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Today at Old War Dogs:

• Russ Vaughn: Schlock Troops
• J D Pendry: You Decide

Quick links to some things farther down the page:

• 2007.07.29 Long War // Dhimm Perfidy Roundup
  • More Gitmo catch-and-release
  • Hasty Iraq pullout seen as high risk
  • Pakistan Reforming?
  • Asian Cup soccer final: Iraq beats Saudi Arabia
  • The Naivete Sweepstakes

Some things worth knowing about that I didn't devote separate posts to:

• A Proposal To CNN
  Ed Morrissey: The Republican reluctance to engage in the scheduled September YouTube debate has created a fierce debate in the blogosphere, including something of a civil war at Hugh Hewitt's Townhall blog. Hugh himself has adamantly insisted that Republican candidates eschew the substanceless spectacle of the YouTube/CNN enterprise as a media setup. Patrick Ruffini, his co-blogger, insists that a refusal will show an unwillingness to engage directly with citizens. I argued that the YouTube debate amounted to a political equivalent of the game show Let's Make A Deal, while Rick Moran casts it as a test of political courage. Michelle Malkin and Mark Steyn agree with Rick, while Jasmius at Heading Right says the whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. ... So what's the solution? How can we engage voters in a national forum through the New Media, while keeping the debate substantive and serious? I have a simple solution: ...

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