US doubts iraq insurgents can keep it up. So do I– honestly, folks, there are only so many mujahedeen the world can produce in Iraq, and it seems like recruitment is dwindling faster than the US Army’s.

Speaking of Iraq, the US and Iraqis captured the supposed mastermind behind the attacks on Abu Gharaib prison last month. It’s always gives me a nice, fuzzy feeling when I logon and see news like this. Of course, Iraq is a reconstruction fiasco, right? It’s hurting the US so much that…

Gas prices are falling nationwide. Let’s hope they start falling in Oregon and California, who are up past three bucks per gallon. Especially for me, since I’m driving an old car that takes premium next year to school. Ouch.

An ex-general has returned to Lebanon. This is evidence that Syria is truly leaving Lebanon. It’s hard to believe that a few months ago, it was a dominated country, and then within a short period of time managed to rise up against Damascus.

The Ukraine admits to missle transfers. To Iran and China. Yep, Iran was nukes for peaceful reasons. That’s why they bought missles on the black market. Bush and Europe– including the Ukraine and some select former USSR satellites need to step it up on Iran. This BS has gone on long enough. Condi, if you’re reading this, I have some strongly worded speechs you could use.

The above is interesting because Ukraine now wants to build 11 nuclear reactors. Also because Iran already has and is making more yellowcake (aka weapons-grade enriched uranium). To the CIA, NRO, DoD, and all those lovely State Department intelligence people– I hope there are no holes in intelligence this time, because Iraq is one thing, but ayotollahs with warheads is quite another. My hope is that I will be hearing less of this in the news. Tell the diplomats to pull Russia and Iran away from their equally-beneficial embrace as well.

Speaking of Iran, again, here is a post from Homeland Security Blog on how we shouldn’t surrender cyberspace and lots of stuff on Iran if you just scroll down. And excert:

A secret, parallel military program to produce nuclear weapons may be behind Iran’s announcement yesterday that it will break its agreement to suspend uranium enrichment. Western intelligence agencies, including the CIA, suspect the Islamic republic has been hiding the program from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspectors during the last two years of negotiations.

Please, please, let there be CIA and black ops in Iran’s program. Please, please, please…

By the way, Hans Blix wants the US to bargain and give Tehran security garantees. Right. That’s a great idea– let Tehran sign a pretty piece of paper and saying their not enriching uranium, but let them keep what they want and make some deals along with it… Great idea, Hans. Of course, he’s talking about Isreal too, which is suspected to have some 200 warheads. But after the fiasco with Eygpt, Jordan, and whatnot, who can blame them? At least Israel talks to the US, and doesn’t demand that students stomp on the american flag, shout “death to America”, and accuse every American of being a covert agent.

The Saudis have “discovered” a new oil field. Did this have anything to do with Bush’s “man-date” with Prince Abdullah? I usually try to refrain from making tasteless comments, but some of the pictures were absolutely hilarious.

Hmm, what else connections are to be made? Oh yes, good news from Afghanistan. Afghani soldiers have started to take over security. Afghan Warrior details some of the arrests going on.
And 800 candidates have registered for the polls for the parliament and council, including some 109 women.

Finally, I suppose we’ll finish where we started. The US military is preparing for new raids near the Syrian border. The last few lead to the discovery of several caches, and the capture or killing of 109 terrorists. Go get ‘em. Also, there is pictures of a cache here. More details on the raids here. And finally, Carpe Bonum puts out a good plan for dealing with hostages– a plan that I concur completely with and hope is adopted soon.