SecDef Gates seems to genuinely understand the meanings of leadership and accountability. The conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are a national scandal, one that is years in the... [More]
March 3, 2007
A One In Four Chance
One of Josh Marshall's readers found this gem: According to Republican Sen. Gordon Smith (OR), Gen. Patraeus believes the "surge" only stands a one in four chance of success.... [More]
March 5, 2007
WaPo: 'It Is Just Not Walter Reed'
This is how they support the troops? The official reaction to the revelations at Walter Reed has been swift, and it has exposed the potential political costs of ignoring Oliva's... [More]
March 6, 2007
Ackerman Goes Embed
For those of you who aren't regular readers of his blog, Spencer Ackerman and his blog have just gone embed in Iraq. His plan, apparently, is to post more often... [More]
March 15, 2007
"...their hatred of Saddam transfered to a hatred of Iraq."
Spencer Ackerman reports from Baghdad: In response to a commenter on one of my Tapped posts, I asked S and A what they made of General Saleh's contention that Iraq's... [More]
March 19, 2007
Cakewalk? (Updated)
Via Kevin Drum: The man who declared Iraq would be a "cakewalk" now believes that the best we can hope for is that Iraq will become a new Syria. Let... [More]
WaPo: Military Is Ill-Prepared For Other Conflicts
Back in 2000, then Gov Bush made military preparedness a key part of his campaign for the White House. That was then. This is now. Four years after the invasion... [More]
Four Years and Counting
Salon's War Room has an excellent compare-and-contrast on Bush's various statements about the Iraq war over the past four years.... [More]
March 22, 2007
About the Iraq War Supplemental Vote (Multiple Updates)
Some say it goes too far. Others say it doesn't go far enough. I'm in with Atrios on this one: I really haven't written about the House Iraq Bill for... [More]
4 Years Later: Iraqi Munition Sites Still Unguarded
Yet again these people have left me at a loss for words: As of October 2006 US forces had still not secured all of the unguarded munition sites in Iraq,... [More]
March 23, 2007
Once Again, Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong
Beinart @ Time: In 1973 the Senate voted to suspend funding for American military operations in Vietnam; the next year, Congress voted to cut off aid to the embattled government... [More]
About Those Unguarded Munitions Dumps
Yesterday I thought the scandal was that some of the massive ammunition dumps remained unguarded. That was bad. This is worse: In our report, we concluded that a fundamental gap... [More]
March 24, 2007
ABCNews: Disapproval on Iraq Hits Record
Another new poll, another new low: A record number of Americans disapprove of the war in Iraq, and a clear majority now favors the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces, even... [More]
Great Moments In Headline Writing
WaPo: Bush: Democrats Should Drop Partisan Politics Translation: Bush: Partisan Political Organizations Should Drop Partisan Political Activities. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Post, E.J. Dionne gets it precisely right: So many... [More]
You Talkin' To Me, Punk?
Taylor Marsh has video of an appearance by Rep. Murtha on CNN that is serious must-see-TV. Bush wants to veto the supplemental spending bill? Fine. Murtha's going to make sure... [More]
March 27, 2007
Military Sources Laughing At McCain
Well now... isn't this an interesting development. I once really respected John McCain. As happy as I am that he will not be president, it saddens me to see someone... [More]
March 28, 2007
Pelosi To Bush: "Calm Down With the Threats...."
More like this, please.... [More]
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