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December 1, 2006
December 2, 2006
Saying "Mistakes Were Made" Should Be Welcomed, No?
ThinkProgress is blasting Sec. Rice for suggesting that she won't be looking back on her mistakes until after she leaves office. Here, for the record,... [More]
NYT: Rumsfeld Memo Proposed ‘Major Adjustment’ in Iraq (Updated)
I wonder if this had anything to do with his forced resignation? Take a look, first at the NYT story and then at the text... [More]
December 3, 2006
His State Was Crumbling? Really?
In an otherwise accurate assessment of the current state of the Iraq War, Andrew Sullivan writes the following: I originally thought the Iraq invasion was,... [More]
December 4, 2006
Dems Who Opposed The War
Four years ago that didn't even rate a mention. Today the WaPo buries them on Page A04. Its an improvement of sorts, but only a... [More]
How's That Training Going? Ready To Stand Up / Stand Down Yet?
Two wonderful stories this morning, one from Afghanistan and one from Iraq. First, Iraq: 'Fear took over' in Baghdad raid. Read the intro for the... [More]
December 7, 2006
The Iraq Study Group, Part I
Well I have to say... I'm glad I waited 24 hours before posting my thoughts on this. It's not so much that the extra time... [More]
WANTED: Arabic Translators. Gay Men Need Not Apply.
Once again, I don't even know what to say.... [More]
December 9, 2006
"They Told You So"
Apparently I've got no time to blog today, but I'll be back tomorrow for sure. In the meantime, today's NYT column from Paul Krugman should... [More]
December 10, 2006
"...That Is Dereliction, That Is Deeply Immoral"
You don't think elections have consequences? Check this out.... Republican Senator Gordon Smith, who will be up for reelection in his home state of Oregon... [More]
"One Last Shot"
This proves it. Sen. Biden is a deeply unserious person. And yet somehow he thinks he would make a good president?... [More]
Plotting A Coup
Yglesias writes: After all, there's something intrinsically odd about the idea of trying to bolster a fragile democracy by building incredibly effective domestic security forces.... [More]
Sunni Vs. Shia
Wonderful. The incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee has no idea what separates Sunni from Shia. Take a look: Al Qaeda is what, I... [More]
December 11, 2006
From Bad To Worse To.... ???
Via Kevin Drum, who for months has been quite effectively making this point, here's an interesting post from Suzanne Nossel over at Democracy Arsenal. As... [More]
"We are stuck in a big hole waiting for Lucifer to take our souls"
In your name, people. In your name. On a visit four weeks ago, Mahdi Army militiamen, including one who sat in a yellow plastic chair... [More]
December 14, 2006
25,000 US Casualties
Carpetbagger is right. It seems like no one is paying attention anymore. 25,000 Americans have been wounded or killed. And yet DC acts like its... [More]
What Atrios Said...
Atrios: Joe Lieberman, wrong about everything, yet still a very serious person... [More]
December 16, 2006
The Wrong Man For The Job
I wasn't planning on posting at all this weekend - its finals week, and I'm in the midst of grading hell - but this is... [More]
"...Among the Most Dangerous, Best-Trained, Vicious Killers on the Face of the Earth"
That is what Bush once said of the men held in Gitmo. Guess what? Not true. When the Pentagon announces a detainee has been moved... [More]
Women Lose Ground in the New Iraq
While we're on the subject of Iraq, here's something from today's WaPo: Before leaving her house, she had covered her body in a billowing black... [More]
I Thought Military Commanders Make Those Decisions?
Greg Sargent has an excellent question. For years Bush has been saying that decisions about troop levels were up to military commanders on the ground... [More]
"Approved for Public Release"
So let me get this straight... we're not allowed to discuss the details of the president's warrantless wiretapping or detainee interrogation programs because "the enemy"... [More]
December 17, 2006
If Two Years Is a "Surge"...
If rumors on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows and The Blogs are to be believed, Bush is going to announce his approval for one final... [More]
Colin Powell: "There are really no additional troops."
Colin Powell Faced the Nation this morning. ThinkProgress has the details: POWELL: I agree with the assessment of Mr. Baker and Mr. Hamilton. It’s grave... [More]
More on "the Surge"
Looks like this may be all I'm blogging about today... Two great pieces to highlight, one from Spencer Ackerman, the other from Publius. Let's look... [More]
Meanwhile, in Iraq...
While we debate, Iraq continues its descent into chaos: BAGHDAD — Iraq's schools, long touted by American officials as a success story in a land... [More]
December 19, 2006
Today in Iraq
Another day, another missed opportunity to change strategy. Here's a sampling of some of the things beings reported on today... The biggest story of the... [More]
December 20, 2006
Realism Is Back?
Jay Rosen, a Professor of Journalism at NYU, has an excellent retrospective on realism, idealism, and illusion under the Bush presidency. Take Bob Woodward's State... [More]
NRO's Rich Lowry: Then and Now
Then: May 9th, 2005: It is time to say it unequivocally: We are winning in Iraq[...] The basic approach of the Pentagon to the insurgency... [More]
December 21, 2006
"Surging into the Abyss"
Vali Nasr, a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Senior Fellow at the Dubai Initiative... [More]
Are You Kidding Me?
At what point will we stop listening to these people? Although it has been said before about previous new years, it seems very likely that... [More]
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