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Three Navy SEALS Charged with Giving a Captive a Bloody Lip

November 24, 2009

Sometimes I just don’t get it.  This is definitely one of those times.  I understand that waterboarding is torture.  I understand that torturing a prisoner who is in full control of his captors is not acceptable.  But…
This according to Fox News:
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by [...]

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The War of Candidates… And, the War in Iraq

May 30, 2008

It seems that the battle lines have been drawn … between McCain and Obama.  Today the focus is on Iraq.
As has been reported Senator McCain invited Senator Obama, more or less, to tour Iraq with him.  Naturally, Senator Obama declined the invitation.  Why would he want to go to Iraq with McCain?  I can’t think [...]

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Where Does the Buck Stop in Iraq?

April 13, 2008

Where is the highest level of incompetence in Iraq?  It seems as if “the buck” has to stop somewhere.  Amid the blunders of the past two weeks, perhaps it would be easier to look for some competence in the country.
It was widely reported after the Basara invasion and confirmed in testimony before Congress that “some” of [...]

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17 Soldiers Killed in Iraq Since Sunday

April 9, 2008

The only surge that will work is the surge to the voting booths in November.  It is time to change policy and topple the Republican warring machine.
This entire week I have watched the testimony of General David Petraeus and the stammering of Ambassador Ryan Crocker.  General Petraeus is a leader stuck with no way to [...]

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The War in Iraq, The War in Afghanistan, the Candidates and the General

April 7, 2008

“We are no longer staring into the abyss of defeat.”  That is what McCain said today about the War in Iraq.  To withdraw would be reckless, according to McCain.
Obama responded by written message saying that going into Iraq was reckless.
Violence has spiked in Iraq in the past two weeks.  After a lull last week, the [...]

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Senator Joe Biden Speaks Out Ahead of the Military Stall

April 6, 2008

Senator Joe Biden spoke out against what is anticipated in the coming week, General David Petraeus’ testimony before Congress.
We know what is going to be said… more time… more time.  That is the exact same rhetoric Petraeus has handed us each and every time he has opened his mouth.  We will have everything assessed in [...]

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When Will the Troops Become More Important than the War?

April 5, 2008

How much intense stress can a person take?  General Petraeus, the senior commander in Iraq, will probably tell Congress this week that troop draw downs will be “paused” in July, but it is questionable as to what he will say about the mental state of our troops.
According to NYT
Among the 513,000 active-duty soldiers who have [...]

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Bombs Drop on Basara Today, Whose Surge is Working?

April 3, 2008

Basara… remember Basara?  That was the once semi-peaceful area in southern Iraq, so peaceful in fact that U.K. was withdrawing troops from the front lines.  And, Baghdad… remember Baghdad?  The capital of Iraq, our $700 million (and still counting) half completed U.S. Embassy, and the precious Green Zone.
And, do we all remember how well the [...]

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Talk About a Bush Pisser, Iraqi’s Go to Iran to Stop the Violence

March 30, 2008

It seems that while the Iraqi government is willing to call in our military for air strikes and the U.K. troops to fire rounds on the Madhi militia, they send two envoys to Iran to call an end to the violence.  How is the Bush administration going to explain that one away? 
Remember, it wasn’t too [...]

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Bush’s Sweet Smell of Success: The Green Zone

March 27, 2008

Well, for all the “success” President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Republican nominee John McCain talk about in Iraq, I have to wonder how sweet success smells in the Green Zone today.  It smells like smoke!

Ah… that would be the Green Zone… under the smoke…
Yeah!  The sweet smell of success in Iraq. 
So far, two [...]

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