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How did Iraq turn out, Ehud?
Read more. Had Bush II done what everyone told him, he would have forced Sharon to sit down and make peace with Palestinians… once Palestine would have been established, the ire of the Arab Street would have dissipated, and Iraq would have been forced to focus on getting its standing […]
From Peter Bergen:
Lost in this discussion [of the surge] was the fact that while the surge of some 30,000 American soldiers certainly put more American boots on the ground in neighborhoods from Anbar province to Baghdad to “clear, hold and build” them and was clearly an important element in the sharp decline in violence […]
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
John McCain’s “our economy’s fundamentals are strong” might be one of the dumbest things ever said in a campaign. Maybe even dumber than this:
“There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration.” Frankel responded, “I’m sorry … did I understand you to say, sir, that the Soviets […]
Sometimes I wonder how people can vote for McCain, but then you see what they are looking for.
In an interview filmed the afternoon of Sept. 3 and posted on the Web site LinkTV.org, Gabriel Nathan Schwartz was candid about how he envisioned change under a McCain presidency.
“Less taxes and more war,” he said, smiling. He […]
Chilling… I don’t know how any American can possibly vote for John McCain after watching this:
From a former member of the House of Representatives:
In 2002, President Bush publicly ordered Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to end a bloody, destructive rampage through the Palestinian West Bank. He wilted just as publicly when he received curt word from Sharon that Israeli troops would not withdraw and would continue their military operations. A […]
As a Canadian, I can say this without sounding non-patriotic, so here goes:
John McCain has used his military experience to advance his career.
John McCain has also used his military experience to blanket himself from any criticism…
You would think, however, that the military would be supporting him, and not Barack Obama, right? Look at the following […]
From Iran’s Press TV, quoting Arab-language Israeli daily al-Arab:
The Arab-language Israeli daily al-Arab reported that the three agents were killed on Wednesday in a blast at a building which was guarded by the US security firm Blackwater. According to report, the three agents carried fake Iraqi passports.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi media reported that hundreds of Mossad […]