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Where was all this outrage when Bush was running this country to the ground for 8yrs straight, with more reckless spending than Obama, going from a surplus to a deficit under his reign, borrowing from China and sinking the country in endless debt for a pointless war in Iraq and not finishing one in Afghanistan, incompetence at its best, which created the problems we're dealing with now. Posted By: Damon | November 09, 2009 at 08:32 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Nov 10, 2009
Sweet is expecting bigger turnouts this time because of public dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and controversies over the administration's handling of terrorism suspects and its response to global warming. The group has focused recruiting in part on younger audiences. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
Writing through the rubble Nov 10, 2009
"Mission Accomplished: The Experts Speak, or How We Won the War in Iraq," by Christopher Cerf and Victor Navasky ... More recently, the American experience has included outright defeat in Vietnam, failures in Laos and Cambodia; debacles in Lebanon and Somalia; a never-ending four-president-long war in Iraq; and almost a decade of wheel-spinning in Afghanistan without any sign of success, no less victory. (Salon)
Three anniversaries Nov 10, 2009
George W. Bush was narrowly reelected as a wartime president in 2004, but by 2006 the electorate no longer saw the connection between the costly war in Iraq and their own security and threw the Republican Party out of both houses of Congress. The Age of Paranoia came to a final end with the global economic collapse that began on Sept. 15, 2008. (Salon)
Cheney says terror attack was 'act of war' Nov 9, 2009
JJ wrote on Nov 6, 2009 4:14 PM:" It's will be interesing when Cheney meets his maker and tries to explain the thousands of US and Iraqi deaths he is responsible for by starting the war in Iraq. Sure Saddam was "bad" but Cheney did nothing in combating genocide by dictators around the world who don't have oil. ". USAF Vet wrote on Nov 6, 2009 4:28 PM:" Nearly four years ago ABC reported:"The CIA sources described a list of six "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" instituted in mid-March 2002 and... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Republicans seek a path to revival Nov 9, 2009
A slew of factors -- the war in Iraq, the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, scandals in Congress and soaring federal spending -- quickly ended that discussion and led voters to punish Republicans at the polls in 2006 and 2008. This year, the GOP has recorded historic lows in party identification, according to a string of national surveys. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Rick Holmes: Obama comes down to earth Nov 9, 2009
Promises kept include opening up presidential records, banning executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists, rebuilding schools in New Orleans, undoing the Supreme Court ruling that limited employees' rights to sue for pay discrimination and ordering the Pentagon to end the war in Iraq. Promises broken include recognizing the Armenian genocide, putting health reform negotiations on C-Span, allowing five days for public comment before signing bills and providing a $3,000... (Wakefield Observer, MA)
'Tough woman' cop hailed as hero Nov 8, 2009
Munley, the mother of a 3-year-old girl, lives on a street where a lot of homes are vacant because so many residents are deployed at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We sleep a lot safer knowing she's on the block," said Sgt. William Barbrow, another neighbor. (CNN)
Historic vote looms on Capitol Hill today Nov 8, 2009
If I can find it, I ll bring an online response he published to some pacifist that questioned his support for the War in Iraq. complete with strong profanity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The White House and Abramoff: 70 more contacts revealed Nov 8, 2009
It was much the same after former Secretary of State Colin Powell confessed misgivings about his 2003 U.N. speech that stampeded the United States into an ill-advised war in Iraq. How could any serious American journalist possibly have seen that coming. (Salon)
A life in two worlds leads to mass killing Nov 8, 2009
Last year, Hasan presented a medical school assignment with a particularly inflammatory title: "The U.S. war in Iraq: A war against Islam." One classmate was stunned that the faculty of the military school allowed it. Hasan also is suspected of submitting posts to a Web site that expressed sympathy for suicide bombers. (Albany Times Union)
Fears for Muslims in US army Nov 8, 2009
