Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

The Man Is Simply Delusional Or A Used Car Salesman

''Our troops will come home when Iraq is capable of defending herself." That is a quote from Dubya at a news conference given today. Now, how ambiguous can you get? And the terrible thing about it is that Iraq may never be deemed capable of defending itself by our government's standards. Let's hope... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Arrivederci, Guerra Del Bush

Italy announced today that it would withdraw its 3000 troop contingent from Iraq, beginning in September, apparently caving to popular discontent with the war. Italy adds its name to the growing number of countries leaving a weakening Coalition, twelve in the past year (fourteen in all, so far), the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 12, 2005

Mistakes Plaguing Military In Iraq

Military spokesmen for Bulgaria said today that the United States soldiers who fired upon and killed a Bulgarian soldier last week did not show proper restraint and did not adhere to their own rules of engagement, although there seemed to be no evidence of malicious intent. A military spokesmen for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 10, 2005

Kurds And Shiites Unite In Iraq

A suicide bomber killed 47 people during a funeral at a mosque today. Sunni insurgents are suspected. The other day I found a website that tracked Iraqi civilians killed by Western forces during this war. I also wonder how many people have been killed by suicide bombers since the war began. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 7, 2005

Who Is Keeping Tabs Of Iraqi Deaths?

After reading that al-Qaida today took responsibility for the attacks on military checkpoints, convoys, and police stations that resulted in the deaths of 33 people, I began to wonder who was keeping an official (or unofficial) count of dead Iraqi civilians and/or military personnel. Of course,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 3, 2005

American Service Personnel Killed In Iraq: 1502; WMDs: 0

A poll on AOL at present puts the opinion of Operation Iraqi Freedom as being worth the cost in lives at 81% negative, resoundingly so. Current recruitment is down across the board, due to our presence in and admitted future occupation of Iraq. Three more soldiers were killed in Iraq today, bringing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 27, 2005

Syria Caving Under Pressure

Syria handed over Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, Saddam Hussein's half-brother and advisor to his regime, and 29 others today to Iraqi authorities, hoping to quell accusations that they were harboring Sunni insurgency leaders. For those of you playing at home, he was the 6 of Diamonds. Anyway, it looks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 19, 2005

Hillary Clinton Going To Iraq

I just read somewhere that Hillary Clinton is headed to Iraq. I don't know why, probably some fact-finding mission for one of the committees upon which she sits, but I am sure it will not be in the best interest of Dubya and the Dildo-heads. More on that when I find out more. In Iraq today, eight... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 13, 2005

A Partisan President and Profiteering

Operation Iraqi Freedom is a godawful mess. No one disputes this. Yet, billions of taxpayer dollars are being funneled through Iraq into the corporate coffers of American industry and on into the pockets of Dubya, Cheney, and the corporate elite. Take the Haliburton case, for example. So many... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 12, 2005

Insurgent Attacks Undeterred By Elections

According to officials in Iraq, the number of insurgent/rebel/terrorist attacks have steadily risen since the election. Several suicide and car bombings have occurred in the past couple days with several dozen Iraqi civilians killed and many more wounded. It is beleived that most of the the attacks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Euphemisticly christened Operation Iraqi Freedom, this political and military quagmire has not only produced a rift among the people of the United States, but a widening gulf between the United States and the rest of the world. "It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the United States to begin to bring our troops home." -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, speech to the Senate, 2005

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