When I was in the Air Force during the First Gulf War, George H.W. Bush was my Commander-in-Chief. Rest in peace. He was a good C-in-C. Second only to Ronald Reagan, who took a demoralized military and made us proud to wear our uniforms again. President Bush had four principals he followed as Commander if he had to go to war: 1) It was a last resort, 2) Form an overwhelming collusion, 3) Go to war with overwhelming force, and 4) Have an exit strategy. He stuck to all four. It was called the Powell Doctrine . In other news this week, markets were up. Investor's Business Daily called it the best weekly raise since March. They changed their market watch from "market in correction" to "confirmed uptrend." This indicator is worth watching, but aren't the only indicators out there. Index Nov 23 Nov 30 +/- +/- % S&P 500 2,632.56 2,760.17 - 103.71 + 4.93 Nasdaq 6,838.98 7330.54 + 159.03 + 2.32 DOW 24,285.95 25,538.46 + 1252.51 +5.15 ...