His aunt said he had faced anti-Muslim harassment on the job and wanted a discharge, while a co-worker told Fox News he had expressed anger over the US war in Iraq and spoke of the need for Muslims to ''stand up and fight against the aggressor. Islamic-American groups called for calm amid fears of a possible backlash, while some right-wing commentators spoke of the threat of a Muslim ''fifth column'' infiltrating the army. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mythologies about Afghanistan Nov 8, 2009
The war in Iraq is scarcely in the news any longer, despite the fact that 141,000 American soldiers are still protecting the fragile Iraqi democracy, and 114, as of this writing, have been lost this year in that effort. Must-have elements in AfPak strategy. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Q&A: Veteran reflects on service in Iraq Nov 8, 2009
Q: Some people say if you criticize the war in Iraq you re not supporting the troops. Others say supporting the troops means bringing them home immediately. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
New twist on government control of data: use of subpoenas Nov 8, 2009
They say it's denied the public access to crucial policy debates about the fight against terrorism as well as the way the war in Iraq has been waged. In addition, they contend, this administration has used the rubric of national security to cover up controversial activities - from the Abu Ghraib prison abuses to the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping. (Yahoo News -- Privacy Issues)
The First Casualty Of War: News Reports Match Misperception Of Civilian Deaths, Study Finds Nov 7, 2009
In February of 2007 Associated Press conducted a survey of 1,002 adults across the United States about their perceptions of the war in Iraq. Whilst the respondents accurately estimated the death toll of U.S. soldiers (the median estimate was 2,974 while the actual toll at the time was 3,100), they grossly underestimated the number of Iraqi civilian casualties (the median answer was 9,890 at a time when several estimates put the toll at least 10 times that number and some as high as 50 times that... (Science Daily)
Afghanistan questions Nov 7, 2009
BT wrote on Nov 6, 2009 4:26 PM:" I've been saying the same thing since 2003 when the unnecessary war in Iraq was launched. The only protection a democracy has against military adventurism by its leaders is the shared pain it brings, but our leadership found a way to avoid any pain for the majority of us. We don't have to fight and we don't have to pay because the wars are being fought with borrowed money that will be paid back by our children and grandchildren.We need to bring back the... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment Nov 7, 2009
The amendment's chief sponsor, (R-Utah), disputed assertions that the measure was politically motivated and was an unwise use of the Senate's time in the face of war in Iraq, high gasoline prices and a growing federal deficit. "Fifty state legislatures have called on us to pass this amendment," Hatch told colleagues. (Yahoo News -- Civil Liberties)
Asian-Americans step up to ballot box Nov 7, 2009
Asian-American voters who backed Kerry cited the economy and jobs as the most important factor driving their votes, followed by healthcare, the war in Iraq, and terrorism/security. Those who supported Bush cited terrorism/security as the most important factor influencing their vote, followed by the economy and jobs, the war, and healthcare. (Yahoo News -- Asian Americans)
No more farm animals, Clooney says Nov 7, 2009 Follow Friday: Political tweeting Nov 7, 2009 Fort Hood Killing Spree Was Ended by Base Police Officer, Officials Say Nov 7, 2009 Shooter alive after Texas base rampage leaves 13 dead Nov 7, 2009 FM native's husband among those changing the lives and attitudes of Iraqis. Nov 7, 2009 Fort Hood: What the right and the left have gotten wrong about Hasan Nov 7, 2009 Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009 The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence Nov 7, 2009 Hillary sets a marker Nov 7, 2009 'Goats' takes good with the b-a-a-a-d Nov 6, 2009 The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009 Letter: Community sounds off about latest of T-shirt controversies Nov 6, 2009 Halt Hutton inquisition, urges former BBC chief Nov 6, 2009 Obama's Achievements Nov 6, 2009 * MUSIC: Give peace a dance Nov 6, 2009 Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Nov 6, 2009 Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 6, 2009 Veterans' Tribute to Swear in 100 New Recruits to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard Friday, November 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars Nov 6, 2009 'Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter' a difficult re-entry Nov 6, 2009 Charlemagne: Blair's unbalancing act Nov 6, 2009 23 Americans Convicted in Italy-CIA Case Nov 5, 2009 Critical of Story on Pacific Meeting Nov 5, 2009 Obama reaches out to blacks in L.A. Nov 5, 2009 Hillary sets a marker Nov 5, 2009 Military recruit ranks are packed Nov 5, 2009 Asian-Americans step up to ballot box Nov 5, 2009 EXITS: Economy Allows