Eric Egland lays out Six Steps to Victory in Iraq. Hat-tip: Powerline

U.S. forces need to reduce the predictability of their movements. To do this, generals in Baghdad should stop requiring units to report the number of patrols conducted, and instead focus on effective offensive operations. The current emphasis on gauging unit effectiveness by the quantity of patrols conducted keeps the troops too busy to conduct quality operations that offensively hunt the enemy.

My home state contemplates banning individual income taxes. Hat-tip: The Club for Growth

I would point out that few states saw an equal measure of success in re-electing Republicans this last cycle as Georgia did. Might this be because they govern as conservatives? Radical I know, but give it a think.

Of the 170 researchers recently kidnapped in Iraq 70 have been returned badly tortured. This is the work of Shitte death squads that are closely linked to both Prime Minister Al-Maliki and Moqtada Al-Sadr. The target was under the control of Iraqi Higher Education Minister Abed Dhiab al-Ujaili, a Sunni. The Interior Ministry (run by Shittes) has claimed all kidnapped victims were returned and that none were tortured.

President Bush has a new strategy to prevent North Korea from proliferating the nuclear weapons it has developed: ask nicely.

President George W. Bush said North Korea must take “concrete steps” to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons in order to avoid further sanctions and rejoin the world community.

That should really get their attention. Thanks George.

Rumors are spreading that President Bush will send an additional 20,000 troops to Iraq in a desperate, final push to restore order. The plan is to secure Baghdad and convene a regional meeting of the minds.

The extent to which that [regional cooperation] will include talking to Iran and Syria is still up for debate,” said Patrick Cronin, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “Externally, US policy is focused on what is achievable. Some quarters believe Syria in some ways could be helpful. There are more doubts about Iran but Iran holds more cards. Some think it’s worth a try.”