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The Artful Dodger

Tuesday, 16 December 2008 9:39 P GMT-08
President Bush did a pretty good job dodging a couple shoes the other day -- almost as if he's had practice.I notice the Secret Service took their time tackling the guy. Obviously, none of them were willing to take a shoe for the President. I gue
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The War Within

Thursday, 6 November 2008 8:03 P GMT-08
The War WithinA Secret White House History 2006 - 2008by Bob Woodward  Well, what can I say. It's another Bob Woodward book. It's not going to change your mind about Bush. If you hate him, you'll still hate him; if you like him,

Obama's Plan For Iraq

Monday, 14 July 2008 8:29 P GMT-08
Overshadowed by the controversy caused by the New yorker cover, is Obama's op-ed piece in the New York Times outlining his plan for Iraq. It's a good one, and worth reading if you want to speak knowlegably about the the issue.Speaking of Iraq

The Timetables Have Turned

Monday, 7 July 2008 4:19 P GMT-08
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki just suggested that the U.S. needs to set a timetable for withdrawal. The surge must be working better than I thought...Seriously, al-Maliki has hinted about this before, but we never picked it up. Americans are so convinc

No Win Situation

Friday, 18 April 2008 5:02 P GMT-08
The Government Accountability Office just released a report that states the Bush administration has NO PLAN to defeat al-Qaeda in the Pakistan/Afghanistan border areas. NO PLAN!!! What the hell have they been doing since 2001? Just playing politics,

Proxy War

Wednesday, 16 April 2008 8:36 P GMT-08
Over the weekend, our ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, said that Iran was waging a proxy war with the United States in Iraq. Duh.There are literally millions of Iraqis who want the US gone from Iraq and Iran is only too happy to help them, but

Sunday Funnies

Sunday, 30 March 2008 8:43 P GMT-08
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Iraqi Infighting

Friday, 28 March 2008 8:44 P GMT-08
At first, when I heard that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki was cracking down on rogue militants and criminals in Basra, I was heartened. This is exactly what should be happening in Iraq. Unfortunately, not all is as it seems.It turns out that al-Mali

McCain In Agreement With Bin Laden

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 8:46 P GMT-08
John McCain swung through San Diego yesterday proclaiming that he is in agreement with bin Laden. McCain claims that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror."General Petraeus and I and Osama bin Laden are in agreement," the Arizona s
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...Pants On Fire

Wednesday, 12 March 2008 8:55 P GMT-08
A new study of captured official Saddam Hussein documents yields... no connection between Saddam and al-Qaeda. Despite Defense Secretary Rumsfelds assurances of 'bulletproof" evidence of a connection, none existed.Now, President Bush claims

What Happened To The War Financing Itself?

Wednesday, 5 March 2008 8:56 P GMT-08
The Iraq War is costing America about 3 Trillion dollars. A war that was billed as costing no more than $2 billion has already cost us $845 billion directly -- that's excluding the costs of "interest on the debt raised to fund the war, healt

A Poke In The Eye

Tuesday, 4 March 2008 8:57 P GMT-08
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood in Baghdad's Green Zone -- right next to Iraqi President Talibani and Prme Minister al-Maliki -- and said, "People have not seen anything from the foreign presence in this region but more dest

US To Turkey: Submit Timeline For Defeat

Thursday, 28 February 2008 8:59 P GMT-08
US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, asked Turkey to wrap up operations against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrorist organization in Northern Iraq. Talk about gall. Turkey should "stay until the job is done."The Bush admi

Seven Hours In Iraq

Tuesday, 4 September 2007 10:23 P GMT-08
President Bush spent seven hours in Iraq on Labor Day. He insists it wasn't just to accumulate some shred of credibility in the coming Iraq debate, but "to see with our own eyes the multiple changes that are taking place in Anbar provin

Sunday Funnies

Sunday, 2 September 2007 9:56 P GMT-08

Transmissions From The Other Side

Friday, 31 August 2007 8:30 P GMT-08
It's getting tough to be a pundit. The absolutely surreal statements coming out of the administration and the sheer unashamed hypocrisy from the Republican Party sometimes leave me speechless. I sometimes wonder if the Bush administration and the

Poll: What is Victory in Iraq?

Thursday, 23 August 2007 4:51 P GMT-08
Ok, so this is why I'm not a professional pollster. What I really wanted to know is, What is the most likely political outcome in Iraq? Or, What is the most likely outcome in Iraq that would be acceptable to Americans? Unfortunately I asked, What
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Iraq Civil War

Thursday, 16 August 2007 10:15 P GMT-08
I was reading about the attack on the Yazidis in Iraq -- the General responsible for the area called it "an act of ethnic cleansing, if you will, almost genocide" -- and it reminded me of this editorial I saw recently by Lt. Colonel Gentile

Twice Armed: An American Soldier's Battle for Hearts and Minds in Iraq

Tuesday, 7 August 2007 7:32 P GMT-08
Twice Armed: An American Soldier's Battle for Hearts and Minds in IraqR. Alan KingLieutenant Colonel, USARI find I'm drawn to the tales of our Civil Affairs officers in Iraq. These are the guys who are doing all the good over there. Too

Madness...

Monday, 30 July 2007 11:09 P GMT-08
I don't know how else to describe it. On the day Zalmay Khalilzad, our UN ambassador, accused Saudi Arabia of undermining the administration's efforts in Iraq, President Bush announced a plan to supply them with $20 billion in advan

Sunday Funnies

Sunday, 29 July 2007 10:50 P GMT-08

Blast From The Past

Wednesday, 25 July 2007 9:28 P GMT-08
This Republican guy just tried to tell me that something like 70% of Americans supported invading Iraq at the time. Don't these guys realize you can look this stuff up?It turns out that in February of 2003 only 52% of Americans favored invad
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Legislating Wisdom

Wednesday, 11 July 2007 9:38 P GMT-08
Today, Republicans blocked an attempt to give our troops one month at home for every month they spend in combat. Frankly, I'm glad it failed.When America goes to war the President and the military need all the flexibilty they can get. I
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Buzz Bombs

Tuesday, 10 July 2007 7:23 P GMT-08
It's only Tuesday and there's already been a lot of buzz about Iraq this week.Over the weekend, we learned that the progress report Democrats in Congress forced the President to produce will reveal that the Iraqi governmen

A Little Common Sense, Please

Friday, 6 July 2007 10:14 P GMT-08
President Bush spent the fouth spouting garbage about fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here."If we were to quit Iraq before the job is done, the terrorists we are fighting would not declare victory and lay down th

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