Obama to Remake Map Nov 5, 2009 U.S. urges Karzai to make corruption arrests Nov 5, 2009 New twist on government control of data: use of subpoenas Nov 5, 2009 Writer disputes Obama leads by increments Nov 4, 2009 Tenmile Lake residents seeking help with water problems (2) Nov 4, 2009 Letters to the editor, Oct. 29 edition Nov 4, 2009 Click to read:Republicans Sweep N.J., Va. Gov. Races Nov 4, 2009 Click to read:Sarah Palin's Brutal Education Nov 3, 2009 Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment Nov 3, 2009 Day Hikes in Phoenix Nov 3, 2009 Legislators kick off speaker series Nov 3, 2009 Capuano visits Belmont Nov 3, 2009 Race baiting Obama Nov 3, 2009 * Twenty years after the Wall Nov 3, 2009 Clinton: Israel "Needs to do Much More" Nov 3, 2009 Millennials 'bring it' to work Nov 2, 2009 Obama finds it's not so easy Nov 2, 2009 Afghan Challenger Drops Out of Election Nov 2, 2009 'Change is hard': Obama one year on from election... Nov 2, 2009 Doug Hoffman and 'The Canada Option' Nov 2, 2009 Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘What the Dog Saw’ takes riveting look at range of issues Nov 1, 2009 RUTH M. GADEBUSCH: Re-evaluate on Veterans Day this year Nov 1, 2009 Obama's Achievements Nov 1, 2009 Halt Hutton inquisition, urges former BBC chief Nov 1, 2009 Montana soldiers welcomed home Nov 1, 2009 If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009 Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Oct 31, 2009 Obama: The Vietnam moment... Oct 31, 2009 Real men don't read D.C. pundits Oct 31, 2009 Live from Baghdad Oct 31, 2009 The meaning of patriotism Oct 31, 2009 Iraq's Underground Railroad Oct 30, 2009 Troop Pullout Hinges on Iraqi Election Oct 30, 2009 Blair's chances of winning EU president role slip Oct 30, 2009 EU edges closer to decision on whether to give top job to Blair Oct 30, 2009 Asian-Americans step up to ballot box Oct 30, 2009 Criticizes Cal Thomas Oct 30, 2009 EU presidency would be bully pulpit for Blair Oct 30, 2009 Hillary sets a marker Oct 30, 2009
Inspired by British writer Jon Ronson's non-fiction bestseller about the U.S. military's foray into psychic warfare, "Men Who Stare" is set in Iraq, but it's not about the war in Iraq, says Clooney, who also starred in David O. Russell's 1999 movie "Three Kings" about the Gulf War. "We didn't think of this as an Iraq war film. We thought of this as a different story completely," , who is also a producer of the movie, said at a press conference for the film's London premiere last month. (CNN)
Review: 'Stare at Goats' is baaaaaad Nov 7, 2009
Actors like Jeff Bridges (in a ponytail) and Kevin Spacey (in the worst hairpiece of his career) jabber away as if locked in their own private acting classes, and Ewan McGregor, as the reporter who tags along with Clooney when the troop is revived to help fight the war in Iraq (see, it's a topical movie. looks about as lost as you'll feel. (CNN)
One of the first high-profile pundits to blog, Sullivan is conservative and gay, a Brit who covers American politics, a flat-tax advocate and 2000 George Bush backer who threw his support reluctantly to John Kerry in 2004 and more avidly behind President Obama after souring on the Bush administration's spending policies and handling of the war in Iraq -- a war that Sullivan supported. He frequently posts personal and political observations and, most often, links to his blog updates, although he... (CNN -- Tech)
The shooting shook the largest military base in the U.S. as the Defense Department searches for ways to ease the stress on soldiers cycling through multiple and lengthened deployments to feed eight years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military suicide rates that once were lower than those among civilians exceeded the figure for the general population in 2008. (Bloomberg -- US)
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " Cone said that Nidal Malik Hasan had acted alone. The gunman was blocked from reaching a graduation ceremony attended by some 600 people, close to the scene of carnage. Nidal Malik Hasan was "not currently speaking to investigators," Cone said. "As horrible as this was, it could have been much worse," the commander said as he praised the rapid reaction to the shootings. The first person to respond was shot by Nidal Malik Hasan but survived and... (Channelnewsasia.com)
There's various opinions on whether we've won the war in Iraq, but Major Leslie Parks, the husband of Fort Madison native Jenny Saar, worked to help win the peace through helping to build infrastructure in the war-torn country. Though back in the states now, he said he still checks in on some of the projects he had a major part in during his last mission to Iraq. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
An extreme variation takes the form of the old syllogism, "My enemy's enemy is my friend." You don't like the war in Iraq; neither did Hasan; ergo, he must be OK in your book. Never mind that Hasan gunned down more than three dozen innocents, or that he reportedly defended suicide bombers in Web postings. (Christian Science Monitor)
