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[If you're seeing this in Facebook see the original entry at my blog and watch the videos] Former Vice-President Dick Cheney is quite vocal on his criticism of foreign policy moves made by the Obama Administration. Never mind the imprudent (Former VP AL Gore has done so in the past) and indiscreet character of his remarks; how does he manage to climb on this moral high horse, undermine Obama's presidency, and keep a straight face all at the same time? I might be mistaken but, didn't he and the Bush administration had six years of correcting this gross tactical misjudgment that is the war on terrorism? Weren't they the ones who put American citizens in danger in the first place by diluting the effort fighting a war on terrorism in two simultaneous fronts with just a professional armed force? Don't forget, the effort in Afghanistan was a legitimate move, retribution for the Attacks in New York. Iraq had no justification and the evidence of links with islamic terro...

Greg Bruno from the Council on Foreign Relations has written an excellent appraisal of the cost of US withdrawal from Iraq(perhaps excellent is a poor choice of words, what I meant to say is that the article is very thorough and has a considerable number of embedded references) Here's the reference (in case you're seeing this on face book) http://www.cfr.org/publication/18681/costly_exit_from_iraq.html

And once again it is Earth Day. I hope this is an opportunity for all of us reflect on what we have done (good or bad) for, or to, this planet At least Earth Day has served its purpose to raise awareness that the environment is crucial to the human condition and not just something to pay lip service to. -- Post From My iPhone

It is nice to know that underneath the formal exterior President Obama has time to feel human. Here's a picture of him with his Portuguese Water Dog. Tender indeed. Image extracted from The Shopping Blog