Bush Administration Iraq

Bush Hangs on to False Images in Farewell

Jonathan Diamond | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Diamond

When my country is threatened and someone tells me we can stop the threat by torturing people, maybe we ought to think a little bit before acting on our conscience's call to "protect the homeland!"

The Resilience of Terror

Peter Henne | Posted 02.10.2009 | World


Peter Henne

As we enter the last month of the Bush presidency, progressives around the country are increasing in giddiness. Given the president's legion mistakes ...

The Bush Presidency in Four Words

Bennet Kelley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

The one word Americans use most to describe President Bush is "incompetent." While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years.

Stuff Happens: The Pentagon's Argument of Last Resort on Iraq

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics


Tom Engelhardt

In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.

Congress Fights Pentagon Propaganda Machine That Sold Iraq War

Media Matters | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Washington, DC - Media Matters for America today applauds the inclusion of language in the 2009 Defense Authorization Bill responding to criticism of ...

24,000 civilian Iraqi deaths in 2007

The Daily Telegraph | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


US-led coalition and paramilitary forces in Iraq were responsible for some 24,000 violent civilian deaths in 2007, according to an independent group m...

Report: Iraq Security Forces Still Lag

Associated Press | Lolita Baldor | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


As violence continues to decline in much of Iraq, efforts to shift responsibility to the Iraqi security forces are still lagging, dogged by corruption...

US Helps Turkey Hit Kurds In Iraq

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against K...