" But his election did not cure all of the problems in the American system. Seventeen years ago you, a young senator from Tennessee, and Bill Clinton, a young governor from Arkansas, moved into the White House on the promise of change. Clinton played the saxophone and there was a feeling of spring in the air. Why has it been so much tougher for Barack Obama? It was hard for us, too. Just remember the resistance to our healthcare reform bill. Obama's progress on healthcare has already surpassed... (Salon)
Again, coming from the neocon Iraq war boosters who countenanced the abandonment of the Afghan war to fight a pointless war in Iraq, the criticism is galling. And the idea that the president may have been "dithering" when he went to visit the war dead at Dover Air Force Base this week is offensive. (Salon)
Her focus on international cooperation as a means of enhancing US influence was becoming the central theme of the Democratic party's foreign policy thinking, he said, helping to heal the rift between those, including Mrs Clinton, who voted in 2002 to give Mr Bush a mandate to go to war in Iraq and those who were bitterly opposed. Mrs Clinton, who has emerged from the shadow of her presidential husband as a favourite of Democratic activists, described the administration's foreign policy as... (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq. The movie opens with the promise of a Catch-22 or Strangelove-style satire, but while it maintains much of the book's drolly incredulous spirit, the dots of absurdity just don't connect that well. (Fresno Bee)
He conducts war in Iraq and Afghanistan, he wants to close Guantnamo, he is trying to reform the healthcare system, he is promising progress on climate change and wants to strengthen, almost in passing, the rights of trade unions and homosexuals. Isn't that too much change for a rather conservative country like the United States. (Salon)
It is a T-shirt, not a war in Iraq or Afghanistan. What has happened to America. (Daily Collegian, PA)
The BBC's 'internal process', which was launched by the acting director-general, Mark Byford, has provoked strong reaction from top names in BBC news, many of whom have privately threatened to walk out if management continues to investigate mistakes made last spring when Radio 4's Andrew Gilli gan, the Today programme's defence correspondent, reported allegations that the Government had prosecuted the war in Iraq without believing in the presence of weapons of mass destruction. There needs to be... (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
"The war in Iraq is won already..." Well then we should be able to remove all the troops today ... The war in Iraq is won already that's why Obama can concentrate on Afghanistan ... Congress approved the war in Iraq. (New Iberia, LA)
The festival was not held in 2004, mainly because of pessimism brought about by the war in Iraq, but organizers decided to revive it in 2005, and it grew to include a lineup of bands that spanned an entire day and DJs who rocked all night. Not everybody liked the DJs, however, including Justin Yoie, this years craft vending organizer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Sweet is expecting bigger turnouts this time because of public dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and controversies over the administration's handling of terrorism suspects and its response to global warming. The group has focused recruiting in part on younger audiences. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
The mutual goodwill closes a period of tension after Mexico's refusal to support the war in Iraq. But Mr Fox insisted that he would not be the "lackey of Bush" and was merely working hard to "confront the challenges of the bilateral relationship and the continent". (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
5 million veterans from the war in Iraq and the high unemployment has created an increased need for helping them become "vetrepreneurs.". AVAILABLE FOR PHOTO OPS/INTERVIEWS 8:15 - 11:00AM. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Of cou 0000203E rse, the war in Iraq has been going on for many years now, so perhaps part of my reaction reflects an unwillingness to believe that it's gone on for as long as it has. SPECIAL TO THE BEE. (Fresno Bee)
He needed his fellow socialists to admit he was one of them, and they declined (the centre-left Austrian chancellor, Werner Faymann, said Mr Blair represented Bush and the war in Iraq. . (The Economist)
They have harassed those who spoke out against the war in Iraq and the Bush adminstration. Now they get a taste of their own medicine. (CBS News)
