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Foreign Policy/War Archives

May 13, 2008 - Sacrifice by Turkana
May 10, 2008 - Neo-Con Dreams by Mary
May 7, 2008 - Utter Insanity by Turkana
May 1, 2008 - We Can Dream by Turkana
April 25, 2008 - Case Study by Turkana
April 23, 2008 - Roadmap To Nowhere by Steve Soto
April 23, 2008 - Quick Hits - War On, Dude! by Steve Soto
April 22, 2008 - Stark by Turkana
April 21, 2008 - Coalescing by Turkana
April 18, 2008 - Unpatriotic by Turkana
April 17, 2008 - But Things Are Going So Well! by Turkana
April 16, 2008 - It's Time To Stop Pretending by Turkana
April 15, 2008 - Deserving of Mention by Turkana
April 10, 2008 - Democrats Look The Other Way by Steve Soto
April 10, 2008 - Again and Again and Again by Turkana
April 9, 2008 - Tell Me How This Ends by Turkana
April 8, 2008 - Catapulting Something by Turkana
April 7, 2008 - Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get More Surreal by Turkana
April 5, 2008 - Blackwater is Special by Turkana
April 4, 2008 - Pashtunistan Rising by Turkana
April 4, 2008 - Iraqi Forces Crumbled in Basra Battle by Steve Soto
April 3, 2008 - Doing The Job As Well As Bush Does by Turkana
April 1, 2008 - A quick note to John McCain by Turkana
March 31, 2008 - Off Script by Turkana
March 30, 2008 - Al-Sadr's Clever "Retreat" by Steve Soto
March 29, 2008 - The "Success" Unravels by Steve Soto
March 27, 2008 - Blackwater Fever by Turkana
March 27, 2008 - Bombing Diplomacy by Turkana
March 27, 2008 - Or What? by Turkana
March 25, 2008 - Worse to Worst by Turkana
March 25, 2008 - Quagmire by Turkana
March 24, 2008 - Another Gruesome Day by Turkana
March 23, 2008 - 4000 by Turkana
March 20, 2008 - Cannot Be Overstated by Turkana
March 19, 2008 - Why Was It Worth It? by Steve Soto
March 19, 2008 - Five Years Ago, And A Year From Now by Steve Soto
March 18, 2008 - Iraqi Government Signs On With McCain by Steve Soto
March 17, 2008 - Nothing to See Here; Move Along by Steve Soto
March 17, 2008 - In Iraq, the irony doesn't drip; it bleeds. by Turkana
March 13, 2008 - War by Turkana
March 11, 2008 - Any questions? by Turkana
March 10, 2008 - Don't look! by Turkana
March 7, 2008 - Forever is a very long time by Turkana
March 3, 2008 - Full glory by Turkana
February 29, 2008 - Pakistan is done with playing Bush's games by Turkana
February 27, 2008 - Turkey's assault on Iraqi Kurdistan by Turkana
February 25, 2008 - "I didn’t know how much Iraq means to me, until I saw It destroyed" by Turkana
February 22, 2008 - The Continuing Disaster by Turkana
February 21, 2008 - Winning the War on Democracy? by Turkana
February 20, 2008 - Saturday by Turkana
February 19, 2008 - Beyond Myopia by Turkana
February 15, 2008 - Withdrawal is not coming soon, and it is not what you think it is by Turkana
February 13, 2008 - Who could have imagined? by Turkana
February 12, 2008 - The Shock Doctrine In Iraq by Turkana
February 8, 2008 - The Bush Administration's Afghan Follies Road Show by Turkana
February 6, 2008 - Rice tries to shift the blame for Bush's Afghan disaster by Turkana
February 4, 2008 - Losing wars and antagonizing allies by Turkana
February 1, 2008 - Surging Backward by Turkana
January 25, 2008 - Freedom and Democracy by Turkana
January 22, 2008 - Meanwhile, There's a War Going On by Turkana
January 21, 2008 - When Silence is Betrayal by Turkana
January 18, 2008 - Iraq Moratorium Day #5 by Turkana
January 17, 2008 - Blaming our allies for Bush's failures in Afghanistan by Turkana
January 16, 2008 - Afghanistan defines the Bush Administration by Turkana
January 15, 2008 - Blowback to the Future by Turkana
December 25, 2007 - Christmas in Iraq by Turkana
December 24, 2007 - Wishing them the best of everything. by Turkana
December 24, 2007 - Because they don't care! by Turkana
December 20, 2007 - Courage by Turkana
December 19, 2007 - John Bolton is still insane by Turkana
December 18, 2007 - Kurdistan simmering by Turkana
December 17, 2007 - The Continuing Strategic Brilliance of the Bush Administration by Turkana
December 14, 2007 - There’s a War On? by paradox
December 12, 2007 - Priorities and Blame by Turkana
December 11, 2007 - An informed opinion on Iraq by Turkana
December 10, 2007 - Bush figures out how to improve America's image, abroad! by Turkana
December 10, 2007 - Bush and Iran: Don't talk, don't listen, don't learn by Turkana
December 7, 2007 - House Democrats appear ready to capitulate on Iraq. Again. by Turkana
December 7, 2007 - Today was Pearl Harbor Day by Turkana
December 7, 2007 - Don't start popping the champagne by Turkana
December 6, 2007 - Afghanistan just doesn't matter by Turkana
December 5, 2007 - There really is a War on Christmas- in Iraq by Turkana
December 4, 2007 - "Priorities don’t get much more twisted." by Turkana
November 28, 2007 - Declare Victory And Come Home by Steve Soto
November 27, 2007 - Cutting Through The Spin by Steve Soto
November 26, 2007 - Bush Ties The Anchor Around Their Necks by Steve Soto
November 25, 2007 - Iraq's Hidden Wounds: Traumatic Brain Injuries by Mary
November 24, 2007 - John Howard Lost To A Familiar Agenda by Steve Soto
November 23, 2007 - Annapolis Fakery by Steve Soto
November 23, 2007 - Open Thread - Ask Riyadh Edition by Steve Soto
November 20, 2007 - Obey And Murtha: "No Strings = No Money" by Steve Soto
November 19, 2007 - Democrats, Change The Narrative On Iraq by Steve Soto
November 14, 2007 - War Funding Bill Moves To Senate by Steve Soto
November 14, 2007 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
November 13, 2007 - Reid: No More Rubber Stamps by Steve Soto
November 12, 2007 - Attack Against Iran Unlikely by Steve Soto
November 7, 2007 - Morning Notes by Steve Soto
November 6, 2007 - Go After Their Record by Steve Soto
November 5, 2007 - Where's The Program? by Steve Soto
November 5, 2007 - Burma With Nukes by Steve Soto
October 31, 2007 - Wrecking Foggy Bottom by Steve Soto
October 31, 2007 - Heading For The Door by Steve Soto
October 30, 2007 - Afternoon Quick Hits by Steve Soto
October 30, 2007 - State Department Botches Another One by Steve Soto
October 30, 2007 - Stop The Mercenaries by Steve Soto
October 26, 2007 - Putin Gives Bush The Finger Again by Steve Soto
October 25, 2007 - New Sanctions Against Iran by Steve Soto
October 24, 2007 - Nice Shoe Closet, Though by Steve Soto
October 24, 2007 - Enabling The Fascism by Steve Soto
October 24, 2007 - New India-Iran-Pakistan Energy Deal? by Steve Soto
October 23, 2007 - Bush Wants To Dictate To Cubans by Steve Soto
October 22, 2007 - Questionable Priorities by Steve Soto
October 19, 2007 - Iraqis Give China And Iran A Head Start by Steve Soto
October 17, 2007 - Afraid of Mr. 24%? by Steve Soto
October 17, 2007 - Focus Nancy, Focus by Steve Soto
October 14, 2007 - Stumbling Into Another Debacle by Steve Soto
October 13, 2007 - Bush v Gore Redux by Mary
October 10, 2007 - State And FBI Whitewashing Blackwater Inquiry by Steve Soto
October 8, 2007 - Are The Iraqis Ready For A Confrontation - With Us? by Steve Soto
September 26, 2007 - GOP: War Yes, Kids No by Steve Soto
September 26, 2007 - Did Blackwater Undermine Bush's Korea-Type Dreams? by Steve Soto
September 21, 2007 - Will SCHIP Save Democrats From Themselves? by Steve Soto
