This is very interesting and hasn’t received much attention as of yet: Major partners in Iraq’s governing coalition are in behind-the-scenes talks to oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki amid discontent over his failure to quell raging violence, according to lawmakers involved. The talks are aimed at forming a new parliamentary bloc that would seek to […]
The waste of time has been delivered: The Iraq Study Group report gives a “tough assessment of the situation in Iraq” but provides “common ground” for a way forward, President Bush said Wednesday. Bush spoke at the White House after receiving the group’s report in a breakfast meeting. According to two sources who have seen […]
Reuters is reporting this on the news of Bolton’s resignation: “Despite the support of a strong bipartisan majority of senators, Ambassador Bolton’s confirmation was blocked by a Democrat filibuster, and this is a clear example of the breakdown in the Senate confirmation process,” [Dana] Perino said. Now at last check, the Bolton nomination was till […]
The right-wing blogosphere is in meltdown over the loss of their beloved John Bolton. Redstate: The good news just keeps on coming these days. John Bolton has tendered his resignation, and President Bush has “reluctantly” accepted it. I admit to a little frustraton with Mr. Bush on this; while I know confirming Mr. Bolton in […]
Just now breaking and it is definitely going to send shockwaves around D.C. The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according […]
Raw Story brings us this: report filed by CNN claims that former Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that President Bush must accept that Iraq has descended into civil war. “Powell says he thinks we can call it a civil war,” Cable News Network’s Hala Gorani, reporting from Dubai, said today. Powell also reportedly […]
It is good to see a politician with such honesty: President Bush has pledged to work with the new Democratic majorities in Congress, but he has already gotten off on the wrong foot with Jim Webb, whose surprise victory over Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) tipped the Senate to the Democrats. Webb, a decorated former Marine […]
Earlier today our commander idiot in chief had this to say: President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind the sectarian violence racking Iraq, and deflected talk of “civil war.” So that means our number one enemy is behind all our troubles then. Great – that means our military should be […]
The key issue of next week’s elections is Iraq and a hopeful start to oversight of the disaster Bush got us into. Now we find out that the administration gets rid of the only person who was conducting oversight in the war. Investigations led by a Republican lawyer named Stuart W. Bowen Jr. in Iraq […]
I find this appalling. Today John Boehner, my congressman, decided to blame the generals on the ground for the failures in Iraq. How dare Mr. Boehner take such a stance against our military. This on the very day he threatened to “beat Mr. Kerry to death” because of Kerry’s comments. Now will the media attempt […]