Iraq war's ties to Sept. 11 have unraveledRumsfeld's rant was but the shrillest of several recent statements by members of the federal regime -- Cheney, Rice and the great and powerful Bush himself -- in defense of the war in Iraq. Which must mean . . . hold on, let me check my calendar . . . yep, there's an election coming ( Read more... )

'Victory will be achieved'
Press the enemy. Find the enemy. Bring the enemy to justice. Never relent. Never give them quarter. Understand you cannot negotiate with these people. You cannot rationalize with these people. You must stay on the hunt, and bring them to justice. This is precisely what we are doing,
Doesn't that just sound like a president ( Read more... )

Interesting movie that, Kurtlar vadisi - Irak, or as it's called in some places Tal der Wölfe. There had been some controversy about that movie: The North Rhine-Westphalian minister of youth Armin Laschet (CDU) had applied for a 18+ rating, because he sees it as "social disorienting", at least one other German politician shared that opinion, though ( Read more... )

Iraq through the prism of Vietnam
The Vietnam War experience can’t tell us anything about the war in Iraq - or so it is said. If you believe that, trying looking through this lens, and you may change your mind ( Read more... )

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