September 21, 2007 - Reid: Botching Another Opportunity by Steve Soto
September 18, 2007 - Afternoon Update by Steve Soto
September 17, 2007 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
September 16, 2007 - Iraq: A glimpse into the obvious by soccerdad
September 15, 2007 - Waiting for the Truth on Iraq by paradox
September 14, 2007 - Last Night Opens The Door by Steve Soto
September 13, 2007 - Will He Really Bring Up Korea? by Steve Soto
September 13, 2007 - So Many Questions by Steve Soto
September 13, 2007 - Shake His Hand - And Die by Steve Soto
September 11, 2007 - Ho Hum by Steve Soto
September 11, 2007 - Senate Foreign Relations Not So Easy For Petraeus by Steve Soto
September 11, 2007 - MoveOn Didn't Help by Steve Soto
September 10, 2007 - It's All For Show, Nothing Else by Steve Soto
September 9, 2007 - Attack Iran? I don't think so by Erin Alecto
September 7, 2007 - Time For Levin To Grow A Pair by Steve Soto
September 6, 2007 - Make McCain Sell It by Steve Soto
September 6, 2007 - The Post: Whitewashers For Petraeus by Steve Soto
September 5, 2007 - Setting The Narrative In Advance Of Petraeus by Steve Soto
September 5, 2007 - Testing The Waters by Steve Soto
September 4, 2007 - Bush: No Changes In Iraq by Steve Soto
September 4, 2007 - Creating False Expectations? by Steve Soto
September 4, 2007 - Open Thread - Caught In A Lie Edition by Steve Soto
August 31, 2007 - Warner's Decision Impacts Iraq Debate by Steve Soto
August 30, 2007 - Pentagon Splintering on Iraq? by Steve Soto
August 29, 2007 - Can Al-Maliki And Democrats Help Each Other? by Steve Soto
August 29, 2007 - Tauscher Belittles Pentagon's "Green Zone Fog" by Steve Soto
August 27, 2007 - Suddenly The Iraqis Move A Little by Steve Soto
August 24, 2007 - Christmas Presents From Iraq by Steve Soto
August 23, 2007 - Bush: It's Not My Fault Everything I Did Is FUBAR by Steve Soto
August 22, 2007 - Militias Control Iraqi Electricity by Steve Soto
August 22, 2007 - Afternoon Update - McConnell Spills The Beans by Steve Soto
August 22, 2007 - Where Are The VC, Mr. President? by Steve Soto
August 22, 2007 - What's Another 14 Dead Soldiers To The GOP? by Steve Soto
August 21, 2007 - Media Loses Interest In Iraq by Steve Soto
August 21, 2007 - Levin's Silliness by Steve Soto
August 20, 2007 - Sure, Shooter Missed The Memo by Steve Soto
August 16, 2007 - Authorizing the War for Resources by soccerdad
August 16, 2007 - Biden Wants Patraeus' Surge Report, Not Condi's by Jeff Dinelli
August 14, 2007 - Sunni as Spoilers: At Least 190 Dead in Northern Iraq by paradox
August 8, 2007 - McCain Follows Cordesman's Lead by Steve Soto
August 8, 2007 - What The FISA Vote Says About September by Steve Soto
August 8, 2007 - What is Terrorism? by soccerdad
August 6, 2007 - Petraeus' Neglect Helped Arm Insurgents by Steve Soto
August 2, 2007 - Obama’s Speech – A Dissenting View by soccerdad
August 1, 2007 - Obama's Hard Power/Soft Power Home Run by Steve Soto
July 31, 2007 - Gunning For The Kurds by Steve Soto
July 31, 2007 - Rewarding Failure by Steve Soto
July 30, 2007 - Iraqi Parliament: See Ya! by Steve Soto
July 29, 2007 - Selling Arms to the Saudis by soccerdad
July 28, 2007 - Move Beyond Failure In Iraq by Steve Soto
July 27, 2007 - Bush Upset with The Saudis by soccerdad
July 26, 2007 - Was Tillman Killed by his Comrades? by soccerdad
July 26, 2007 - Try Again Bernanke by Steve Soto
July 24, 2007 - Petraeus Plans For 2009 Already by Steve Soto
July 23, 2007 - Decider No More by Steve Soto
July 20, 2007 - September Just Turned Into Summer 2008 by Steve Soto
July 19, 2007 - 61% Want War Funding Tied To Timeline by Steve Soto
July 19, 2007 - Reid: No More Debates For Now by Steve Soto
July 16, 2007 - Mid-Day Update by Steve Soto
July 16, 2007 - USN, USAF: Bush’s Bitch? by paradox
July 16, 2007 - Saudis' role in Iraq insurgency by soccerdad
July 13, 2007 - Warner And Lugar Aren't Waiting For September by Steve Soto
July 12, 2007 - Pelosi Gets April Withdrawal Bill Passed by Steve Soto
July 11, 2007 - Three GOP Senators Co-Sponsor April 2008 Combat Termination by Steve Soto
July 11, 2007 - Senate Republicans Filibuster Against The Troops by Steve Soto
July 11, 2007 - More Progress in Iraq by soccerdad
July 10, 2007 - Late Night Grab Bag by Steve Soto
July 10, 2007 - Bush: Do It My Way - Or I'll Scare You Some More by Steve Soto
July 10, 2007 - More Than 70% Want Troops Home By April by Steve Soto
July 9, 2007 - Panic Mode Sets In by Steve Soto
July 9, 2007 - Pushing An Advantage by Steve Soto
July 7, 2007 - Faulty Expectations by Steve Soto
July 6, 2007 - Domenici, Doolittle Want Iraq Mission Change Now by Steve Soto
July 2, 2007 - Resolute In His Crusade by Steve Soto
June 27, 2007 - What Do We Owe the Iraqis? by soccerdad
June 27, 2007 - Ahmadinejad: What did he say? by soccerdad
June 26, 2007 - Voinovich Joins Lugar - The Dam Has Broken by Steve Soto
June 26, 2007 - Taking Advantage Of The Schism by Steve Soto
June 24, 2007 - White House Ready To Bamboozle Congress Again by Steve Soto
June 24, 2007 - Apocalypse Iraq by soccerdad
June 23, 2007 - It's Always "Groundhog Day" in Iraq by soccerdad
June 21, 2007 - Afternoon Update by Steve Soto
June 21, 2007 - Fourteen Killed In 2 Days by Steve Soto
June 20, 2007 - Smearing The Boos by Steve Soto
June 19, 2007 - Focus On Al Qaeda, Not A Permanent Occupation by Steve Soto
June 19, 2007 - Afghanistan: Killing More Children by soccerdad
June 18, 2007 - Blair Afraid that Bush Would "Nuke the Sh*t" out of Afghanistan by soccerdad
June 18, 2007 - Petraeus Pleads For An Endless Occupation by Steve Soto
June 16, 2007 - Unintended Consequences by Mary
June 15, 2007 - Clueless About Russia by Steve Soto
June 15, 2007 - All Surge Forces Have Arrived by Steve Soto
June 13, 2007 - Why Hold Iraq Together? by Steve Soto
June 12, 2007 - Fallon: Where's the Oil Law? by Steve Soto
June 12, 2007 - Iraq: What do We Mean by Progress? by soccerdad
June 11, 2007 - Arming The Sunnis Out In The Open by Steve Soto
June 10, 2007 - Pentagon's Iraq Plan Offer Way Forward For Democrats by Steve Soto
June 10, 2007 - Iraq – The Success of “Creative Destruction” by soccerdad
June 9, 2007 - The War on Terror – Making War Promoters Rich by soccerdad
June 8, 2007 - Bush Is Using Baker-Hamilton As A Fig Leaf by Steve Soto
June 7, 2007 - What Does Stephen Hadley Do? by Steve Soto
June 7, 2007 - Despite Bush's Taunts, Putin Outmaneuvers Him On Star Wars Today by Steve Soto
June 6, 2007 - History of Bipartisan Mendacity on Iraq by soccerdad
June 5, 2007 - Of Course Their Poll Numbers Are Tanking by Steve Soto
June 4, 2007 - Military Says Surge Has Failed So Far by Steve Soto
June 4, 2007 - Deja vu by Erin Alecto
June 1, 2007 - No Permanent Bases? by Steve Soto
May 30, 2007 - When Will The Democrats Talk About The Real Cheney Agenda? by Steve Soto
May 29, 2007 - Ten Eight More Died Yesterday by Steve Soto
May 28, 2007 - War is our Destiny and Our History by soccerdad
May 27, 2007 - Andrew Bacevich's on his son's death in Iraq. by soccerdad
May 27, 2007 - Clarification of Liberal Defense Policy by paradox
May 26, 2007 - Online Chatter Grows for Gore by paradox
May 25, 2007 - Notes On The Day After by Steve Soto
