The President apparently plans to announce troop reductions to the tune of 30,000 soldiers in Iraq to be completed by next summer. Withdrawing more does not seem to be an option. Withdrawing completely, in my opinion, is not desirable in… Continue Reading
Of course we knew that this was the party line back in 1994, and it’s no longer the party line today. Striking, though, to hear the argument phrased so succinctly, knowledgeably, and clearly, and striking to hear the argument offered… Continue Reading
Hysterical neolib calls for a military coup. As much as the author denies it, what he advocates would be a military overthrow of the civilian government. As bad an idea as you might think the Iraq war was, or still… Continue Reading
It’s interesting to see that a Democrat who opposed the war and has been critical of the government’s conduct in the war all along has come to agree with the Administration that the best available option is to stick it… Continue Reading
And it’s about time. Conservative bloggers have been in the forefront of criticizing this guy and are positively gleeful at this development — but then again, this should not be a cause for partisan rejoicing, it should be a reason… Continue Reading
James Clyburn of South Carolina is the Democrats’ third-in-charge in the House of Representatives – his job is “Whip,” meaning that it’s up to him to distribute the “party line” on particular issues that come up to vote and to… Continue Reading
For the past several days, there have been a lot of discussions about The New Republic publishing descriptions of atrocities and other acts of insane cruelty by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, published under the pseudonyms “My Diarist” and “Scott Thomas.” … Continue Reading
Senator Jon Tester wants to proclaim victory in Iraq as a precedent to a withdrawal of our troops. “Victory” being defined, I suspect, as displacing Saddam Hussein’s government and replacing it with a representative government that operates on democratic principles.… Continue Reading
This morning, I got to thinking about the kind of week I’m going to have. I figured, what with the Fourth of July falling on a highly inconvenient Wednesday, it’s pretty much just a day off in the middle of… Continue Reading
This morning, I heard on the radio that “Chemical” Ali Hassan, the former Saddam Hussein’s cousin who ordered chemical weapons attacks that have killed as many as 180,000 Kurds, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to die… Continue Reading