Category Archives: Iraq
Some Hope for Iraq
Preliminarily, it looks like (the original Iraq Prime Minister) Iyad Allawi has won a plurality of the popular vote in Iraq. This is significant, because, with all of the major Sunni candidates banned because of alleged ties to the Baath … Continue reading
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Fraud during Iraq Reconstruction
No! REALLY? The last administration’s buddies PROFITING from the Iraq war? I’m SHOCKED! Quite a few cases too! (Read about it here) Wasn’t that war for our national defense?
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Once Again, No Surprise Here
Here is the latest AP story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35730095/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ I can still remember the Neocon rhetoric why we should STAY in Iraq indefinitely. “If we leave, the country will be under the influence of Iran.” Of course, that was laughable then and … Continue reading
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Another Surprise
OK… Back into the mode of Gilbert Gottfried playing the parrot in Disney’s Aladdin: “Oh, now there’s a surprise. I think I’m gonna have a heart attack and die from that surprise.” Ahmed Chalabi, who duped the Neocons in the … Continue reading
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More News Out of Iraq – The Next Prime Minister Could Be Friendly to Iran
The Shiite majority Iraqis could elect a Prime Minister friendly to Iran. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35566905/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ OK… I feel like Gilbert Gottfried playing the parrot in Disney’s Aladdin: “Oh, now there’s a surprise. I think I’m gonna have a heart attack and die … Continue reading
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News Out Of Iraq
Liz Sly from LA Times has been doing some excellent reporting out of Iraq. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-iraq-vote21-2010feb21,0,5663757.story This is what I meant when I said the jury is still out on the “Surge”. The majority Shiites are barring Sunnis they don’t like … Continue reading
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The Troop Surge In Iraq
One of my very astute readers on the right indicates that Obama has taken credit for the Surge after saying it wouldn’t work. Well, I don’t recall him ever taking credit for the surge exactly. However, his troop drawdown, one … Continue reading
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Healthcare Reform or No Healthcare Reform
I can remember sitting at a table in the company cafeteria at my work in a debate with a far right-leaning colleague about the war in Iraq. He said, “Yes it’s costly, and we’re losing American servicemen, and it’s an … Continue reading
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