May 24, 2007 - How Will Clinton And Obama Vote? by Steve Soto
May 23, 2007 - Plan Now For The Fall Budget Battle Over Iraq by Steve Soto
May 22, 2007 - New Iraq Strategy Lasts Through Remainder of Bush's Term by Steve Soto
May 22, 2007 - Pelosi and Reid Stumble Back To Point A by Steve Soto
May 22, 2007 - They Make a Great Team by paradox
May 21, 2007 - Will Bush Leave If There Isn't An Oil Law? by Steve Soto
May 21, 2007 - Dusting Off The ISG Report by Steve Soto
May 18, 2007 - Democrats Look Cornered on Iraq by paradox
May 17, 2007 - What's Next In The Gulf? by Steve Soto
May 16, 2007 - Outrage Central by Steve Soto
May 15, 2007 - Bush's "War Czar" Advocated Troop Drawdown - Why Was He Selected? by Steve Soto
May 14, 2007 - GOP Fracture About Iraq? by Steve Soto
May 13, 2007 - Could Bush Have Just Begun the End of the War? by paradox
May 12, 2007 - Hidden Cost of War Still Obviously Sick by paradox
May 11, 2007 - Talabani: Americans Need To Stay Another 1-2 Years by Steve Soto
May 10, 2007 - Bush Will Now Accept Iraqi Benchmarks by Steve Soto
May 9, 2007 - Wake Me When They Vote Against Bush by Steve Soto
May 9, 2007 - Is The 2002 AUMF Inoperative? by Steve Soto
May 8, 2007 - Rice: We're Not Leaving Iraq by Steve Soto
May 8, 2007 - Placing Our Troops At Greater Risk - For What? by Steve Soto
May 6, 2007 - GOP Leadership Nervous About Mr. 28% by Steve Soto
May 5, 2007 - Get Back To The Agenda by Steve Soto
May 4, 2007 - A Futile Suggestion by Steve Soto
May 2, 2007 - Make The GOP Find The Votes - If They Can by Steve Soto
May 1, 2007 - Morning Grab Bag by Steve Soto
April 30, 2007 - Iraqi Parliament AWOL This July-August by Steve Soto
April 30, 2007 - Mid Day Update by Steve Soto
April 30, 2007 - Bush Wants An Auto Pilot War by Steve Soto
April 29, 2007 - The GOP's Choice: Bush Or Survival by Steve Soto
April 27, 2007 - A Good First Start by Steve Soto
April 26, 2007 - Forget Iraqi Political Reconciliation by Steve Soto
April 25, 2007 - Enabling Failure by Steve Soto
April 23, 2007 - Rhetoric Versus Reality by Steve Soto
April 20, 2007 - Staying In The Bunker by Steve Soto
April 18, 2007 - Al-Maliki Gives Democrats A Hand by Steve Soto
April 17, 2007 - Democrats Have A Good Hand To Play On Iraq by Steve Soto
April 16, 2007 - Afternoon Grab Bag by Steve Soto
April 16, 2007 - Open Thread - Who's Paying for Bush's War by Mary
April 15, 2007 - Iraq: “Looking from the side” or maybe not at all. by soccerdad
April 14, 2007 - Saturday Night World View by Steve Soto
April 13, 2007 - Friday Morning Grab Bag by Steve Soto
April 11, 2007 - Richardson Would Exit Iraq By 2008 by Steve Soto
April 11, 2007 - Surging To Destruction by Steve Soto
April 10, 2007 - Bush Has No Takers For "War Czar" by Steve Soto
April 10, 2007 - Bush: My Way Or Else On Iraq by Steve Soto
April 4, 2007 - Bush Surges Green Troops To Iraq by Steve Soto
April 3, 2007 - Pelosi Shrugs Off White House BS On Syria by Steve Soto
April 2, 2007 - Why The Israelis Are Turning To The Democrats by Steve Soto
April 1, 2007 - Bush Has Nothing by paradox
March 30, 2007 - Week Of April 16th Will Be Momentous by Steve Soto
March 29, 2007 - Bringing You Safe Neighborhoods by Steve Soto
March 28, 2007 - McCain Heads For Irrelevancy by Steve Soto
March 27, 2007 - Senate Narrowly Votes To Keep A Timeline (For Now) by Steve Soto
March 26, 2007 - GOP Tipping Points Near On Iraq And Gonzales? by Steve Soto
March 26, 2007 - The Post-50 Monday Grab Bag by Steve Soto
March 24, 2007 - Bush Will Veto His War, Tell Me Another One by paradox
March 23, 2007 - Pelosi Gets 218-212 Victory On Iraq August 2008 Timeline - Bush Issues Veto Threat by Steve Soto
March 22, 2007 - Bush Enables Al Qaeda In Iraq by Steve Soto
March 17, 2007 - US Out of Iraq Now by paradox
March 15, 2007 - Iraqis Have Already Missed Benchmarks by Steve Soto
March 14, 2007 - Hillary's Iraq Policy: No Withdrawal by Steve Soto
March 13, 2007 - Iraq: The Failures of Democratization by soccerdad
March 12, 2007 - Pentagon At Work On Surge Alternative by Steve Soto
March 11, 2007 - Iraq: Possible Outcomes by soccerdad
March 10, 2007 - Canada: Afghanistan is Slipping Away by soccerdad
March 9, 2007 - Bush Lies About Latin American Aid by Steve Soto
March 8, 2007 - House Democrats Agree On Fall 2008 Withdrawal Timeline by Steve Soto
March 6, 2007 - Gallup: Bush Drops To 33%; Nearly 6 In 10 Want Out In One Year by Steve Soto
March 4, 2007 - Tie The Saudis And Iranians To The Solution by Steve Soto
March 2, 2007 - A Little Clarity On Iraq And Health Care May Go A Long Way by Steve Soto
March 2, 2007 - Open Thread - Picking at the AUMF Vote Again by Mary
March 1, 2007 - Bring Home The Guard - Now by Steve Soto
February 28, 2007 - Bush/Cheney And Big Oil Win The Real War by Steve Soto
February 27, 2007 - A Blip Or A Cliff? by Steve Soto
February 27, 2007 - Taliban Attack Against Cheney Says It All by Steve Soto
February 26, 2007 - Public Supports Limits On Troop Deployment by Steve Soto
February 26, 2007 - Media Is Missing The Story by Steve Soto
February 24, 2007 - Fallujah: an update by soccerdad
February 22, 2007 - Senate Democrats Up The Ante by Steve Soto
February 22, 2007 - An Alternative Iraq Policy For Democrats by Steve Soto
February 21, 2007 - Sunnis Using Chlorine Gas Bombs In Iraq by Steve Soto
February 20, 2007 - Blair Sends Bush A Message On Iran by Steve Soto
February 20, 2007 - Powerless To Stop Fighting The Wrong Enemy by Steve Soto
February 20, 2007 - Clinton: No options are off the table. by Mary
February 20, 2007 - Despair and anger in Iraq by soccerdad
February 17, 2007 - Are the Saudis funding the Sunnis? by soccerdad
February 16, 2007 - GOP Against American Public On Surge by Steve Soto
February 16, 2007 - More Than Half Of Public Would Defund The Surge by Steve Soto
February 15, 2007 - Representative Murtha Raises the Ante by Mary
February 14, 2007 - Open Thread - No Clean Break Edition by Mary
February 13, 2007 - Too Limp To Be In Congress by Steve Soto
February 12, 2007 - More on Iran's role in Iraq by soccerdad
February 12, 2007 - Open Thread by Mary
February 10, 2007 - Experts Agree that Congress Can Stop Bush From Extending War Into Iran by Mary
February 10, 2007 - Iraq: more evidence of a clusterf**k nation by soccerdad
February 8, 2007 - Iraq: Have we brought them enough freedom yet? by soccerdad
February 8, 2007 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
February 7, 2007 - Hang The Monday Vote Around The GOP's Neck by Steve Soto
February 6, 2007 - More Provocations Aimed At Iran by Steve Soto
February 5, 2007 - Democrats Should Have "Plan B" Ready To Go On Surge Debate This Week by Steve Soto
February 4, 2007 - US Soldiers Say Surge Won't Work by Steve Soto
February 3, 2007 - Pandering For Naught To The War For Israel Machine by Steve Soto
February 2, 2007 - Another $245 Billion, To Arm Al-Sadr? by Steve Soto
January 31, 2007 - Please Support Senator Feingold to End the Iraq War by paradox
January 31, 2007 - Is McCain Running Out Of Patience With Bush on Iraq? by Steve Soto
January 30, 2007 - New CENTCOM Commander Oblivious On Surge by Steve Soto
January 30, 2007 - Iran's Nuclear Threat by soccerdad
January 29, 2007 - Bolton: Partitioned Iraq OK by Steve Soto
