Author Archives: Team VCS

Victory means exit strategy,” a critic of the president once said, “and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” That presidential critic was not some left-liberal Democrat. It was then-Gov. George W. Bush … Continue reading →

Off the Front Lines and Forgotten Iraq War veterans return home with excruciating mental and physical ailments — and the treatment they are able to receive is shoddy at best. Twenty-five-year-old Michael Thomas, a member of the Navy since December … Continue reading →

Freedom People everywhere should be deeply concerned when any person or any group suggests restrictions on our innate freedom, as limiting any of our liberties remains the fastest and deadliest route to tyranny.  As recent polls show, Americans are nearly … Continue reading →

First Lutentant Rachel Grover has been serving as a nurse in Iraq since the beginning of December. On leave for two weeks Rachel is relaxing with family and friends. But she talks about how the injuries to soldiers have gone … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003, American soldier Maria Guajardo told the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger Enquirer that Iraqi women ”seem to pay more attention to us than the men. They seem so shy … Continue reading →

Often, when an executive faces lingering questions about his skills, he works extra hard to make sure that every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed. Not so George W. Bush. Indeed, if the “CEO of the USA” who … Continue reading →

Unlike earlier wars, nearly all Arlington National Cemetery gravestones for troops killed in Iraq or Afghanistan are inscribed with the slogan-like operation names the Pentagon selected to promote public support for the conflicts. Families of fallen soldiers and Marines are … Continue reading →

What do we owe Cindy Sheehan? That is the question of the moment, as Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq and now a fervent critic of President Bush, has emerged as the most potent symbol of the … Continue reading →