The Smart Way Out of a Foolish War By Zbigniew Brzezinski Sunday, March 30, 2008; Page B03 Both Democratic presidential candidates agree that the United States should end its combat mission in Iraq within 12 to 16 months of their possible inauguration. The Republican candidate has spoken of continuing the war, even for a hundred [...]
Archive for March, 2008
29 Mar
Time Is Not On Our Side
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Time Is Not On Our Side By davidswanson Created 2008-03-29 03:50 By John Bruhns, Huffington Post [1] It doesn’t take the world’s greatest prognosticator to predict that Iraq’s future is indeed ominous. Most people with half a brain or a shred of common sense can view the current situation [...]
29 Mar
Iraq Crisis Threatens Bush-Petraeus ‘Surge’ Strategy As Bankrupt
IRAQ CRISIS THREATENS BUSH-PETRAEUS ‘SURGE’ STRATEGY AS BANKRUPT • Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2008-03-29 16:49. Petraeus By Tom HaydenCentral to the Bush-Petraeus Iraq strategy is to pacify and confuse American public opinion during the 2008 elections, an approach Gen. Petraeus calls “slowing down the American clock” to gain time for the counterinsurgency to continue. [...]
29 Mar
Conservative Magazine Blasts Bush Oil Policy In Iraq War
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE BLASTS BUSH OIL POLICY IN IRAQ WAR By davidswanson Created 2008-03-29 17:05 By Sherwood Ross Just in case you think all conservatives are cheering on President Bush for persisting in his war against Iraq, I call to your attention the March 10th cover story of “The American Conservative” magazine, [...]
29 Mar
Hillary Clinton?s Iraq Speech at GWU: An Annotated Critique
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Hillary Clinton’s Iraq Speech at GWU: An Annotated Critique By davidswanson Created 2008-03-29 17:06 By Stephen Zunes On March 17, New York Senator and Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton gave a s peech at George Washington University outlining her plans to de-escalate U.S. military involvement in Iraq. Though she called [...]
28 Mar
The Check Is In the Mail (Or Not)
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) The Check Is In the Mail (Or Not) By davidswansonCreated 2008-03-28 20:44 On this page you will find 99 candidates (incumbent and challengers) for the House, Senate, and White House who support impeaching Cheney and (in most cases) Bush: http://afterdowningstreet.org/2008candidates [1]Please send one or more of them a campaign check, [...]
28 Mar
Burner Announces Iraq Plan
Seattle PI – Burner Announces Iraq Plan “Ending the war in Iraq calls for diplomatic and economic approaches instead of a military solution, Eastsider Darcy Burner said Monday in leading a group of fellow Democratic congressional challengers announcing a peace plan.” The plan was developed by Darcy Burner and retired Army Major General Paul Eaton, [...]
27 Mar
Think ‘The Surge is Working? Think Again
Justanothercoverup.com Think “The Surge is Working? Think Again! March 18th, 2008 · Baghdad: City of WallsTimothy V. Gatto I watched “Baghdad, City of Walls” on the Real News Network today. I was impressed by the journalist that made the documentary and I wished that the MSM would carry the video. No sooner had I [...]
27 Mar
Bush Says War’s Outcome ‘Will Merit the Sacrifice’
President and Petraeus Discuss Strategy as the U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Rises to 4,000
27 Mar
Estimates to Undergo More Scrutiny
INTELLIGENCE Estimates to Undergo More Scrutiny By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 26, 2008; Page A17 After attracting repeated controversy, a premier product of the nation’s intelligence community — the National Intelligence Estimate — is getting a makeover by senior intelligence officials to improve its credibility. The estimates, produced periodically on [...]
27 Mar
The Face-Slap Theory
The Face-Slap Theory By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: March 10, 2008 New York Times Friday’s employment report — which was so weak that it had many economists declaring that we’re already in a recession — was bad news. But it was actually less disturbing than what’s going on in the financial markets. The scariest thing I’ve [...]
27 Mar
Bill Clinton: ‘Let’s just saddle up and have an argument’
March 27, 2008 Bill Clinton: ‘Let’s just saddle up and have an argument’ Posted: 09:00 AM ET Bill Clinton said Wednesday his family doesn’t like to quit. (AP Photo) (CNN) — Bill Clinton took aim at critics of his wife Hillary Clinton Wednesday, adding that “if a politician doesn’t wanna get beat up, he shouldn’t run for [...]
