Spencer Ackerman has it on very good authority that Cheney's put out the word to right-wing think tanks to start selling a war with Iran. Ackerman's source is solid, as... [More]
September 4, 2007
September 6, 2007
Switching Sides
One of the problems with being a blogger / political junkie is that sometimes you get so close to the whole process that you lose perspective. If you spend all... [More]
What's Missing Here?
Strategy and Thought. Brilliant.... [More]
Apparently Even Bush Knew...
Maybe "knew" is too strong a word. He was told, but he didn't listen. We - our government - knew, but the men making the decisions either didn't care or... [More]
September 7, 2007
Friday Quick Hits
I don't have time to blog today - I'm way behind on my reading for my comps in October - so here are a few links to tide you over... [More]
September 8, 2007
The Dog That Did Not Bark
Via Kevin Drum, a great piece on Iraq from Slate's Fred Kaplan. Forgive the long excerpt, but I want to make sure everyone reads this: The dispute concerns what many... [More]
September 11, 2007
About the General and His Testimony
I didn't have time to watch Gen. Petraeus' testimony yesterday afternoon, and I refused outright to watch him sing and dance on Fox, so I'm not sure I have much... [More]
I Wasn't Going To Say This, But...
...not only did Matt Yglesias beat me to it, he published it both on his blog and in the Guardian: Increasingly, I think Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot... [More]
Lieberman Is Insane
If it wasn't official before, it is now.... [More]
September 12, 2007
Quote of the Day
Taken from today's NYT column by Thomas Friedman "Great powers should never get involved in the politics of small tribes." - Lebanese historian Kamal Salibi... [More]
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!
Tim takes the usual blogosphere gripe about the lack of accountability for failed predictions one step further: One of the striking things about the Washington foreign policy world is how... [More]
September 13, 2007
A Very Bad Day In Iraq
I don't do day-to-day updates on Iraq, but today's news is so bad that it cannot be ignored. First comes news of an assassination in Anbar province. Abu Risha, the... [More]
September 15, 2007
Un-Bothered By Ignorance Of His Own Past Decisions
NBC News Brian Williams, reporting after a luncheon with President Bush Notably, when asked about Robert Draper's new book, "Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush" -- a portion... [More]
September 19, 2007
The House Of Wisdom
This is ridiculous: The U.S. military has introduced "religious enlightenment" and other education programs for Iraqi detainees, some of whom are as young as 11, Marine Maj. Gen. Douglas M.... [More]
Embarrassing and Sad
Not all that long ago, the US Marine Corps was responsible for protecting US diplomats in our embassies around the world. But thanks to the geniuses who brought us the... [More]
September 20, 2007
Returning to Reality
I was planning on commenting today on David Brook's latest love letter to SecDef Gates, but it looks like Greg D beat me to it. First, Brooks: Robert Gates has... [More]
September 21, 2007
The Seeds of Anti-Semitism? Hardly.
I usually avoid the whole "power of the Israeli lobby" debate, but today's WaPo column by Michael Gerson is so stupid that I have no choice but to respond. First,... [More]
September 25, 2007
For What It's Worth
I don't think this is a sign that Bush is stupid. I think it is a sign that he has no interest whatsoever in learning about the world. Which would... [More]
Ms. Moneypenny? Are You For Real?
Spencer Ackerman has an important story about Blakcwater in Iraq over at TPM. But I'm sorry...I can't get past the fact that there's actually someone in the Dept. of State... [More]
September 26, 2007
"No Matter What"
File this one under "things we've long suspected but lacked hard evidence for": In a revelation reminiscent of the Downing Street memo, the Spanish newspaper El Pais has obtained and... [More]
Speaking of National Nightmares...
This is very, very, very not good. In high-level meetings over the past several days, U.S. military officials have pressed State Department officials to assert more control over Blackwater, which... [More]
Another General Dissents...Will Anyone Notice?
This time it is Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of coalition forces in Iraq from mid-2003 to mid-2004. Scott Horton over at Harpers has more: For three months now, Sanchez has... [More]
Civilization Hangs By A Very Thin Thread
I've spent all day posting angry rants, so its time for something a bit more uplifting. If you remember the Cold War, go read this.... [More]
Headline of the Day
McClatchy: Bush astounds activists, supports human rights What an unbelievably sad day for America that one of the nation's largest media chain could legitimately run an article with this headline.... [More]
September 28, 2007
BU's Bacevich Throws Down
In The American Conservative, no less Sycophant Savior General Petraeus wins a battle in Washington—if not in Baghdad. by Andrew J. Bacevich In common parlance, the phrase “political general” is... [More]
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