the answer my friend
is blowin’ in the wind
the answer is blowin’ in the wind…
TPM has an excellent post by Matthew Yglesias. He points out the obvious. Bush claims today that our leaving Iraq would be a disaster:
If America were to pull out before Iraq can defend itself, the consequences would be absolutely predictable — and [...]
“but there must be consequences for Iran’s defiance.”
They’re itching to go to war with Iran. It’s not beyond the realm of possibility that the Administration, fearing loss of a Congressional Majority, will try to do that before November. Equally likely, they’re waiting until after the elections because such a move might be disasterous at the [...]
Bush Says Iraq War Is Part of a Larger Fight
Whatever their ethnic or religious differences, Mr. Bush said, they are united in their wish “to turn back the advance of freedom, and impose a dark vision of tyranny and terror across the world.”
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“And the unifying feature of this movement, the link that spans sectarian divisions [...]
Like many people who write about the current political world as a way of not having it pull the soul right out of the body, I’m having difficulty responding to Donald Rumsfeld’s recent remarks at the American Legion gathering. It makes me feel weary, but a fellow has to do what he has to do: [...]