Jeb Bush’s ‘decision’ on IraqWhat Jeb Bush would do knowing what we now know tells us nothing about how he would govern. No president has the benefit of hindsight. The core of the job is to make good decisions with imperfect information. If Mr. Bush would do nothing different with the information his brother had, he would lead us down the same ( Read more... )

Re ''Marking 5 Years, Bush Insists U.S. Must Win in Iraq'' (front page, March 20) and ''Mission Still Not Accomplished'' (editorial, March 20):

If ''a little over a year ago, the fight in Iraq was faltering,'' President Bush should have said so at the time. Instead, he was his usual upbeat self. Why should we believe him today?

Bush vs. Congress Over the War

Re “Bush Rules Out Bid by Congress for Iraq Pullout” (front page, March 29)President Bush’s reference to Iraq withdrawal as “defeat” is a cheap attempt to appeal to our aversion to losing a competition ( Read more... )

Don't celebrate yetI'm glad we finally killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but before we celebrate, let's remember that we ourselves created this monster. Who had heard of Zarqawi before we invaded Iraq? Would his international terror network exist today had we not invaded ( Read more... )

Haditha screams a messageRe "The warrior's way," Opinion, June 6 ( Read more... )

Oh, what a lovely war

SIR - Americans will indeed accept heavy casualties to prevent another September 11th. However, Iraq had nothing to do with those atrocities.

The Commandments and the CourtI'm less bothered by government endorsement of religion than by the hypocrisy of having our government buildings shout ''do not kill'' and ''do not bear false witness'' while we start needless wars based on trumped-up evidence ( Read more... )

Medal undeservedWhy is President Bush giving former CIA director George Tenet a medal? Certainly not for preventing 9/11. And certainly not for getting it right on Iraq ("Bush honors 3 players key to Iraq Policy," News ( Read more... )

Bush at War: Eye on the Ball?The question isn't whether we definitely had Osama bin Laden cornered in Afghanistan at Tora Bora. It's whether we've done all in our power to capture him. Had we sent our entire army after Osama bin Laden -- as we did after Saddam Hussein -- would he be still at large ( Read more... )

The World According to George Bush

Bush's main problem is that he fails to think ahead. He invaded Iraq but didn't plan for the aftermath. He offended allies whose help we now need. He started a war without thinking how it would destabilize the world. He cut corners, bypassing the U.N. Being tough cannot make up for a lack of judgment.

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