Between the Super Bowl and Martha Stewart’s trial, it’s easy to miss that Haiti is dealing with yet another revolution. You can read about it here. I think it’s safe to say that the U.S. will not invade this time, as we did in 1994.

The mercurial Victor Davis Hanson weighs in with another fine piece that makes a compelling case for the war against Iraq. As Hanson adroitly notes:

The real outrage is instead that at a time of one of the most important developments of the last half-century, when this country is waging a war to the death against radical Islamic fascism and attempting to bring democracy to an autocratic wasteland, we hear instead daily about some mythical rogue CIA agent who supposedly faked evidence, Martha Stewart’s courtroom shoes, Michael Jackson’s purported perversion, and Scott Peterson’s most recent alibi. Amazing.

Thomas Friedman of the NY Times, a supporter of the war, nevertheless criticizes the Bush Administration’s approach to prosecuting it. Thanks to my friend Professor Scott Hagen for pointing me toward Friedman’s piece.
Finally, Ryan Scarborough of the Washington Times makes the point that the successes of our intelligence agencies are often ignored in the rush to criticize their errors.

Victor Davis Hanson has been one of the most insighful commentators on the Bush Administration’s policy in fighting the war against the Islamic fascists. Dr. Hanson weighs in again with another excellent piece in National Review Online that sorts out the many agendas regarding the war in Iraq.

The Wall Street Journal today has a front page article (subscription required) on Bernard Lewis, the Princeton historian who is one of America’s leading experts on Islam and the Middle East. Dr. Lewis’ “What Went Wrong“–a book about the reasons behind the failure of many Islamic countries to modernize–was a bestseller after the 9/11 attacks. Lewis’ thinking about Islam and the Middle East is influencing many policy makers in the Bush Administration, so this is important reading.