A Photo Finish at the Watcher's Council

There was a tie this week among the Council Posts, ultimately broken by decision of the Watcher. That said . . . drum roll please . . .

The Winner: Joshuapundit Pearl Harbor... And 9/11This is an exceptional post in which Joshuapundit compares and contrasts the America of December 8, 1941 and its response to attack by an existential threat with the America of 9-11 and our own, less effective response to a similar threat.

Second Place was my own A Deeply Flawed NIE Changes Nothing and Everything

In the Non-Council category, my submission took first place. No great feat really, when you nominate Michael Yon:

The Winner: Men of Valor: Part IV by Michael Yon

Second Place was Iraq the Model's What Happens After the Surge at Pajamas Media.

You can find the full results of the voting here.