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 [...]
Archive for March 29th, 2008
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 [...]