Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Milestones We Shouldn't Be Surpassing

Did I miss something, or did the news agencies show remarkable restraint in not reporting on Christmas day that the number of Americans killed in Iraq surpassed the death toll of Americans killed in the combined attacks on 9/11? Three soldiers were killed Christmas day, while three more were killed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Pay Very Close Attention: MORE TROOPS ARE HEADED FOR IRAQ

New Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a quick surprise visit to Iraq to get at a look at the situation "on the ground", as it were. He said he wanted first hand accounts from the generals and the soldiers in the field, not just written assessments and intelligence reports from the operational... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 18, 2006

It's Not Going To Get Better Soon

With the swearing in of Robert Gates as the new Defense Secretary, you would think the man would be a little less aligned with the moron who appointed him. But, alas, Gates may actually be just another yes-man: "As the president has made clear, we simply cannot afford to fail in the Middle East.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 15, 2006

3500 More Troops Headed For Iraq

There has been some serious discussion of increasing troop strength in Iraq in a last-ditch effort to win the war. The problem with these ideas is that the war is no longer winnable. The powers-that-be, Rumsfeld and the CYA generals in Iraq, have allowed the situation on the ground in Iraq to go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 14, 2006

The President Is in "Listening" Mode?

Our oh-so-wise president has decided to wait and listen and weigh his options. He announced a couple days ago that he would announce what his plans are for Iraq in January. What? Just a few days after the Iraq Panel suggested that some of their 79 recommendations were extremely time-sensitive and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Baker Warns Bush Not To Pick And Choose From Report

Former Secretary of State James Baker warned a Senate committee today that the president could not look at the Iraq Panel's recommendation as a "fruit salad", to be gone through and picked over to get only what one likes. He cautioned that the recommendations would be far more effective if they were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Iraq Panel: War Is A Failure

The release of the bipartisan report on the Iraq war held no surprises (we've known the gist of it for over a week now), but it did have 79 recommendations for the Bush administration. The most glaring was the recommendation that U.S. troops be given a supporting and training role only, that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 4, 2006

14 Americans Killed Over Weekend; 106 Dumped Iraqi Bodies Found

As the title suggests, it was not a quiet weekend in Iraq. Among the 14 Americans killed over the weekend, 4 died in a forced emergeny helicopter landing in Anbar Province. The 106 Iraqi bodies found were of both sects, testament to sectarian conflict. General John Abizaid, in an exclusive interview... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 3, 2006

Moron Alert!! Bush Aide Claims No Failure In Iraq

Stephen Hadley, the president's National Security Advisor, stated, "We have not failed in Iraq." "In what way?" should be the follow-up question, followed by the demand, "Please, be as specific as possible." Making the talk-show rounds, Hadley also said this: "We will fail in Iraq if we pull out our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Iraq Still Not A Civil War, Bush Insists

President addressed a gathering of NATO naitons in Riga, Latvia and insisted that Iraq still wasn't embroiled in a civil war, just some sectarian violence that began in February. He made it sound like what we're seeing on television was a violent continuation of the February mosque bombing that... 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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