Vikings overwhelm Vick-less Falcons, 24-3 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jasper Celebrates This Saturday Jasper continues to observe the 150th anniversary of its founding with a big Downtown Celebration this Saturday. Pickens County Progress For the politically committed, tomorrow looms large. General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker nervously await their chance to try to convince us that the Surge […]
He’s that sensible voice we used to be able to listen to before the New York Times buried him behind Times Select [which worked about as well as the Surge]… As the Iraqis Stand Down, We’ll Stand Up By Frank Rich The New York Times Sunday 09 September 2007 It will be all 9/11 all […]
President’s Address to the Nation January 10, 2007 The most urgent priority for success in Iraq is security, especially in Baghdad…Only Iraqis can end the sectarian violence and secure their people. And their government has put forward an aggressive plan to do it…Our military commanders reviewed the new Iraqi plan to ensure that it addressed […]
FROM CAPITOL HILL Iraq War Report Starting Monday, follow LIVE coverage on C-SPAN3, C-SPAN Radio, & C-SPAN.org of Gen. David Petraeus & Amb. Ryan Crocker delivering their recom- mendations on the situation in Iraq. They testify before several congressional cmtes. Mon., 12:30pm: Joint Hearing Tues., 9:30am: Senate For. Rel. Tues., 2pm: Senate Armed Serv. […]
President’s Address to the Nation January 10, 2007 … The most urgent priority for success in Iraq is security, especially in Baghdad. Eighty percent of Iraq’s sectarian violence occurs within 30 miles of the capital. This violence is splitting Baghdad into sectarian enclaves, and shaking the confidence of all Iraqis. Only Iraqis can end the […]
Iraqi Army Unable To Take Over Within A Year, Report Says Breakup of National Police Is Urged Iraq’s army, despite measurable progress, will be unable to take over internal security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months and "cannot yet meaningfully contribute to denying terrorists safe haven," according to a report on […]
Schlozman Admits Touting GOP Qualifications of Prospective Prosecutors In written answers to questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bradley Schlozman, the former Justice Department official and U.S. attorney who’s been at the center of the firings controversy, admitted that he’d once urged hiring certain prosecutors for his office based on their political affiliation. It’s […]
So, since all this business about the Surge has been in the forefront of the news, I’ve been looking for the Iraqi Civilian statistics, but I couldn’t find what I was looking for. Now, TPM points out why I couldn’t find them [they’re no longer there]: One of the most credible Iraq-casualties tabulations, crunched by […]
E-Mail from Hillary [reported by KOS]: As General Petraeus prepares to testify before Congress next week, it is clear that the increase in U.S. troops in Iraq has simply not led to political reconciliation in Iraq. Rather than continuing the escalation, we must begin the immediate redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq, in order […]
For the last six or seven years, a lot of us have howled that the Foreign Policy espoused by the Bush Administration doesn’t make a bit of sense – that what they tell us is full of holes. The Bush Administration has treked forward, unsullied by our complaints, exuding confidence that they are on the […]