January 28, 2007 - Iraq: The Surge is a Success! But How? by soccerdad
January 24, 2007 - Biden Gets 12-9 Vote Against Surge by Steve Soto
January 22, 2007 - The Wheels Come Off by Steve Soto
January 22, 2007 - Have Bush And The GOP Cratered Over Iraq? by Steve Soto
January 22, 2007 - No Surge is Good, End of the War Much Better by paradox
January 22, 2007 - Open Thread - How Is Iran Like Iraq? by Mary
January 21, 2007 - Send More, Faster by Steve Soto
January 21, 2007 - The Surge Is All His by Steve Soto
January 20, 2007 - Morning Update - Hillary's In by Steve Soto
January 19, 2007 - Kissinger Tells Us Why We are in Iraq. by soccerdad
January 18, 2007 - Carrot And Stick Does Work After All by Steve Soto
January 18, 2007 - Left Coast: Juan Cole Visits UC Santa Cruz by paradox
January 18, 2007 - Open Thread - Hillary Punts On Iraq by Steve Soto
January 17, 2007 - Iraq Will Always Be A Horrifying Disaster, President Bush by paradox
January 17, 2007 - Bipartisan Senate Resolution Will Offer Policy Alternatives by Steve Soto
January 16, 2007 - Gallup: 61% Support Nonbinding Resolution by Steve Soto
January 16, 2007 - Open Thread - Calling Bush's Bluff Edition by Steve Soto
January 15, 2007 - The Sky-rocketing Costs of War by Mary
January 14, 2007 - Edwards Calls For Mass Opposition To The Surge by Steve Soto
January 13, 2007 - A Qualified "Yes" For The Surge by Steve Soto
January 13, 2007 - Bush: Belligerent Bully by soccerdad
January 13, 2007 - Acting Unilaterally Against Iran by Steve Soto
January 12, 2007 - Would the Military Stop a War With Iran? by paradox
January 11, 2007 - AP Poll: 70% Oppose Escalation by Steve Soto
January 11, 2007 - 61% Oppose Bush's Plan - What The Democrats Should Do by Steve Soto
January 11, 2007 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
January 10, 2007 - Bush Just Sunk The GOP by Steve Soto
January 10, 2007 - It Really Is About Oil by Steve Soto
January 10, 2007 - Lt General Boykin on his Way Out? by Mary
January 9, 2007 - Escalation Begins This Month by Steve Soto
January 9, 2007 - 61% Are Against Escalation by Steve Soto
January 9, 2007 - There Aren’t Supermajorities to Stop the War by paradox
January 8, 2007 - What Leverage? by Steve Soto
January 7, 2007 - Hagel v McCain by Mary
January 6, 2007 - Al-Maliki: Don't Bother Sending More Troops by Steve Soto
January 3, 2007 - The Wise Men Speak by Steve Soto
January 3, 2007 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
January 2, 2007 - Bush Ready To Repeat The Mistake by Steve Soto
January 2, 2007 - Bush Stands Ready To Isolate Himself by Steve Soto
January 1, 2007 - Bush Readies To Escalate As GOP May Abandon Him by Steve Soto
January 1, 2007 - Messages from the Saddam Hanging by soccerdad
December 29, 2006 - More Aid For Iraq? Show Us The Money by Steve Soto
December 29, 2006 - Lieberman: It's All About Iran by Steve Soto
December 28, 2006 - Specter Disagrees With Bush On Middle East by Steve Soto
December 28, 2006 - Meandering To The Inevitable by Steve Soto
December 27, 2006 - Ford Disagreed With Bush On Iraq by Steve Soto
December 27, 2006 - More Popcorn Please by Steve Soto
December 26, 2006 - Biden Will Have Some Fun In 2007 by Steve Soto
December 26, 2006 - Rescind The September 2001 AUMF by Steve Soto
December 26, 2006 - Iraq: More Of The Same Failure by Steve Soto
December 22, 2006 - The More Things Change . . . by Steve Soto
December 21, 2006 - The "Surge," the Constitution, and Gamesmanship by dj moonbat
December 21, 2006 - Scarborough Introduces The I-word by Steve Soto
December 21, 2006 - Bush Flip-Flops On Listening To Military Leaders by Steve Soto
December 20, 2006 - Iraq-Surging Towards a Blood Bath by soccerdad
December 20, 2006 - Putting The Bush Foreign Policy Into Receivership by Steve Soto
December 20, 2006 - Pentagon Wants Another $100 Billion by Steve Soto
December 20, 2006 - Still Wrong - And Way Too Late by Steve Soto
December 19, 2006 - Bush Wants To Change The Subject by Steve Soto
December 19, 2006 - Open Thread - McCain Grasping At Straws Edition by Steve Soto
December 18, 2006 - Powell Sheds Bush 43 And His Team by Steve Soto
December 16, 2006 - Military Budget About Half a Trillion and the Army is Broke by soccerdad
December 15, 2006 - Iraqis Reject Any American Troop Increase by Steve Soto
December 14, 2006 - Open Thread by Mary
December 12, 2006 - Saudi Ambassador Suddenly Resigns by Steve Soto
December 12, 2006 - Baker-Hamilton Accelerates Bush's Downward Slide by Steve Soto
December 11, 2006 - Talabani Rejects American Training For Iraq's Army by Steve Soto
December 9, 2006 - Russia, Energy, and the Decline of the US by soccerdad
December 9, 2006 - Unmitigated Disaster by Mary
December 9, 2006 - Cheney Wants To Side With The Shiites by Steve Soto
December 8, 2006 - Zogby: Bush Approval Down To 30% by Steve Soto
December 8, 2006 - Public Rejects Bush's Failed Foreign Policy by Steve Soto
December 6, 2006 - With Report Out, Bush Can Now Move On And Ignore It by Steve Soto
December 4, 2006 - Buh-Bye Bolton by Steve Soto
December 3, 2006 - US Middle East Allies Worry About Bushco's Policies by Mary
December 2, 2006 - Rummy Touted Change In Course Two Days Before He Was Sacked by Steve Soto
December 2, 2006 - Open Thread - Iraq Policy Debate by Mary
November 30, 2006 - Baker Supports A Time-Certain Withdrawal After All by Steve Soto
November 30, 2006 - Nothing Will Change by Steve Soto
November 30, 2006 - Open Thread - DOA Edition by Steve Soto
November 29, 2006 - Biden Isn't Going To Wait For President Bystander To Fumble Again by Steve Soto
November 29, 2006 - Open Thread - Passing The Buck Edition by Steve Soto
November 28, 2006 - President Bystander by Steve Soto
November 28, 2006 - Open Thread - Bush Lost Iraq Edition by Steve Soto
November 27, 2006 - Bush Is Mr. Irrelevancy by Steve Soto
November 27, 2006 - Condi Loses A Key Aide by Steve Soto
November 27, 2006 - Iraq Update by Steve Soto
November 26, 2006 - Iraq: This is how bad it is by soccerdad
November 26, 2006 - More U.S. Support for Democracy by soccerdad
November 25, 2006 - Promoting Democracy in Iraq by soccerdad
November 24, 2006 - OK John And Joe: Time To Step Up To The Plate by Steve Soto
November 24, 2006 - Baghdad Erupts in Utter Civil War Chaos by paradox
November 22, 2006 - Mythology of America and Losing in Iraq by paradox
November 20, 2006 - Cheney Wants Iran Strike As If Iraq Debacle Didn't Exist by Steve Soto
November 19, 2006 - Bush Gambling Again? by Mary
November 19, 2006 - Utter Futility in Iraq: Capt. Stephanie Bagley by paradox
November 17, 2006 - Not "We Were Wrong" But "Why Were We Wrong" by Mary
November 16, 2006 - Targeting The Sunnis by Steve Soto
November 16, 2006 - The Deal by paradox
November 16, 2006 - Bush's New Iraq Plan Years Late And Dollars Short by Steve Soto
November 15, 2006 - Abizaid Snuffs McCain And Withdrawal Talk At The Same Time by Steve Soto
November 13, 2006 - Country in Crisis by paradox
November 13, 2006 - Did The Election Change Iraqi Behavior? by Steve Soto
November 12, 2006 - Democrats Called For “Re-Deployment” Over a Year Ago by paradox
November 9, 2006 - With Rummy Gone, Does Everything Change? by Steve Soto
November 9, 2006 - George's Lunch With Nancy by Steve Soto
