You know things are really bad in Iraq when Rumsfeld goes there and can’t even find anything good to say about the situation: “We’re at a point now when the security situation depends as much on the reconciliation process and on the strengthening of (government) ministries,” Rumsfeld told reporters. “Success in those areas will determine […]
Now the talking points on this should be very interesting: Senate Democrats reacted angrily yesterday to a report that the U.S. commander in Iraq had privately presented a plan for significant troop reductions in the same week they came under attack by Republicans for trying to set a timetable for withdrawal. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) […]
On the one year anniversary of Dick Cheney saying the insurgency was in their “last throes”, we find this out: The Sunni Arab heart of the Iraqi insurgency seems likely to hold its strength the rest of the year, and some of its leaders are now collaborating with al-Qaida terrorists, the Pentagon said Tuesday. In […]
We heard this past winter about troop reductions. The U.K. even pulled out 1500 troops. Now we are sending more back in: The U.S. military said Monday it was deploying the main reserve fighting force for Iraq, a full 3,500-member armored brigade, as emergency reinforcements for the embattled western province of Anbar, where a surge […]