April 1, 2007

Sunday Links

I don't have much time to blog today, so I think I'm going to just do a collection of short links to posts I've come... [More]


April 3, 2007

The End of the War in Iraq?

In case you've missed it, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced his support yesterday for Russ Feingold's latest effort to bring the war in Iraq... [More]


April 4, 2007

Compare and Contrast (Update)

Sen. McCain isn't the only Republican making a fool out of himself over his recent visit to Iraq. Rep. Mike Pence was on the trip... [More]


April 10, 2007

"An Invitation To Agree With Bush"

We are governed by a child: WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday invited Democrats to discuss their standoff over a war-spending bill, but he made... [More]


MoveOn.Org Town Hall Meeting: Iraq

I'm listening to today's Town Hall Meeting that MoveOn is holding to discuss Iraq so that you don't have to. Sort of.... Edwards: Came out... [More]


3 More Months

ABCNews.com: ABC News has learned the Pentagon is considering extending the tours of duty for every active duty soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan. Forget small... [More]


April 11, 2007

Don't We Already Have a Commander In Chief?

Call me crazy, but don't we already have a "war czar"? And isn't he called the Commander in Chief? The White House wants to appoint... [More]


April 12, 2007

Today's News From Iraq

If you're following the news from Iraq today of bombings within the Green Zone (and who isn't?), be sure to check out Spencer Ackerman's take... [More]


Progress, Progress... Progress?

Administration officials and their supporters love to use the "our enemies are listening" argument to criticize the debate over and coverage of the war. Cheney,... [More]


April 13, 2007

Maybe We Do Need A "War Czar"

Kevin Drum has an interesting timeline from this week on the issue of extending the deployments of our soldiers in Iraq. On Monday, the president... [More]


April 15, 2007

Real Improvements Don't Look Like This

Let me guess... McCain, Bush and Cheney think this is some sort of sign of progress: BAGHDAD -- Six bombs exploded in predominantly Shiite sections... [More]


April 16, 2007

Gen. Sheehan: "Why I Declined To Serve"

As I mentioned last week, our Commander in Chief has decided that he needs a "war czar" to help rescue him from the disaster he... [More]


Understanding + Perspective (Updated)

Larry Johnson offers both. If you really want to know what it would be like to live in a world where this sort of event... [More]


April 17, 2007

Backlash? (Updated)

The more Bush speaks, the less support his positions receive. Check out some of the topline results - courtesy of Carpetbagger - from the latest... [More]


SecDef Gates: Debate in Congress, Talk of Timetables Helps Us In Iraq

I cannot wait to see how the White House responds to this: AMMAN, Jordan, April 17 -- The decision by anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr... [More]


April 18, 2007

Meanwhile In Iraq....

BAGHDAD, April 18 -- A string of bombings killed at least 127 people across Baghdad Wednesday, police said, as bloodshed spiked two months into a... [More]


More From Iraq...

Uh oh. CNN: Iraq orders arrest of top Army officer after deadly attacks BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered the... [More]


Life In Iraq Through The Eyes Of A Child

It's called My life among the bombs, and its one of the most amazing photo essays I've yet seen out of Iraq. Oh... and did... [More]


April 19, 2007

A Fly On The White House Wall

Yesterday afternoon, Democratic leaders from both the Senate and the House met with the president to discuss resolving their dispute over funding for the Iraq... [More]


Rove Claims War In Iraq Was Bin Laden's Idea, Wishes It Never Existed

Remember when everyone thought this man was some sort of genius? Rove now claims that the war in Iraq wasn't the idea of anyone in... [More]


April 21, 2007

If They Never 'Stand Up', Does That Mean We'll Never 'Stand Down'?

Two extremely depressing but largely overlooked stories from Iraq over the last 48 hours. First, this story from McClatchy about the training of Iraqi forces:... [More]


After the Veto: A Strategy Memo

Want to know what the upcoming, post-veto debate is going to look like? The Center for American Progress lays it out here: Four Fundamentals in... [More]


April 24, 2007

al-Maliki: Tear Down This Wall?

Conflicting stories about that great wall of Baghdad that we're building to divide the Sunnis from the Shiites. LA Times reports: U.S. and Iraqi military... [More]


Excerpts from Obama's Foreign Policy Address

It looks like Obama has entered the phase of his presidential campaign dedicated to staking out concrete policy positions. Late last week he announced one... [More]


Quick Links

Time for blogging has been limited the past few days. Here are a few posts from other sites that you shouldn't miss: + Karl Rove... [More]


A Name Calling Match

Via Tim Grieve, here's Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's response to today's attacks from the VP: "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match... [More]


April 25, 2007

Jessica Lynch Rescue Delayed A Day For Camera Crew

The investigation into the cover-up of the circumstances behind Pat Tillman's death is receiving most of the attention today, but be sure not to overlook... [More]


Car Bombs Not Included In Violence Statistics

Suddenly Bush's comments about car bombs make much more sense. U.S. officials who say there has been a dramatic drop in sectarian violence in Iraq... [More]


Can't Defend A Defenseless War? Blame the Iraqis! And Call Them Names!

Media Matters: On the April 23 broadcast of his Fox News Radio show, John Gibson argued that the Iraqi people -- whom he described as... [More]


April 26, 2007

Gen. Petraeus On The War (Updated)

Tim Grieve reports: Gen. David Petraeus on the outlook for Iraq: "The situation in Iraq is, in sum, exceedingly complex and very tough. Success will... [More]


April 27, 2007

3 Big Stories Tonight From McClatchy

If you're a news junkie and you haven't yet made McClatchy's Washington Bureau part of your daily fix, you really need to do something about... [More]


Brutally Honest Self-Reflection

In case you haven't already seen it, this article by US Army Lt. Col. Paul Yingling from the Armed Forces Journal has been all over... [More]


April 28, 2007

White House Gives Up On Surge

That's not precisely how the NYT chose to spin it - their headline was The White House Scales Back Talk of Iraq Progress - but... [More]


Today in Iraq

Two horribly depressing stories from today's NYT: Rebuilt Iraq Projects Found Crumbling In a troubling sign for the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq, inspectors for... [More]


Gen Odom: Bush Has Gone AWOL

Gen. Odom, the Director of the National Security Agency under President Ronald Reagan, delivered the weekly Democratic Radio Address today. Take a look: "Good morning,... [More]