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by No WMDs – Did Bush Know?
by Sidney Blumenthal’s article at Salon states that the answer is a resounding “Yes!”. On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in …
A Study in Cowardice
The Center for America Progress’ (CAP) recent study entitled “How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq” (PDF alert) features a …
How to Fight a War
Wars should be fought to win a victory against an aggressor. That is the true purpose of war. Not nation-building. Not leading an ungrateful rabble …
Liberals Responsible for 9/11?
The L.A. Times, perhaps emboldened by it’s potential re-purchase by the Chandler family, published an interesting opinion piece by Dinesh D’Souza entitled “How the left …
New Iraq Strategy
Marc Schulman recently posted a compelling analysis of the “new approach” in which he tenatively supports the change in strategy given that the Iraqi government …
Back in Iraq
I didn’t catch Bush’s speech on tube, but reading it is undoubtedly better than watching him deliver it anyway. That said, it’s not the most …
A Speech for the New Year
Senator Gordon Smith (who?) recently gave an excellent speech on the Iraq situation. MuckRaker.com has a transcript here. Many of the posts on this topic …
Civilians in Iraq
The Chronicle says that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October 2006. Kind of puts the ~100 American troops in perspective a bit, doesn’t it? …
Troop Levels in Iraq
Michael Gordon’s interview is a must-hear. The summary? We need more troops on the ground and we’ll be there for years if we don’t do …