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 and the upper echelons of [...]
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 now? Time to negotiate? [...]
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 about now.
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.
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 any meaningful representation of freedom. [...]
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.
Shi’ite list picks al-Jaafari to be Iraq’s prime minister-FEB-2005/p>
The Shiites are lining up their rulers, and so far I’m impressed by a few things. For one, the dreaded Islamic Republic doesn’t look to be in the cards, as the various groups are talking about the necessary coalition building inherent in a parliamentary system. [...]
Some encouraging views from the Arab News. Well worth the read.
In spite of everything, the Iraqis voted. They did so with a passion and a seriousness that gives the lie to the cliché that Arabs are not ready for democracy. One myth down, a thousand to go.
Everyone says that this is the first free [...]
Power Line: Progress in Iraq you may not have heard about
Via Powerline, this fits in with the previous post about Amir Taheri’s piece in the Arab News. A returning soldier from the Iowa Army National Guard offers a summary of accomplishments in Iraq.
I recently spent the holidays with family. My father [...]
Power Line: Our Helpul French Allies
Another Powerline post. It seems the French are putting conditions on any international conference on Iraq.
“France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible U.S. troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning for a meeting that has [...]
The New York Times> Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: Saddam, the Bomb and Me
The former head of Saddam’s bomb effort is speaking out in the NYT. Judge for yourself.
“Was Iraq a potential threat to the United States and the world? Threat is always a matter of perception, but our nuclear program could have been reinstituted [...]
Yahoo! News – Iraq Reaches Olympic Soccer Quarterfinals
One of the best stories of the Olympics so far. It’s too much to dream of them going all the way, but could you imagine?
IRAQ THE MODEL
Omar at Iraq the Model has some thoughts about the attack against Iraqi Christians that I posted about earlier. Worth taking a read to see how the Iraqis view things.
Schools
Further evidence of the miserable failure or Iraq. Looks like utter hell to me….
Hat tip: Don Barda
A few observations from the weekend.
I heard some talking heads on Sunday speculating about the renewed tempo on the abduction of foreigners in Iraq. We aren’t seeing any more Americans being kidnapped, and the thinking is that the insurgents are now going after soft targets. They are tired of having their butts handed [...]
Lateline – 16/07/2004: Iraqi PM executed six insurgents: witnesses
Does anyone have a problem with this, if it is true? I don’t at the moment, since they are under what is essentially a ‘martial law’ situation over there right now. I would be troubled if this continues beyond the present crises. It’s essential [...]
IRAQ THE MODEL
Ali at Iraq the Model has some observations about the handover.
The speech [By Paul Bremer] was impressive and you could hear the sound of a needle if one had dropped it at that time. The most sensational moment was the end of the speech when Mr. Bremer used a famous Arab emotional poem. [...]
Yahoo! News – Iraqis Rejoice on Talk Radio Airwaves:
If you have talk radio, does that mean you are free?
“‘I send my congratulations to all Iraqis and every Iraqi home,’ a woman who identified herself as Um Yassin gushed, her voice choked with emotion. ‘I want to tell Dr. Allawi to be bold, to be strong. [...]
Yahoo! News – Smiling Bush quietly shares Iraq handover glee with Blair
While the Iraqi Sovereignty hand-off is symbolic in many ways, it still has a great deal of meaning to the real world. It’s obvious that the bad guys over there were going to continue murdering, beheading and blowing things up as we approached [...]
IRAQ THE MODEL:
Mohamed at Iraq the Model has some thoughts on Paul Johnson.
“Paul Johnson; you are much closer to Allah than those who kill innocents in his name.
What’s happening and what for!? Why would a man who has committed nothing wrong and not only that, who was giving valuable services to people who live [...]
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