Troop Levels in Iraq
by 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 …
Category: Iraq
NeoCon Visions
I read Polimom’s blog every day thanks to the miracle of RSS. Yesterday she wrote a bit of a rant against the so-called NeoCons’ vision …
Tortured Suspects Not to be Allowed to Talk
According to the Washington Post: The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not be allowed …
Iraqis To Stand On Their Own?
It’s time for Iraqis to “do more”, the White House says. But can the Iraqis maintain their own civilization? Not likely. Granted, I was 7 …
1/3 Say Torture OK
The BBC says that 29% of 27,000 respondents from 25 countries think some amount of torture is OK when used to combat terrorism. The percentage …
News from Iraq
The U.S Army is planning to maintain present troop levels for at least 3-4 more years. To me this indicates that they have little confidence …
The Nature of the Islamic Enemy
Who are our troops fighting in Iraq? Men who are little more than rabid dogs, judging from their recent “activities”. As I’ve said before and …
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Ideas: Disagree and Die
What is it about people and their ideas that makes rejection so impossible to accept? We can’t touch an idea, hold it in our hands, …
Where Would We Be?
Great Question, Dick… Dick Cheney says that “the fact is, the world is better off today with Saddam Hussein out of power” and that we …
3 Years Ago This Week…
I wrote this about the war in Iraq. Choice quote: “What I wonder is how long it will be before we’re training and turning out …