I Thought It Was a Civil War?
Apparently not. Iran supplies Iraqi militias, says ABC News.
Apparently not. Iran supplies Iraqi militias, says ABC News.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
