That is what the Iraq Study Group is now calling Bush’s failed war in Iraq. The United States should begin to withdraw its forces from combat in Iraq and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent “a slide toward chaos” in the country, a high-level panel recommended on Wednesday. The bipartisan Iraq […]
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 […]
This past spring we read headlines of how “the brain is back”. Of course they were talking about Karl Rove, who came back strong into the political arena once he was cleared in the Valerie Plame leak case. Shortly after that, Rove remained the headline. He laid out the GOP strategy for the mid-term elections […]
Why does the GOP want Foley on the front page? Because they don’t want news like this becoming the focus point of the 24/7 news cycle: The number of U.S troops wounded in Iraq has surged to its highest monthly level in nearly two years as American GIs fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to […]
Iraq is getting worse by the day and they are starting to give up on these little “rosie” assessments we have become use to hearing. Here is the latest news from the Pentagon: The U.S. military will likely maintain the current force levels of more than 140,000 troops in Iraq through next spring, the top […]
The Ap-Ipsos put out a new poll featuring elections and terrorism. It has some really interesting results (Full survey here – PDF file). First, the Democrats still hold a lead in the way of national security Who do you trust to do a better job of protecting the country? Democrats 37% Republicans 32% Both equally […]
One thing the Bush administration LOVESSSS is getting out some good propaganda, and they are working at spending our money to do just that: U.S. military leaders in Baghdad have put out for bid a two-year, $20 million public relations contract that calls for extensive monitoring of U.S. and Middle Eastern media in an effort […]
There’s a war in Iraq? I thought the only thing going on was with the John Mark Karr character. Well it must be going well over there then since our great news doesn’t say anything about it. Violence in Iraq left nearly 50 people dead Monday in a suicide car bombing and clashes between Shiite […]
So we are the extreme left wing of this country and out of touch with the “pulse of Americans”. We dislike George Bush and his debacle of a war in Iraq. We dare to question the leadership in our country and make our opposition heard. Are we truly the minority? Republicans determined to win in […]
Ken Mehlman has laid out his party’s strategy for 2006 and guess what? It is the same as 2004 and 2002: The head of the Republican Party accused Democrats of being willing to surrender the tools necessary to combat terrorism as the GOP tries to capitalize on its national security advantage in a tough election […]