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Iraqi Parliament Seals Failure of the Surge

It is once again time to remind everyone what were the true goals of the surge as explained by Bush at the beginning of 2007: This new strategy will not yield an immediate end to suicide bombings, assassinations, or IED...

Posted on December 7, 2007 5:00 AM

Neocon "Logic" Will Keep the Troops in Iraq Forever

When explaining the goals of the "surge" at the beginning of the year the president said this: "When this happens, daily life will improve, Iraqis will gain confidence in their leaders, and the government will have the breathing space it...

Posted on October 9, 2007 6:00 AM

The Neocons Mythical September "Tet Offensive" in Iraq

Among the many neoconservative bloggers who want American troops to remain in Iraq for the next one thousand years is Engram. Here's what he said in a post he wrote last month about the declining casualty rate in Iraq which...

Posted on October 6, 2007 5:00 PM

$100 Billion More Down the Sinkhole

What sinkhole you ask? The one in Mesopotamia of course. According to an Op-Ed in the LA Times that's what eleven more months of this stupid "surge" are going to cost you and me: The president will ask the...

Posted on September 13, 2007 1:00 AM

Petraeus Testified and Nobody Listened

I'll admit I haven't watched much of General Petraeus' testimony because I'm more interested in following what is happening in Iraq. McClatchy has a detailed story that should thoroughly debunk whatever cooked statistics Petraeus is throwing out up on Capitol...

Posted on September 10, 2007 7:00 PM

Kicking Ass in Iraq

When asked by the Australian Prime Minister how things were going in Iraq, Bush reportedly said: "We're kicking ass." As if on cue: Seven U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said on Friday. Four Marines...

Posted on September 7, 2007 8:00 PM

Shiite Manifest Destiny in Iraq

The results of the "surge" are in and it looks like the Shiites have won as reported by Newsweek: "If you look at pre-February 2006, there were only a couple of areas in the city that were unambiguously Shia," says...

Posted on September 4, 2007 12:00 PM

Cholera Outbreak in Iraq as Thousands Flee Their Homes

The Independent has the story on a cholera outbreak in northern Iraq: Lack of clean drinking water and poor sanitation has led to 5,000 people in northern Iraq contracting cholera. The outbreak is among the most serious signs yet...

Posted on September 2, 2007 6:00 AM

Rising Death Toll in Iraq Undercuts Right-Wing Noise Machine

War supporters have been relentless in promoting the line that the surge is "working" and has achieved military success. One thing that is certain about these people is that they never let the facts get in their way of perpetuating...

Posted on August 27, 2007 6:00 AM

Sectarian Cleansing and the Surge

Here are some cold hard facts about the situation in Iraq that war supporters will be quick to ignore as reported by the New York Times: The number of Iraqis fleeing their homes has soared since the American troop increase...

Posted on August 24, 2007 2:30 PM

Bush's Absurd New Rationale for Keeping Troops in Iraq

The New York Times has some excerpts from a speech that Bush plans to give tomorrow at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention: Bush: "There are many differences between the wars we fought in the Far East and the war...

Posted on August 22, 2007 6:00 AM

The Troops Didn't get the Memo Either

I remarked in a post a couple of days ago that General Odierno hadn't gotten Karl Rove's memo about repeating the narrative that Iraq is "all about Al Qaeda". Odierno let slip that 73% of attacks on US forces were...

Posted on August 11, 2007 4:00 AM

Bush Goes on Vacation as Attacks Hit All-Time High

President George Bush is on his way to Kennebunkport to begin a well-deserved vacation given all of the accomplishments he's had recently. Meanwhile, in the god-forsaken, sweltering hot, dustbowl called Iraq attacks on US troops are at an all-time high...

Posted on August 9, 2007 4:45 PM

Why the Surge Failed

Our troops have, once again, done all that's been asked of them in Iraq. Despite their heroism and dedication the surge has failed to achieve its objectives of facilitating reconciliation between Iraq's warring factions. Blame for the failure of the...

Posted on August 7, 2007 6:00 AM

Why the Surge Won't Work

Time Magazine has a report that explains how the incompetence of the Iraqi military is undermining our efforts to provide security: Most of the tactics are designed to exploit the ineptitude of Iraqi security forces -- the 30,000 soldiers and...

Posted on June 26, 2007 1:00 PM

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