November 3, 2006 - Mid-Morning Update by Steve Soto
November 1, 2006 - Pentagon Quagmire Tactic Fails by paradox
November 1, 2006 - Open Thread - Edging Towards Chaos Edition by Steve Soto
October 31, 2006 - Bush Peddles The Kool Aid To The Cultists by Steve Soto
October 31, 2006 - Open Thread by Steve Soto
October 30, 2006 - October Is Deadliest Month Since January 2005 by Steve Soto
October 29, 2006 - Post And NYT Ignore Iraq's Leverage Against Bush Administration by Steve Soto
October 29, 2006 - Open Thread by Mary
October 28, 2006 - Al-Maliki Has Bush By The Shorthairs by Steve Soto
October 27, 2006 - Al-Maliki Separates Himself From Bush by Steve Soto
October 26, 2006 - Thank God We Can All Relax Now: Rummy’s Handling It by paradox
October 25, 2006 - Bush Blusters and Blames by Mary
October 25, 2006 - Iraqi Prime Minister to US: Take Off by paradox
October 24, 2006 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
October 23, 2006 - Cost of Iraq: Pay Up $9,480.86, American Family by paradox
October 22, 2006 - Bush Flip-Flops On Timelines; Denies His Central Policy by Steve Soto
October 22, 2006 - Fallout From Bush's Iraq Misadventure by Mary
October 22, 2006 - American Dead and Wounded from the Iraq War by paradox
October 21, 2006 - What To Do About Iraq? by Mary
October 21, 2006 - Washington Post: Stop the Lying and Denial by paradox
October 20, 2006 - The Job Is Too Tough For The Poor Baby by Steve Soto
October 20, 2006 - Democrats Can Restore Bipartisan Foreign Policy With 2006 Victory by Steve Soto
October 19, 2006 - The Delusion Continues by Steve Soto
October 19, 2006 - Baghdad in Conflagration of Death, New American Effort Failing by paradox
October 19, 2006 - Republicans Walk Away From Rove's "Run On Iraq" Strategy by Steve Soto
October 18, 2006 - Will The New Congress Debate A Partitioned Iraq? by Steve Soto
October 18, 2006 - Why is Losing Iraq Incomprehensible? by paradox
October 17, 2006 - They'll Never "Stand Up", Will They? by Steve Soto
October 17, 2006 - The Mission: Evade Responsibility by paradox
October 16, 2006 - 34% by Steve Soto
October 16, 2006 - Condi's Empty Threats by Steve Soto
October 16, 2006 - What Exactly Is The Mission? by Steve Soto
October 16, 2006 - "There Seems to be a Disconnect" by paradox
October 15, 2006 - Recipe For Quagmire by Steve Soto
October 15, 2006 - Will A 2007 Democratic Congress End the Iraq War? by paradox
October 13, 2006 - Out On A Limb By Themselves by Steve Soto
October 13, 2006 - Open Thread by Steve Soto
October 12, 2006 - What War with N. Korea would look like by soccerdad
October 11, 2006 - Only Bush Has Tolerance for Iraqi Deaths by paradox
October 10, 2006 - No Improvement On The Horizon by Steve Soto
October 10, 2006 - Richardson Calls For Direct Talks by Steve Soto
October 10, 2006 - Open Thread - Lessons From Poppy Edition by Steve Soto
October 9, 2006 - Bush Doesn’t Have Two Years to Put Off Iraq by paradox
October 9, 2006 - Mid-Day Update by Steve Soto
October 9, 2006 - Open Thread - Long Week Ahead Edition by Steve Soto
October 7, 2006 - Unbelievable: Taliban Getting Stronger by paradox
October 7, 2006 - Newsweek Poll Gives GOP More Bad News by Steve Soto
October 6, 2006 - Friday Night Questions: Hillary's 2008 Chances, And A Change Of Course In Iraq? by Steve Soto
October 6, 2006 - GOP Wants To Change The Subject - Pelosi Says "Drain The Swamp" by Steve Soto
October 5, 2006 - October May Be Bloodiest Month Ever For American Troops by Steve Soto
October 4, 2006 - A Failed GOP Storyline Peddled By A Clueless Salesman by Steve Soto
October 4, 2006 - Open Thread - Bloody Day In Baghdad Edition by Steve Soto
October 1, 2006 - No War With Iran? by soccerdad
September 30, 2006 - The Tortilla Curtain by paradox
September 29, 2006 - Record Defense Budget of $448 Billion Passed by paradox
September 27, 2006 - Open Thread - "Please Leave Now" Edition by Steve Soto
September 26, 2006 - American Christians Tolerate War for Lies, They’ll Tolerate Torture by paradox
September 25, 2006 - Bush Helps Create "Jihadistan" by Steve Soto
September 25, 2006 - Spin Failure by Steve Soto
September 25, 2006 - Out-sourcing Torture by soccerdad
September 23, 2006 - Gary Hart on War With Iran by soccerdad
September 23, 2006 - Why Did the British Really Withdraw Their Tanks? by paradox
September 22, 2006 - Questions on "Failed" Iraqi Policy by soccerdad
September 21, 2006 - Open Thread by Steve Soto
September 19, 2006 - "Axis Of Evil" Spinner Thinks Bush Caved Today On Iran by Steve Soto
September 19, 2006 - Open Thread - Ignore The Next War Edition by Steve Soto
September 15, 2006 - Pakistan Releases Taliban and Al Qaeda by soccerdad
September 14, 2006 - Pew Poll: After Fear And Smear, Bush Only At 37% by Steve Soto
September 10, 2006 - Lessons of 9/11/1945 by soccerdad
September 9, 2006 - The “long war” – just another name for disaster. by soccerdad
September 5, 2006 - Bu$hCo Inter-National Construction Inc.(ompetence) by pessimist
September 3, 2006 - If America Had Balls, ... by pessimist
September 3, 2006 - Playing The Game Well by Steve Soto
September 2, 2006 - Failure On A Grand Scale Overseas by Steve Soto
August 31, 2006 - Rumsfeld's Speech -Preparing Us for the Future? by soccerdad
August 30, 2006 - Spiralling Out of Control by Mary
August 25, 2006 - Afternoon Quick Hits - Another Shot At Hillary From A 90's Mudslinger by Steve Soto
August 25, 2006 - Here We Go Again by Steve Soto
August 23, 2006 - Bush's War Straining the Military by Mary
August 19, 2006 - Open Thread - Lebanon Flaring Up Again? by Mary
August 18, 2006 - Kurdistan - The Latest Bush Betrayal by pessimist
August 18, 2006 - Trying To Buy the Hearts & Minds of Lebanon by Mary
August 17, 2006 - The Mess in Pakistan by Mary
August 15, 2006 - Meanwhile, Back in Iraq... by Mary
August 13, 2006 - Lebanon a Dry Run for Iran by Mary
August 9, 2006 - What If It Isn't About Hezbollah, But Something Bigger? by Steve Soto
August 9, 2006 - The Atomic Swaggerer by pessimist
August 7, 2006 - Bush And Condi's Alternate Universe by Steve Soto
August 5, 2006 - Mission Accomplished: The Middle East Freedom Version by Mary
August 4, 2006 - As Middle East Teeters, Bush Goes On Vacation by Steve Soto
August 3, 2006 - Generals: Sectarian Violence As Bad As Ever, Threat Of Civil War by Steve Soto
August 1, 2006 - Senate Dems Postpone Bolton Vote Until September by Steve Soto
August 1, 2006 - Open Thread - Democratic Unity On Iraq Edition by Steve Soto
July 31, 2006 - Israel's Rear-guard UNaction by pessimist
July 30, 2006 - Go To Hell George Bush by Steve Soto
July 30, 2006 - From The Mouth Of A Bu$hCo Mental Midget by pessimist
July 30, 2006 - Ireland Refuses to Allow US Airplanes Carrying Weapons to Israel to Refuel by Mary
July 28, 2006 - The Winners: Hezbollah And Exxon - The Losers: America, Once Again by Steve Soto
July 27, 2006 - At Least Condi Can Do One Thing Well by Steve Soto
July 27, 2006 - Open Thread – Bush In Trouble Edition by Steve Soto
July 26, 2006 - Condoleeza's Angry Long-knife Band by pessimist
July 26, 2006 - Cheney Is Ready To Roll Through Condi Into Damascus And Tehran by Steve Soto
July 26, 2006 - We're Isolated Once Again by Steve Soto
July 25, 2006 - The Condi Con Can't by pessimist
