Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category

A Liberated Military?

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Conventional thinking from the MSM is the loss of Rumsfeld is a blessing to those wearing the uniform. While I'm sure plenty of soldiers have a problem with the man, this story suggests the discontent isn't as widespread as the Media thought (or should I say hoped?). Half of America ...

The Pelosi Doctrine

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Yeah, I'm trying to hold off judgment until she actually does something, but statements like this aren't helping my digestion this evening. Here's the Pelosian take on Iraq. ‘It isn't a war to win. It is a problem to be solved.’ So what does this mean? Bring the troops home ...

Reserving A Chopper

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Rumsfeld is out. John Bolton was a recess appointment to the UN, so he's going to be gone too. Is Bush going to start serving up whatever the new Congress wants? If I were an Iraqi who cooperated with America, I'd be camping out on that embassy roof right ...

Brave Man

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Michael Totten packed up his luggage and drove to Iraq like any other tourist. You can read the six part account starting here. Good reading.

The Iraqi Monstrosity

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

A potential draft of the Iraqi Bill of Rights 'leaked' out on the net today, and I couldn't resist taking a look. I would have been better served gouging my eyes from my head. While it is a far improvement over what existed before the US invasion, it falls far short from ...

Not Ready for Freedom?

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Iraqis Elect Jalal Talabani Interim President The Iraqi Parliament got together and elected an interim president. You might have missed it in the wake of the Pope coverage. So why is this interesting? A collection of Shiites and Sunnis got together and elected...a Kurd.