Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

4000: Reaching Another Milestone

Just three days after the United States marked its fifth year in Iraq, four American soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, bringing the total of American military personnel killed in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003 to 4000. According to the Associated Press, at least... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Elections Aside, There's A War Going On

As the nation has been caught up in the daily drama of the unexpected excitement generated by this year's political campaigns, something seems to be missing. With all the worries generated by a downturn in the housing market and the subprime mortgage collapse, something that once was commonplace is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

So Far, So Good...

Something is amiss. Something is going on. I fear reprisal. I fear a renewed insurgency. But if it never comes -- so much the better. I do not think for a second that the "surge," the lauded military "build-up," has actually done anything to alter things in Iraq (except to increase our troop... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

50,000 American Troops To Stay In Iraq Indefinitely

The president and the Pentagon unveiled plans that would result in the drawdown of American troops in Iraq, if things continue going the way they are now, to a stable and continuous presence of 50,000 to be stationed there indefinitely. Shades of Korea and Germany... And it's a bad idea. Iraq is not... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Surge Working Or Are We Seeing Another Lull Before An Insurgency Storm?

We've seen it before. Pentagon officials, generals on the ground in Iraq, actual statistics, and the Bush administration talking up the successes of our troops in Iraq, al Qaeda near defeat, and optimism that the war in Iraq was finally becoming manageable. But, then, the insurgency would renew it's... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Turkey To Invade Kurdistan/Northern Iraq?

While chasing Kurd rebels into the mountains along the border of Turkey and Iraq, the Turks have amassed 60,000 troops, ready to invade. The Turkish parliament passed legislative measures today that give the military their approval to attack across the border. The PPK (the Kurd rebels, Partiya... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Another General Condemns Administration's Handling Of The War In Iraq

Retired Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez told a conference of military journalists in Arlington, Virginia, yesterday that it was a "neglect and incompetence" by the National Security Council that got us into and continues to keep us embroiled in a "nightmare with no end in sight." He also said that,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

The Coalition Of Americans And A Couple Of Other Guys

The "Coalition of the willing", as Dubya once euphemistically called the handful of countries that went to Iraq with the United States (well, actually, after we took the country), has become a shadow of its former self, if you can even get a shadow from an anorexic. Yesterday, Gordon Brown, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

With Everything We Know About Iraq, What Do We Believe?

With all the doubletalk, the official speak, the misdirection, the outright lies, the corruption, the failed policies given fresh spin, the pure ideology clouding the issues, the demagoguery, the pontificating and the rhetoric, how is one to figure out the swirling cauldron of crap that is Iraq? You... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

They're asking for $190 Billion More To Fight This War

So far, we're almost at $800 Billion, once they approve this new amount. Five years after taking the damned country in a matter of weeks, Iraq still hasn't produced a military and police force worth a damn, nor is the government stepping up to our government's expectations of it (which may be the... Sign in to see full entry.

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