July 24, 2006 - Is Al-Maliki On Dope? by Steve Soto
July 24, 2006 - The Photo Op Foreign Policy by Steve Soto
July 19, 2006 - Chain Lightning by pessimist
July 18, 2006 - Foreign Policy By Frat Boys by Steve Soto
July 17, 2006 - Summitry Is Hard Work by Steve Soto
July 16, 2006 - If Bush Has The Evidence Of Iranian Complicity, Then Show It by Steve Soto
July 15, 2006 - Vietnam & Iraq May Have Been Inevitable, Not Stupid by paradox
July 13, 2006 - As Bush Postures And Dawdles, Middle East About To Spin Into War by Steve Soto
July 12, 2006 - MId-Afternoon Update: Bush Is Always Right by Steve Soto
July 12, 2006 - Putin Belittles Cheney by Steve Soto
July 11, 2006 - Iraq Cannot Wait 2 Years by paradox
July 10, 2006 - Breaking Down the Breakdown by pessimist
July 10, 2006 - Russians Support Putin On Energy Nationalization by Steve Soto
July 10, 2006 - Open Thread - Bush Has Lost Control Edition by Steve Soto
July 5, 2006 - Shooter's Having A Good Day Today by Steve Soto
July 3, 2006 - Bush Is Good For The Drug Trade by Steve Soto
June 30, 2006 - What Would Elvis Do? by pessimist
June 29, 2006 - Afternoon Update by Steve Soto
June 29, 2006 - Activist Courts by Duckman GR
June 28, 2006 - Ear Boxing by pessimist
June 28, 2006 - Democrats Need To Push Their Advantages And Seize Iraq Debate by Steve Soto
June 26, 2006 - Public Opinion Moving Towards Democrats On Iraq by Steve Soto
June 25, 2006 - Baghdad Issues Watered-Down, GOP-Friendly Reconciliation Plan by Steve Soto
June 23, 2006 - Democrats Need To Challenge GOP's Arguments On Iraq by Steve Soto
June 23, 2006 - Open Thread - Dragged "Kicking And Screaming" Edition by Steve Soto
June 22, 2006 - White House "Stay The Course" Demand Dooms Vulnerable GOP Incumbents by Steve Soto
June 21, 2006 - Mid-Morning Update: NSA Is Spying On Domestic Internet Traffic Without Warrants by Steve Soto
June 20, 2006 - Re-Framing The Iraq Debate: Why Does The GOP Want Iraq To Be The 51st State? by Steve Soto
June 15, 2006 - Why Would GOP Allow Amnesty For Iraqi Killers, But Not Immigrants? by Steve Soto
June 14, 2006 - Changing The Storyline To Benefit Democrats by Steve Soto
June 14, 2006 - If GOP Touts Iraq Now, Dems Need To Push Back On PreWar Intelligence by Steve Soto
June 11, 2006 - Misunderestimating The Enemy by pessimist
June 10, 2006 - Chickenhawk Down by pessimist
June 9, 2006 - Enough Crowing To Eat For All by pessimist
June 8, 2006 - The Thirty Pieces Of Silver Method Of Fighting Terrorism by pessimist
June 7, 2006 - Opposition To Iranian Nuke Program Is Crumbling by Steve Soto
June 7, 2006 - The War Is Coming Home? by pessimist
June 6, 2006 - Is A Deal Possible? by Steve Soto
June 6, 2006 - What Would John Wayne Do? by pessimist
June 5, 2006 - Mogadishu! Gezundheit! by pessimist
June 5, 2006 - Is A Summertime Attack Upon Iran Less Likely Now? by Steve Soto
May 31, 2006 - Since You Ain't With Us, ... by pessimist
May 31, 2006 - Striking The Matches by pessimist
May 30, 2006 - Bush Foreign Policy Runs Aground - Ditched By NeoCon Supporters by Steve Soto
May 28, 2006 - Murtha Says Haditha Worse Than Abu Ghraib; Alleges Cover-Up by Steve Soto
May 26, 2006 - Mid-Day Update: Italy Runs For The Doors In Iraq by Steve Soto
May 22, 2006 - Brits May Be Out Of Iraq By End Of Year by Steve Soto
May 18, 2006 - Mid-Day Update: Judy Miller Seeks Redemption by Steve Soto
May 18, 2006 - Concrete Boots On Shifting Grounds by pessimist
May 18, 2006 - For Freedom And Liberty by pessimist
May 17, 2006 - The Economy And Iran by Steve Soto
May 17, 2006 - ABC News/Washington Post Poll: Iraq Is Bringing Down The Bush Presidency by Steve Soto
May 15, 2006 - Not In Kansas Anymore, In Toto! by pessimist
May 13, 2006 - Madeleine Albright on President Bush by Mary
May 11, 2006 - I Wonder Where Those Aircraft Carriers Are Headed? by Steve Soto
May 8, 2006 - Iran Wants To Talk by Steve Soto
May 4, 2006 - Morning Update: Does Hillary, Like Warner, Plan To Eschew Populism For Passionless "Realism"? by Steve Soto
May 3, 2006 - Didn't Bush Say He Won Afghanistan? by Steve Soto
May 1, 2006 - Three Years Later, Partition Talk Heats Up by Steve Soto
April 30, 2006 - Powell Puts Some Distance Between Himself And Bush by Steve Soto
April 29, 2006 - Suing Blackwater: "They're the whores of war." by Mary
April 28, 2006 - Mid-Morning Update by Steve Soto
April 27, 2006 - Iraqis Signal They Want Us Gone In Two Years by Steve Soto
April 26, 2006 - Treading Water And Losing Support On Iraq by Steve Soto
April 25, 2006 - The Time To Remember ... Is Now by pessimist
April 25, 2006 - Mid-Day Update: al-Zarqawi Emerges by Steve Soto
April 24, 2006 - Clueless Condi Strikes Again by Steve Soto
April 22, 2006 - Now Its India's Turn To Go Against White House On Iran by Steve Soto
April 22, 2006 - Pooty-Poot Sticks It To Bush Today On Iran by Steve Soto
April 18, 2006 - Where's The Democratic Leadership On Iran? by Steve Soto
April 17, 2006 - Mid-Day Update: Bush Will Take The GOP Down With Him This Year by Steve Soto
April 15, 2006 - Blair Tells Bush He's Flying Solo On Iran by Steve Soto
April 14, 2006 - Another Round o'Rummy! by pessimist
April 13, 2006 - Have Nukes - You Grovel by pessimist
April 12, 2006 - Beating The Oil Drums Of War - Part I by pessimist
April 11, 2006 - Bush Lied About Mobile Trailers For A Year, And Powell Now Fingers Cheney by Steve Soto
April 11, 2006 - Four More Americans Killed In Iraq by Steve Soto
April 10, 2006 - Containing The IraNqenstein Monster by pessimist
April 10, 2006 - Iraq/Iran Update by Steve Soto
April 8, 2006 - Hersh: Bush Ready To Bomb Iran So That He Can "Save" It by Steve Soto
April 7, 2006 - Mid-Day Update: McCain The Hypocrite by Steve Soto
April 6, 2006 - Iran War Planning: Disinformation Or Real? by Steve Soto
April 4, 2006 - Kerry Offers A Democratic Ultimatum On Iraq by Steve Soto
April 2, 2006 - Fire In The Hole by pessimist
April 1, 2006 - Weekend Open Thread by Steve Soto
March 31, 2006 - Another Nuclear Power by pessimist
March 30, 2006 - Russians And Chinese Tell Condi "Forget It" On Iranian Sanctions by Steve Soto
March 28, 2006 - Mid-Day Quick Hits by Steve Soto
March 27, 2006 - Is The White House Trying To Provoke A Civil War In Iraq? by Steve Soto
March 27, 2006 - Mid-Day Quick Hits - Is Rove Leading Fitz To Cheney? by Steve Soto
March 27, 2006 - Bush Downplayed Post-Saddam Concerns To Blair by Steve Soto
March 24, 2006 - Will Poppy And The Dems Bail Junior Out Of Iraq? by Steve Soto
March 21, 2006 - Oops, They Had Tapes And Transcripts? by Steve Soto
March 21, 2006 - Saudi Arabia And Dubai Threaten To Convert Reserves From Dollars To Euros In Retaliation For Port Deal by Steve Soto
March 21, 2006 - Bush Shows His Pinocchio Side by Steve Soto
March 20, 2006 - While Rummy Blames Bloggers For Bad News, Pentagon Hid Deaths Of 15 Iraqi Civilians By Marines by Steve Soto
March 16, 2006 - Despite Rice and Bolton's Stupidity, Administration Ready To Talk To Iran by Steve Soto
March 15, 2006 - Oil? No Kabulshit! by pessimist
March 15, 2006 - Americans Increase Airstrikes by Mary
March 15, 2006 - They'd Rather Switch Than Fight by pessimist
March 14, 2006 - Bush's Legacy Drowning in Iraq by Mary
March 13, 2006 - Rumsfeld And Franks Overruled Field Commanders by Steve Soto
