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One of the most striking things about the Iraq debate is how little the opinions of Iraqis appear to matter concerning the continuing occupation of th...

Democrats in Congress have to quickly decide what to do about this state of affairs. If they aren't careful, Republicans could wind up owning the "withdrawal" as a political issue.

General Petraeus has a very limited area of concern -- the US military in Iraq -- and his testimony today reflected that. When one looks at the grander scale, the picture is dismal.

Where is Gen. Petraeus' boss? Admiral Fallon has a far more realistic view of the war, considers the "surge" a failure, and wants to substantially draw down our troop presence.

As a top American general and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq delivered their Iraq progress reports on Capitol Hill today, the State Department failed to ...

Reporters, bloggers, and Kentuckians were all asking one question: Why did all the other stations choose to air an ad about Sen. Mitch McConnell without question, and one did not?

Leadership in the debate on Iraq is a central criterion for the Democratic presidential nomination, far more important than how a candidate looks in the debates or how much money the campaign raises.

A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court's approval before they can order ...

I can't tell what's more disgusting: Being lied to by Democrats about their supposed powerlessness, or having the GOP say the war must continue and American troops must continue getting killed.

Watch Basra. Because as goes Basra may go the entire Iraq debate in Washington.

It's September, and Congress is back in Washington. I hope they got nice and rested on their month-long vacation, because the next month is going to ...

Washington will be a very grumpy place this month. This week will be different from any September I can ever recall.

Bush desperately needs a budget director who will make him face the facts, not fan his fantasies. I am afraid Jim Nussle is not that person.

The tragedy of Iraq continues because Bush holds our troops hostage. Congress and all of us must call him out on his hostage-taking. The deaths are ours to mourn, but Bush's to answer for.

The military's track record on this war will show that they have not done the best for the soldiers but, instead, they have been bullied to do the best for contractors.

Here is a problem, tax foe or friend, that needs fixing. And yet President Bush is determined to continue on this course of obstruction if government taxes are the remedy.