discount This Enemy's Resolve, by William F. Buckley Jr, syndicated columnist, Daily Breeze, Sept. 5, 2007;

Liberals Must Get Over Their Desire To Be Loved, by Dennis Prager, syndicated radio talk show host, Daily Breeze, Aug. 29, 2007.

Attempting to summarize or paraphrase these articles would not do them justice. Thus, the reader is urged to obtain them and read them in their entirety.

Congratulations are in order to all of the authors listed above for their well-thought out and well-presented articles.

Howard Laitin, Program Trustee, Legacy Project

Republicans have opportunity to show that the Democrats are the ones guilty of lying America into war

If the Republicans want an effective response to Democrats that will seize both headlines and the attention of the American public in the current congressional debates over the Iraq War, they should play the clips of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, etc. voicing their enthusiastic support of the Iraq War (available on YouTube, and talk radio shows such as Hugh Hewitt).

Each Republican representative should combine their individual 5 minutes and use the time to continuously play the clips over and over again. This would make a strong point, penetrate the boredom and inattention of the American public and grab headlines.