March 13, 2006 - Mid Morning Quick Hits by Steve Soto
March 12, 2006 - King George's Pimp$ by pessimist
March 12, 2006 - "They Say The War Is Over, But I Think It's Just Begun" by pessimist
March 8, 2006 - Iraqi Government Hiding Execution-Style Civilian Deaths by Steve Soto
March 8, 2006 - Who Will be Responsible for Iraq? by paradox
March 5, 2006 - Another Blown Foreign Policy Decision by Steve Soto
February 28, 2006 - More Than One Third Of Returning Iraq Vets May Need Mental Health Services by Steve Soto
February 28, 2006 - Is There A Disconnect Between What The Public Now Knows, And What Troops Think About Iraq? by Steve Soto
February 25, 2006 - Gimme An O! Gimme A V! Gimme An E! ... by pessimist
February 24, 2006 - Morning Update by Steve Soto
February 17, 2006 - Quick Hits - China Rushes To Undermine Any Iran Sanctions by Steve Soto
February 13, 2006 - Quick Hits: Why Iran May Be A Problem For Bush by Steve Soto
February 11, 2006 - "I'm not sure we won't miss Saddam." by pessimist
February 11, 2006 - Toon Wars: Who Let The War Dogs Out? by pessimist
February 10, 2006 - Toon Wars: Asking For Moderation by pessimist
February 10, 2006 - High Level CIA Analyst Fires The Agency's First Shot At Bush's War by Steve Soto
February 7, 2006 - Tuesday Night Shorts - GOP Starts Breaking Ranks Over NSA Mess by Steve Soto
February 4, 2006 - IAEA Refers Iran To Security Council - Rummy Accuses Iran Of Being Leading Sponsor Of Terrorism by Steve Soto
February 1, 2006 - Some Observations on Bush and Hamas by soccerdad
January 31, 2006 - Deserting The War On Terror by pessimist
January 31, 2006 - We didn’t expect Hamas to win! by Marie
January 31, 2006 - A Reminder of War by paradox
January 30, 2006 - Another Condi "Who Coulda Predicted" Episode by Steve Soto
January 29, 2006 - War In Iraq: Just for Us Democrats by paradox
January 20, 2006 - OBL to the Rescue, Again by Marie
January 19, 2006 - The Issue Of Control Of Self by pessimist
January 15, 2006 - Why CEOs Should Never Wage War by pessimist
January 14, 2006 - Ritter on Gore by Marie
January 13, 2006 - Worr On Terrah Update by pessimist
January 13, 2006 - A Case for Staying in Iraq by Marie
January 8, 2006 - The White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Oil Man's Burden Is Slip Sliding Away by pessimist
January 7, 2006 - “We Must Succeed in Iraq” by Marie
January 6, 2006 - Friday Night Quick Hits by Steve Soto
December 29, 2005 - Kurds Ready To Make Their Move? by Steve Soto
December 23, 2005 - More Offal For The Wind Generator by pessimist
December 23, 2005 - Only In Your Dreams, GI! by pessimist
December 18, 2005 - Cheney's Worthless Drive-by In The Green Zone Today by Steve Soto
December 17, 2005 - Yankee Go Home - If You Still Have One by pessimist
December 17, 2005 - Gettin' Outa Dodge by pessimist
December 13, 2005 - What is the Mission? by Marie
December 10, 2005 - No Run Show Gun by pessimist
December 9, 2005 - It’s a Quagmire, Stupid! by Marie
December 9, 2005 - The Lesser of Two Evils? by Marie
December 7, 2005 - Using Race As A Weapon by pessimist
December 7, 2005 - Pay For That War With The Money You Have - Not The Money You Wish You Had by pessimist
December 7, 2005 - Iraq: Change The Rhetoric by Steve Soto
December 3, 2005 - Atomic Dharma by pessimist
December 2, 2005 - Making The Skies Over Iraq Less Safe? by Steve Soto
December 2, 2005 - As Ten Marines Die Yesterday From One Bombing, Pentagon Now Fights Nearly 100 Insurgent Groups In Iraq by Steve Soto
November 30, 2005 - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like 1967 by Marie
November 30, 2005 - Nothing Less Than Complete Victory by Marie
November 30, 2005 - The Stupidity Game by larre
November 29, 2005 - Sometimes, He Sounds Like He Wants To Head For The Door Also by Steve Soto
November 29, 2005 - Rummy's Second Epiphany - "They're Not Insurgents" by Steve Soto
November 28, 2005 - Gaming Indian Wars by pessimist
November 28, 2005 - Rummy's Untidy New Iraq Body Count by Steve Soto
November 28, 2005 - Why The Bush White House Likes Woodward by Steve Soto
November 28, 2005 - Afghanistan - The Other Bush Failure by Steve Soto
November 27, 2005 - Seymour Hersh Lays Out The Alternate Scenario by Steve Soto
November 27, 2005 - Now The White House Jumps Aboard The "First For The Door" Train by Steve Soto
November 25, 2005 - That's Gratitude for Ya! by pessimist
November 22, 2005 - 2100 by Steve Soto
November 22, 2005 - China laughing is not a good thing by Duckman GR
November 20, 2005 - Getting Out When The Doors Are Closed And Locked by pessimist
November 20, 2005 - Is Bush Already Looking To The History Books Overseas? by Steve Soto
November 19, 2005 - Has the Tipping Point Arrived? by larre
November 18, 2005 - So Much For That "Spreading Liberation And Democracy" Thingie by Steve Soto
November 16, 2005 - Clinton Calls War A "Big Mistake", Stays Silent On WMD Issue by Steve Soto
November 12, 2005 - Condi's Latest Accomplishment On The "All Sizzle, No Steak" Tour by Steve Soto
November 10, 2005 - Newsweek: Both CIA and DIA Doubted Saddam-Al Qaeda Cooperation Claims Months Before War by Steve Soto
October 25, 2005 - Oh, so kind by Mary
October 25, 2005 - 2000 by dj moonbat
October 24, 2005 - Scowcroft's New Yorker Blast At Bush/Cheney by Steve Soto
October 23, 2005 - Following the Path to War - an Updated Iraq War Timeline by Mary
October 21, 2005 - Brent Scowcroft Will Unload The Big Shot Against Bush's Foreign Policy Team Next Week by Steve Soto
October 15, 2005 - Condi Fails To Convince Russia To Go Along On Iran by Steve Soto
October 13, 2005 - Obsessing about how we came to be in the Iraq war by Mary
September 29, 2005 - Federal Judge Rules Against Bush Administration - Orders Release Of Abu Ghraib Photos by Steve Soto
September 25, 2005 - Only 400 Show Up For Pro-War Rally In DC Today by Steve Soto
September 22, 2005 - Now Even The Saudis Say Iraq Is Heading Towards "Disintegration" by Steve Soto
September 20, 2005 - 1,904 by Steve Soto
September 14, 2005 - Bush Administration Tries and Fails To Convince Others About Iran by Steve Soto
August 25, 2005 - Fool Me Once - Again? by pessimist
August 22, 2005 - "Regimes" Change by larre
August 20, 2005 - Justifying the War in Iraq, Take 2956 by Mary
August 15, 2005 - August Casualty Count Already Matches July's by Steve Soto
August 15, 2005 - Aiming What You're Hitting At by pessimist
August 12, 2005 - Filler Up Y'r Reg'lar by pessimist
August 9, 2005 - 33% Want The Troops Home Now by Steve Soto
August 6, 2005 - The New Dr. Strangelove Club Of The New World Order by pessimist
August 6, 2005 - The Atomic Lesson by larre
August 6, 2005 - An Alternate View on Hiroshima And Nagasaki by Steve Soto
August 6, 2005 - De-blessing The Original Child by pessimist
July 29, 2005 - Uzbekistan Evicts Pentagon From Forward Central Asian Base by Steve Soto
July 18, 2005 - The Niger Documents: A Primer by Mary
July 10, 2005 - Too Many Americans Still Live in Fantasyland on Iraq by Mary
June 29, 2005 - Tell Us About Our Men in Afghanistan Now by paradox
June 29, 2005 - Questioning Common Wisdom by larre
June 26, 2005 - Good luck Phil and Godspeed by eriposte
June 26, 2005 - Iraq Insurgency: Not in Last Throes by Mary
