Now, here’s a response to the Iraq War question
From Liz Cheney: When will the media ask @BarackObama & @HillaryClinton key question for 2016- Knowing what we know now, would you still have abandoned Iraq? Indeed.
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Ramadi falls…
…to ISIS. This means a death sentence for a lot of people: “We have not received reinforcements from the government, and there will be a massacre of these people like there was in Speicher,” said Dahl. He referred to a … Continue reading →
A look ahead to our withdrawal from Iraq
[NOTE: I happened across this post from 2006 when I was looking for something today. It struck me so forcibly—and sadly—that I thought it would be a good idea to publish it again. Note especially the prescient quotes from the … Continue reading →
Ramadi appears about to fall…
…and the Obama administration says it doesn’t matter much: …Ramadi’s looming collapse has long been predictable. After all, it’s not exactly a secret that ISIS wants to control the arterial roads that connect central Syria with central Iraq (if you … Continue reading →
Tom Cotton on nuclear war and Iran; Goldberg on Iraq
This is a good interview with Tom Cotton on the Iran “deal.” In it, he suggests better alternatives, and speculates on the possible consequences of the deal as it’s currently being described by the administration. I suggest you read the … Continue reading →
A liberal’s take on the Iran “deal”
[NOTE: The word “deal” is in scare quotes because it’s not actually a deal, it’s an announcement of a tentative deal to make a deal. But for the rest of this post I’ll leave out the quote marks for the … Continue reading →
Iraq: hard-won gains squandered
I think this comment at Hot Air on a thread about ISIS burning the Jordanian pilot is of particular interest: That ISIS IS the same crowd is exhibit two billion and seven of the morally bankrupt media who refused to … Continue reading →
Watching “American Sniper” in Iraq
The movie “American Sniper” opened in Iraq but was pulled out of fear of demonstrations and violence: But before it was yanked from the theater, one Iraqi man named Gaith Mohammed said that it played to full and enthusiastic crowds. … Continue reading →
Correcting the record on the Iraq War: why it’s preaching to the choir
Gabriel Malor at Ace’s has written a post attempting to correct the NY Times‘ latest fable about the Iraq War, the lead-up to it, and what Bush’s argument for the commencement of the war was based on. Malor does an … Continue reading →
Obama’s a better general than his generals, a better…
…oh, a better everything than his everythings. Does Obama listen to anyone except his political experts? Oh, he pretends to listen. He lets them talk—invites them to talk, even—and tilts his head and furrows his brow, and thanks them. And … Continue reading →
Obama’s Iraq
Peter Beinart’s piece in the Atlantic leads with the obligatory and customary condemnation of Bush, an attempt to make it clear that he’s not, repeat NOT, gone over to the Republican, pro-Bush dark side. Please don’t make that mistake: Yes, … Continue reading →
Leon Panetta…
…throws Obama under the bus: Obama’s former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA, Leon Panetta, has blamed the president for the chaos unfolding in Iraq. Time previewed Panetta’s upcoming memoir, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War … Continue reading →