Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Monday, February 7, 2005

Wars Not Included

I just saw this headline on AOL: Wars Not Included In Bush's $2.57 Trillion Budget. Of course, they're not. Have you seen the latest cost of the current war we're involved in? We can't afford the one we're in, let alone a new one. Somewhere down the line, there will be the inevitable economic... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 3, 2005

Till There Are None

Insurgents killed at least 29 people today, two of them U.S. Marines. It makes you wonder how many Iraqis will be left to occupy their own country when we finally do pull out. Which isn't anytime soon. And if they are basing the withdrawal date on military preparedness, that makes the timing a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 30, 2005

Voter Turnout Higher Than Expected

Despite the threats, despite the violence, despite the growing death toll of Iraqis, national Election Day in Iraq has seen a huge turnout, even more than the 57% of 15 million eligible registered voters projected to brave all difficulties to vote in the first democratic election in over a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 27, 2005

Singlemost Deadly Day

Yesterday became the singlemost deadly day in Operation Iraqi Freedom with 37 American military personnel being killed, 31 in a single helicopter crash. Sadly, we have to expect terrible days like this (since we have no choice, as our troops have no choice, huh, Dubya?). And no end in sight... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 23, 2005

$300 Million Cash Missing In Iraq

Dexter Filkins, writing for the New York Times, reports on a political scandal making the rounds in Baghdad just prior to the national elections that just may alter the voting outcome. It seems that $300 million in cash was secreted aboard a plane and shipped to Beirut. Ahmad Chalabi, in an... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 20, 2005

Still Blaming Hussein

Vice-president Cheney went on the Don Imus Show, a popular radio and cable show, today and stated that the Bush administration, including himself, had miscalculated on the amount of time the Iraqi people would need to start running their own country after getting rid of Saddam Hussein. He maintained... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Car Bombings In Baghdad Kill At Least 12

A wave of car bombings swept through Baghdad today killing at least twelve people, some estimating as many as 26. At the rate these suicide bombers are going, I wonder which they'll run out of first: vehicles or idiots. I'm betting on vehicles. There seem to be plenty of idiots everywhere, not just... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 17, 2005

Hell, No, He Won't Go... Back

After 10 years in the Army, including 10 months in Iraq, Sergeant Kevin Benderman is refusing to go back to Iraq because he conscientiously objects to it. Commanders and fellow soldiers are calling him a coward, and, worse, a chaplain e-mailed him that he was ashamed of him. Some are claiming that... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 16, 2005

2009? American Troops In Iraq Till 2009?

In an interview for the Washington Post, President Bush undermined the optimistic words of Secretary of State Colin Powell just a couple days ago. Saying things like "as soon as possible" and "when our mission is complete" and other banal politicalese, Dubya denied that any sizeable -- or any at all... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Legitimate Elections? Hardly.

Lending creedence to many who are already claiming that the Iraqi elections to be held on January 30 cannot be legitimate popular elections, a top Iraqi official today stated that as many as 40% of Iraq's eligible voters would not vote on election day. Add this to the Sunni boycott and the threats... 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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