Some leftwing bloggers, most notably Josh Marshall and Atrios, are spinning these latest numbers as proof that the president became less popular as a result of his surge speech last week.

While inarguably President Bush and the Iraq War have become extremely...

Since the invasion of Iraq, and with the rapid spread of Internet access, the world has witnessed a more egalitarian, less-educated and -materially well off, and more socially marginalized wave of would-be jihadi martyrs. Although millions of people...