If Israel sent the IDF three kilometers into Lebanon and started digging trenches and building bunkers it would make news all over the world. But Syria does it and everyone shrugs. Hardly anyone even knows it happened at all. — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
There is something very consistent about governance in the Arab world. Among the Arab countries today in which there is a modicum of internal stability, each is controlled by an Arafat-type figure - an anti-democratic strongman who is able to… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
Some right-wingers, especially those who think of the entire Islamic religion as a totalitarian death cult, would likewise get a crash-course in reality if… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
If Israel sent the IDF three kilometers into Lebanon and started digging trenches and building bunkers it would make news all over the world.… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
Iraq is a strange country. Where else can American civilians like me be protected by terrorist human shields? — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
Just a few thousand Hezbollah fighters set two countries on fire all by themselves. Don't discount what bloody mayhem and hell a few thousand… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
There is something very consistent about governance in the Arab world. Among the Arab countries today in which there is a modicum of internal… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
I'm a moderate and a centrist. That means I get flak from both sides. The upside is that I can vote for either party… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
