Category: Iraq

Evidently not…… Repeat after me: There is not going to be any victory, no matter how long we stay or how soon we leave. Iraq is probably going to be violent for many years to come, and likely will be a closer ally of Iran than of the United States-nice

I’ll have to say this, we are living in interesting times. Obama makes Republicans happy and pisses off Democrats about Iraq, who would have thunk it? If David Petraeaus needs a job after he leaves the military-assumng he does not continue his role as 21st Century American Caesar and run

Or so John McCain and his legions would have you believe. In a nutshell, the sycophants and the other McCain true believers would have you believe that just because things might actually be looking up in Iraq, that it somehow excuses every one of the blunders that were made getting

Of George Bush? Matthew Yglsieas has a great find: There’s an excellent piece by Elisabeth Bumiller in The New York Times which makes the point that one area in which Bush and McCain now differ is foreign policy. Specifically, Bush has — without explicitly admitting any errors — moved away

To talk about the war with neocon supporters. Andrew Sullivan rightly castigates Uncle Jimbo, Bill Kristol, and all the other actors in the theater of the absurd: “perhaps you could provide some convincing evidence that the U.S. can invade a country, topple its regime, leave immediately – and expect a

To think for themselves. The Iraqis that is. I admit, that I marveled at this little tidbit in the news: Maliki said he was concerned about military pressure aimed at Iran regarding the country’s nuclear activities, adding he would not permit U.S. forces to use Iraqi land, airspace and waterways

I’d like to point all of the ardent supporters of the Iraq War to this post, by my Canadian Counterpart. Responding to a commenter-( As I am to Lex’s commenter Steve C.) In the comments, Mook makes a couple of interesting assertions that underscore both how batshit fucking crazy he

That Uncle Jimbo and the other rah, rah, war without end-amen, cheerleaders need to hear. Except they would not listen to it. Or worse yet,  simply accuse the writer of disloyalty to the nation. Because some people seem to love Arabs-more than they care about Americans: America’s responsibility for the

” . . . If we succeed in Iraq, which I believe we are, the rest of it takes care of itself,” said McCain. “Most Americans are becoming more and more aware that the surge is succeeding “-John McCain ” The Surge worked.”-John McCain and Senator Lieberman DO NOT ADJUST