The Washington Times

In order for Democrats to have a decent chance of knocking off George W. Bush in 2004, they are going to need two things: an underperforming economy and a candidate who is credible on the national security issues that will continue even past a war on Iraq.

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The Washington Times

Over the course of 48 hours last week, the opposition to the removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq collapsed like a house of cards. August was a heady month for administration opponents. They thought they were gaining ground. In fact, they were mainly attacking the administration for planning to do things it had no intention of doing. Once that revelation came, mainly with Mr. Bush’s speech at the United Nations, there was little to do but splutter.

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The Washington Times

Today is the anniversary of Sept. 10, 2001, and this day, too, is worth commemorating. It was, to pick a phrase, the day before the first day of the rest of our lives.

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The Washington Times

Wherever Turks dwell, from the Europeanized behemoth city of Istanbul in the north to the stunningly beautiful Anatolian coastal region below, where hazy mountains rising steeply from the deep blue Mediterranean unmistakably evoke arrival in Asia Minor, the two ubiquitous sights rising above the streets are the minarets of the mosques and the innumerable national flags, the bright white crescent and star on a brilliant vermilion field.

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