The father of a soldier who served his country in the war in Iraq wanted to know why his son's funeral procession was stopped without cause. Your paper ignored his comments to the board, only mentioning the incident by saying measures were in place to ensure it would not happen again. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Obama drew a sustained ovation when he rebuked the Bush administration for, as Obama put it, funding the war in Iraq instead of impoverished Americans -- particularly those in minority neighborhoods. "We have now spent half a trillion dollars on a war that should have never been authorized, and should have never been waged," Obama said. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)
Her focus on international cooperation as a means of enhancing US influence was becoming the central theme of the Democratic party's foreign policy thinking, he said, helping to heal the rift between those, including Mrs Clinton, who voted in 2002 to give Mr Bush a mandate to go to war in Iraq and those who were bitterly opposed. Mrs Clinton, who has emerged from the shadow of her presidential husband as a favourite of Democratic activists, described the administration's foreign policy as... (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Now, Taylor thinks there are two primary reasons for the increase in recruitment: the poor economy and the perception that the war in Iraq is all but over. Young people coming out of high school may not have many job opportunities if they are not going to college. (Florida Today)
Asian-American voters who backed Kerry cited the economy and jobs as the most important factor driving their votes, followed by healthcare, the war in Iraq, and terrorism/security. Those who supported Bush cited terrorism/security as the most important factor influencing their vote, followed by the economy and jobs, the war, and healthcare. (Yahoo News -- Asian Americans)
Voters went to the polls worried about health care, upset with the current president, opposed to the war in Iraq and concerned that the nation's economy is veering off the rails. At this time of great uncertainty, voters were evenly divided on which candidate has the experience to serve effectively as president. (ABC News)
" The war in Afghanistan began in 2001 and the war in Iraq started in 2003. Mullen acknowledged that the United States would have to bear the brunt of any sizable troop increase, saying, "I don't think it's very realistic to think NATO is going to add thousands and thousands of troops. "But it's not just about troops," Mullen said, citing the need for more trainers to expand the Afghan police force and improve government ministries. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
They say it's denied the public access to crucial policy debates about the fight against terrorism as well as the way the war in Iraq has been waged. In addition, they contend, this administration has used the rubric of national security to cover up controversial activities - from the Abu Ghraib prison abuses to the National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping. (Yahoo News -- Privacy Issues)
Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, was released Tuesday, nearly a year after Obama was elected on a promise to bring sweeping change to government on issues from the war in Iraq to the environment. His efforts have met with mixed results: Health care legislation is slowly making its way through Congress. (USA Today)
f we can fight a war in Iraq, we can fix this (expletive) lake. I believe that with all of my heart, Jacobsen said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
He voted against the war in Iraq, and he is not afraid to stand up and say that solving the conflict in the Middle East will require concessions from both sides. He has experience on the national and global level, as well as an awareness of local needs and how to improve our economy. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq will ultimately cost us a trillion dollars. Bush's tax cuts for the rich cost us double what health care reform will cost. (CBS News)
Palin struggled to keep a straight face as Scheunemann peppered his performance with "God love ya"s and "literally"s and shifted between long-winded discourses on everything from the war in Iraq to his own mother. A former National Rifle Association lobbyist, Scheunemann as Biden delivered a passionate screed on banning assault rifles. (CBS News)
The amendment's chief sponsor, (R-Utah), disputed assertions that the measure was politically motivated and was an unwise use of the Senate's time in the face of war in Iraq, high gasoline prices and a growing federal deficit. "Fifty state legislatures have called on us to pass this amendment," Hatch told colleagues. (Yahoo News -- Civil Liberties)
Formerly known as Squaw Peak, the mountain was renamed Piestewa Peak in 2004 in honor of fallen soldier Lori Piestewa, who was killed in action during the War in Iraq. The Summit Trail is a series of clearly marked switchbacks leading to the top of the peak. (Suite101.com)
