Archive for November, 2006

I Thought It Was a Civil War?

Apparently not. Iran supplies Iraqi militias, says ABC News.

Dems Flinch on Campaign Promises

Remember the solemn pledge delivered by Democrats leading up to the mid-term elections to implement ALL of the recommendations of the 9/11 commission?
Nevermind.

Democratic leaders have decided for now against implementing the one measure that would affect them most directly: a wholesale reorganization of Congress to improve oversight and funding of the nation’s intelligence agencies. Instead, [...]

Bush: No Withdrawal

As of today, President Bush says U.S. troops will stay in Iraq unless it’s government asks us to leave.

“I know there’s a lot of speculation that these reports in Washington mean there’s going to be some kind of graceful exit out of Iraq,” Mr. Bush said during a joint news conference in Amman with Prime [...]

Team Baker Makes Recommendations

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a compromise on Wednesday, and although the report isn’t suppose to be released until next Wednesday, the leakers are in full force. What we know so far:

the report will call for a gradual pullback of troops
there will be no timetable for their withdrawal

What’s not clear is the meaning of [...]

Schumer: Reaganism is Dead

Senator Charles Schumer continues to live in an alternate state.

“We’re in better shape than [Republicans] are, because they don’t realize that Reaganomics is dead, that the Reagan philosophy is dead,” he said. “We realize that New Deal democracy, which is still our paradigm, which is sort of appeal to each group … that doesn’t work [...]

Saudi’s To The Rescue?

If the U.S. leaves Iraq suddenly, Saudi Arabia will step in to the country to prevent the slaughter of Sunnis at the hands of Iranian-backed Shiites.
Why wait? What’s preventing the Saudis from stepping in and helping the Iraqis now? If they’re really an ally of ours, why the posturing? Get to work! 
More from Dan Riehl.

Maliki Snub?

A U.S.-Iraq summit planned for today was suddenly pushed back to Thursday after this classified memo was leaked by the New York Times. Bush administration officials deny any link between the story and the delay of the summit.

Drip, Drip, Drip – NYT Leaks Again

The New York Times published details from a classified memo on Wednesday which expresses doubts whether Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has the power to control sectarian violence in Iraq.

The Nov. 8 memo was prepared for Mr. Bush and his top deputies by Stephen J. Hadley, the national security adviser, and senior aides on [...]

Birthday In Absentia

Is there anyone left on the planet who thinks Fidel Castro will rise again to be the leader he once was?
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.
“I’m not in medical condition to be there,” Castro [...]