Megalomania

Wikipedia: Megalomania. The "See Also" links are also quite useful.

Surge, surge, who wants a surge?

Not the Iraqi government: International Herald Tribune
Not the American public: Yahoo News

If this sucker fails, we won't have to wonder why.

Bush targets Iran and Syria

Washington Post
International Herald Tribune

One could see this escalating into direct conflict with Iran and Syria. "Slippery slope" is a logical fallacy, but I think some slopes are greased.

Economists Don't Know What They're Talking About

Talking Past Each Other. Major disconnect between how pundits and average Americans perceive economic issues.

All of This Has Happened Before...

Sinking Globalization. Especially interesting in light of the previous article I linked.

War between Israel and Iran

is probably only a matter of time.
Financial Sense