"This notion that America has to be the primary influence around the world does not justify the cost. If we hadn't gone to war in Iraq, we wouldn't have a problem paying for health care," Frank said. The U.S. government has no legitimate reason for staying in Iraq, he said. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
The first question the candidate was asked had to do with why he voted against the war in Iraq. Capuano was not convinced about the justification for going to war with Iraq but he did though vote in favor of the war in Afghanistan because of Al-Quaida s presence in that country at the time. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
He made a great speech about how Hillary Clinton and John McCain gave the wrong answer about the war in Iraq -- "Bush's Folly.". Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
But, within two decades X following the war in Iraq and financial and economic crisis X the US had squandered that special status. Arrogance of power and blindness about reality were the two main causes for the decline of the sole remaining superpower. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jerusalem as Jewish capital". by BryanW217 November 2, 2009 3:19 PM EST Loven, you're an idiot. You left out that every single Israel attack was in response to attacks by other countries and also Hamas, the PLO, Hezbollah, Fatah, and many others. 00004000 by lovenpeace1 November 2, 2009 3:06 PM EST UnAmericans are those that 1st protect and defend the State of Israel and then maybe USA if not Greed.America is winning the war in Iraq and Afghanistan with Low-Tech and No-Tech. All the Hi-Tech... (CBS News -- World)
According to a report on the generation by professional services firm LLP, the experiences of 9/11, the collapse of major financial institutions, globalization and the war in Iraq have shaped their view on work/life balance. It is important to understand that Millennials were coming of age at the time of 9/11, Morrison says. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Though President George W. Bush passed the Medicare drug benefit and launched a costly war in Iraq without paying for either, Republicans have harped on the cost of Obama's health plan. This has made conservative Democrats more reluctant to support some initiatives, lest they suffer politically in 2010. (Albany Times Union)
" by bubbadubba November 1, 2009 8:48 AM EST The oil companies paid him off to drop out. The oil companies want that pipeline.Get a clue world.I like President Obama but he also needs to get a clue as to why we really in Afghanistan and why so many bribed Republicans are demanding we stay there.OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW. by Joutue November 1, 2009 10:06 AM EST By jontue november 1,2009 8:41 Am My sentiments exactley, someone sure paid him off. It's been corruption since, day one of us involvements.... (CBS News -- World)
Change is hard': Obama one year on from election. The tale of the turbulent year since Barack Obama's historic election win is told by his evolving political theme: once he promised "Change We Can Believe In" and now he warns that "change is hard". (The Drudge Report)
Funny, but that s not what most members of the media said a few years ago when Democratic leaders tried to bounce Joe Lieberman from office because he supported the war in Iraq. I don t remember Chris Dodd being called angry for standing against his colleague from his own state. (Human Events Online)
Still other essays question our assumptions about events from 9/11 to the Enron collapse to the war in Iraq. An essay about the marketing of Clairol, which turns into a sly social history of postwar America, started out, says Gladwell, as a piece on shampoo until a Madison Avenue type told him shampoo wasn t interesting. (Boston Globe)
The war in Iraq is scarcely in the news any longer, despite the fact that 141,000 American soldiers are still protecting the fragile Iraqi democracy, and 114, as of this writing, have been lost this year in that effort. Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
"The war in Iraq is won already..." Well then we should be able to remove all the troops today ... The war in Iraq is won already that's why Obama can concentrate on Afghanistan ... Congress approved the war in Iraq. (New Iberia, LA)
The BBC's 'internal process', which was launched by the acting director-general, Mark Byford, has provoked strong reaction from top names in BBC news, many of whom have privately threatened to walk out if management continues to investigate mistakes made last spring when Radio 4's Andrew Gilli gan, the Today programme's defence correspondent, reported allegations that the Government had prosecuted the war in Iraq without believing in the presence of weapons of mass destruction. There needs to be... (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
This was the second deployment for the 143rd, which first went to war in Iraq in 2003. Many knew what to expect. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
