Exit strategy?  There have been plenty of people asking what America's exit strategy is from Iraq and the Middle East in general.  I have no idea what it ought to be, but a little history may be useful in setting the perspective.  In particular, America has traditionally pursued a very uniform "exit strategy" in international conflicts for at least the last century, so it could be instructive to compare it to the ones that are being proposed today.  You can find a description of it here.  (Note that this is an audio file, so you need to have your volume turned up.)     (7/1/07)

"Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West", also available on Google Video (11/5/06)

Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center, New York Times (10/11/06)

Did the Pope insult Islam?  (9/16/06)

• Richard John Neuhaus on the Pope's lecture (First Things, 10/13/06)

If the Israelis are targeting civilians, ... what exactly is a civilian? (7/16/06)

Danish cartoons, Muslim rage

• Why -- and How -- an Apology is in Order (2/8/06)
• The View From the Beer Hall (2/8/06)

Lessons to be Learned from Gulf War II (2/18/06)

1. Why did we all believe in Saddam's WMD?
2. Fear, Honor, and Interest
3. Where do we go from here?
4. The Imperial Burden

A Note on "Paris Burning" (11/12/05)

Why the Twin Towers are not Pearl Harbor (9/18/05)

Giving Osama what he wanted (6/8/03)

• Why this essay is wrong
• Why it might be right (9/24/04)

Logic of war in Iraq (3/23/03)

Smashing the chains of Versailles ... in Baghdad (3/18/03)

Israel in the Mojave?  (4/18/03)

• When life imitates satire?  (1/06)