Posts Tagged ‘iraq’
Rachel Awesome
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I also recommend Rachel’s follow-up talk with Richard Engel for a summary of how screwed up Iraq still is. [Read More]
George W. Bush : Iraq War :: Billy Peltzer : Gremlins
Last night, hapless Senator John McCain tweeted: Last American combat troops leave Iraq. I think President George W. Bush deserves some credit for victory. I commented on one of my favorite blogs Deus Ex Malcontent: It’s like giving Billy credit for saving his town [Read More]
The Fallen
‘Miracle’ Marine loses final battle I had some commentary, but I’ll let the story speak for itself. [Read More]
Hypothetically, if I were looking for a new job…
subject: OT- Increase in compensation:::::Remedy Engineer – OCONUS-IRAQ The annualized compensation package for this position has been increased to $275,000 (inclusive-base plus foreign service and hazardous/dangerous duty pay). Remedy Engineer for deployment to IRAQ [Read More]
Iraq: It’s just too damn late
Like most Americans, I’m just weary of the Iraq War. Speaking out against it loudly seems almost as pointless now as it did back in the winter and spring of 2003. I heard a good deal of the testimonies of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker over the last two days, [Read More]
Bush: We’re kicking ass in Iraq…kinda like Brownie was doin’ a helluva job with Katrina
Mr Bush perhaps summed it up best when the Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile greeted him at the airport and asked “How was Baghdad?” “We’re kicking ass,” Mr Bush responded. - Phillip Coorey in the Sydney Morning Herald, 9/5/2007 [Read More]
What’s a little strain on the military when our way of life is at stake?
Military command wants Iraq troops cut by nearly half Officials say Marine Gen. Peter Pace will convey concerns by the chiefs that keeping in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraq into 2008 will “severely strain” the US armed forces. But I thought this was the fight [Read More]
No sh*t, Sherlock
My favorite quote from Tuesday’s Larry King interview with Dick Cheney: I think the insurgency turned out to be more robust. [Read More]
Edwards: Bush’s Iraq/September 11 remarks ‘border on the delusional’
The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th. - George W. Bush, July 12, 2007 Then John Edwards said that Bush’s remarks “border on the delusional”. Let’s [Read More]
More retired generals speak out against Bush
Retired Gen. George Washington Criticizes Bush’s Handling Of Iraq War WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Revolutionary War veteran noted that while Hussein was a tyrant, that alone did not justify a "conflict that seems without design or end." .onion_embed [Read More]