To those of you against the war in Iraq, here is what you do not understand: Iraq is but one battle in the 60-plus-year ideological struggle we call "the war on terror." Do you really want to leave Iraq and wait for the enemy and ideology that dropped the World Trade Center to grow into a much stronger, deadlier and efficient killing force. Did you not understand or believe President Bush in his address to the nation on Sept. 20, 2001, when he said. (Salon)
The mutual goodwill closes a period of tension after Mexico's refusal to support the war in Iraq. But Mr Fox insisted that he would not be the "lackey of Bush" and was merely working hard to "confront the challenges of the bilateral relationship and the continent". (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
What began as an almost reflex debating stance on the campaign trail that George W. Bush had started the wrong war in Iraq and that Hillary Clinton had voted for it has brought us to this moment, says Daniel Markey at the Council on Foreign Relations. Only now is the president really analysing the implications of escalation in Afghanistan. (The Drudge Report)
Again, coming from the neocon Iraq war boosters who countenanced the abandonment of the Afghan war to fight a pointless war in Iraq, the criticism is galling. And the idea that the president may have been "dithering" when he went to visit the war dead at Dover Air Force Base this week is offensive. (Salon)
War In Iraq - NBC Nightly News - Breaking News, Headlines & Top Stories - msnbc ... In Part 6 of War Zone Diary 2008, NBC's Richard Engel examines some of the moments that stand out from his time covering the war in Iraq. (MSNBC -- International)
Is it patriotic to mislead the American public about the presence of WMD or links to the 9/11 terrorists in order to gain support for a war in Iraq. No, it is not. (Boerne Star, TX)
This railroad is a small, clandestine network of several shelters, located mostly in Baghdad, for the countless but commonly overlooked victims of the war in Iraq: women who have been raped, battered, or forced into prostitution, and women who, accused of bringing dishonor to their families by having been abused, have been rejected or even threatened with death by their relatives. These shelters serve women who have nowhere else to turn for help. (The American Conservative)
The American people don't give a rats a&& about this WAR in IRAQ, and I'm willing to say they don't even give a rats a&& for whom ever died in that DEATH TRAP.I find it hard to believe there are free elections in this America. My own vote was to get out of IRAQ,and AFGHANISTAN. What the hell happened. (CBS News)
Blair faces opposition because of his backing for U.S. President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq, but also because Britain is not among the 16 countries that use the euro currency and is seen as eurosceptic ... "I do not find that the candidacy of Tony Blair is good because of what he characterises. He is connected with Bush and the war in Iraq," he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
In fact, the summit appeared to put a dent in Blair's chances as he failed to secure the backing of his own political group -- the European Socialists -- many of whom are dubious about his record in promoting free market economy and, most of all, his determined support for George W. Bush's war in Iraq. "I'd like there to be more candidates," said Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero. (Xinhuanet, China)
Asian-American voters who backed Kerry cited the economy and jobs as the most important factor driving their votes, followed by healthcare, the war in Iraq, and terrorism/security. Those who supported Bush cited terrorism/security as the most important factor influencing their vote, followed by the economy and jobs, the war, and healthcare. (Yahoo News -- Asian Americans)
The reality is that Democrats can do little to change the course of the war in Iraq. Its conduct, including troop levels and timetables for withdrawal, is the sole responsibility of the president, not Congress. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Blair was a sturdy supporter of the US war in Iraq, and continued as such even in the face of strong opposition from segments of the British electorate. His stance cost him dearly. (Christian Science Monitor)
Her focus on international cooperation as a means of enhancing US influence was becoming the central theme of the Democratic party's foreign policy thinking, he said, helping to heal the rift between those, including Mrs Clinton, who voted in 2002 to give Mr Bush a mandate to go to war in Iraq and those who were bitterly opposed. Mrs Clinton, who has emerged from the shadow of her presidential husband as a favourite of Democratic activists, described the administration's foreign policy as... (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
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