June 25, 2005 - The Bush Quagmire by Mary
June 21, 2005 - 21789 Days Late And a Trillion Dollars Short by pessimist
June 17, 2005 - Iraq, contd... by eriposte
June 17, 2005 - Dont You Dare Blame Us by paradox
June 13, 2005 - 46% In New Pew Center Poll Say Bring Troops Home As Soon As Possible by Steve Soto
June 13, 2005 - While Joe Biden Talks About a Draft, Experts in Iraq Admit the Insurgency Cannot Be Won Militarily by Mary
June 12, 2005 - 1702 and Counting by Mary
June 10, 2005 - Even If Robin Wright Ignores It, White House Is Readying The Next Diversion Campaigns Into Iran And Syria by Steve Soto
June 6, 2005 - Monday Afternoon Grab Bag by Steve Soto
May 31, 2005 - When bush/cheney talk by Duckman GR
May 31, 2005 - George W. Bush: Appeasenik by rayman
May 30, 2005 - Was it Worth It? by Mary
May 28, 2005 - Cause An' Attack by pessimist
May 27, 2005 - Riding The Paper Tiger by pessimist
May 24, 2005 - Another Thirteen US Soldiers Killed In Iraq Since Sunday by Steve Soto
May 23, 2005 - The Good Insurgents by pessimist
May 23, 2005 - Karzai Now Says Newsweek Wasn't The Cause Of The Riots - And Neal Figures Out The Rove Media Playbook by Steve Soto
May 23, 2005 - American Forces Tied Down In Iraq Well Into The Next Decade? by Steve Soto
May 22, 2005 - Washington Post Uses Downing Street Memo To Undercut Bush Claims That He Was Victim Of Bad WMD Intelligence by Steve Soto
May 21, 2005 - It's a bad barrel, not a bad apple by Duckman GR
May 19, 2005 - WoT (Special Edition, Part 3) by eriposte
May 19, 2005 - WoT (Special Edition, Part 2) by eriposte
May 19, 2005 - WoT (Special Edition, Part 1) by eriposte
May 19, 2005 - Pentagon Brass Tell The NYT That Things Aren't Going So Well In Iraq by Steve Soto
May 14, 2005 - Iraq Needs Regime Change, But Uzbekistan Doesn't? by Steve Soto
May 14, 2005 - Karzai Reverses Course Under Domestic Pressure - Wants US To Prosecute Koran Desecrators by Steve Soto
May 13, 2005 - Civil War in Iraq? by Mary
May 12, 2005 - Voinovich Steers Foreign Relations Committee Into No Endorsement Of Bolton by Steve Soto
May 9, 2005 - Have We Learned Our Lessons With North Korea? by Steve Soto
May 7, 2005 - Bush's Iraq Debacle by Mary
May 7, 2005 - Bush Aims To Bring Back The Cold War - At The Expense Of The War On Terror by Steve Soto
May 7, 2005 - Sure, It's Clinton's Fault That Bush's North Korea Policy Is A Total Failure by Steve Soto
May 2, 2005 - Is The Bush Administration Giving Lip Service To Nuclear Nonproliferation? by Steve Soto
May 2, 2005 - Secret Blair Cabinet Memo: Bush Decided To Invade Iraq In Mid-2002 by Steve Soto
May 1, 2005 - Draft U.S. paper allows commanders to seek preemptive nuke strikes by soccerdad
April 28, 2005 - Tony's Lively 'Limp Squid' by larre
April 24, 2005 - Returning Marines Are Speaking Out About Staff And Equipment Shortages In Iraq by Steve Soto
April 23, 2005 - Pentagon Says Abu Ghraib Wasn't Their Fault by Steve Soto
April 21, 2005 - Sometimes A Vision Is Just A Mirage by pessimist
April 19, 2005 - What the Heck Happened With Voinovich Today? by Mary
April 17, 2005 - John Bolton: Bush's Man to Blow Up the UN by Mary
April 12, 2005 - Where's Senator Lugar's Courage? by Mary
April 11, 2005 - Monday Morning Quick Hits by Steve Soto
April 10, 2005 - Would Saddam Escape Death Penalty As Part Of An Iraqi Unification Deal? by Steve Soto
April 10, 2005 - The Baghdad Bastille by pessimist
April 2, 2005 - Been Here, Done This, Hamid by pessimist
April 1, 2005 - Project Disappeared by pessimist
March 30, 2005 - Olde Europe To King George: Gotcha! by pessimist
March 24, 2005 - Kyrgyzstan's Claim To Fame by larre
March 14, 2005 - Holding A Large Amount Of US Debt, Chinese Poke A Finger In Bush's Eye by Steve Soto
March 12, 2005 - A Good Move On Iran, A Bad Ambassador For Iraq by Steve Soto
March 8, 2005 - Is The Happy Talk A Little Premature? by Steve Soto
March 7, 2005 - New Poll: Public Rejects Bush's Budget, Fiscal, And Foreign Policy Priorities by Steve Soto
March 7, 2005 - Whatsamatta, US? by pessimist
March 5, 2005 - Fight For Me, And I'll Set You Free! by pessimist
March 3, 2005 - Death Milestone by Mary
February 27, 2005 - Ain't Sayin' It's So Joe by pessimist
February 27, 2005 - Putin Ignores Bush, Signs Nuclear Deal With Iran Today by Steve Soto
February 26, 2005 - Winnowing Friends And Un-fluencing People by pessimist
February 24, 2005 - From Bu$hia, With Love by pessimist
February 24, 2005 - For $300 Billion We Could Buy… by paradox
February 23, 2005 - Is The Pentagon Participating In Something That Resembles "Onward Christian Soldiers?" by Steve Soto
February 23, 2005 - Be Careful What You Wish For, Robert Kagan by rayman
February 22, 2005 - No Matter Where Bush Goes, His Record Overseas Is A Millstone by Steve Soto
February 16, 2005 - Chalabi Works His Way Into A Secret Ballot For Iraqi Prime Minister by Steve Soto
February 16, 2005 - Rice And Bush Push Syria Into The Arms of Russia And Iran by Steve Soto
February 15, 2005 - Why Is The Bush Administration Quickly Fingering Syria For Yesterday's Assassination In Lebanon? by Steve Soto
February 15, 2005 - Right Around the Corner by larre
February 13, 2005 - Shiite Factions, With Chalabi And Al-Sadr In Tow, Take Nearly 50% Of Iraqi Vote by Steve Soto
February 11, 2005 - Future War News by pessimist
February 11, 2005 - Dealing With The North Korean Mess Bush Has Allowed To Fester by Steve Soto
February 10, 2005 - Sucker Punch Drunks by pessimist
February 9, 2005 - Chalabi: Prime Minister? by Mary
February 5, 2005 - The Plans Of Rice And Men Gang Aft Agley by pessimist
February 4, 2005 - Iran-Backed Religious Coalition Overwhelming Allawi In First Returns From Iraq by Steve Soto
February 3, 2005 - 20 Dead as Iraq Insurgents Launch Fresh Attacks by rayman
January 30, 2005 - Iraqi Security Did Just Fine by Steve Soto
January 30, 2005 - Degree Of Sunni NonParticipation Now Becoming Clear by Steve Soto
January 30, 2005 - Iraqi Vote Goes Well, And What It May Mean by Steve Soto
January 29, 2005 - Pins And Needles Time For The Iraqi Election by Steve Soto
January 28, 2005 - Majorities of Sunnis and Shias Want Americans To Withdraw After Government Is In Place by Steve Soto
January 26, 2005 - Bush Beginning To Act Like LBJ, As 36 More US Troops Die In Iraq Today by Steve Soto
January 26, 2005 - Helicopter Crash; 31 Troops Dead by Mary
January 25, 2005 - Parody of a Dream by Duckman GR
January 24, 2005 - Zogby: No Support For Iran Attack - But 31% Of Americans Ashamed To Have Bush President by Steve Soto
January 21, 2005 - A Notable Bush Sycophant Is Troubled By Inaugural Speech by Steve Soto
January 20, 2005 - Rummy's Staffing Doctrine Failing In Mosul by Steve Soto
January 18, 2005 - Condi's Window Dressing Hearings Begin - Kerry Challenges Her by Steve Soto
January 17, 2005 - Intelligence Community Agrees Bush's Iraq Policy Teetering On Failure by Steve Soto
January 16, 2005 - We Are All 'Good Germans' Now by larre
January 14, 2005 - U. S. Forces Trash Ancient City Of Babylon by Steve Soto
January 10, 2005 - Stratfor Says It May Be Time To Retreat, And Let The Civil War Happen by Steve Soto
January 9, 2005 - Fear: Why it is an Ineffective Policy by Mary
January 9, 2005 - Nighttime Pre