Tom Andrews | Posted March 24, 2008 | Politics
Today's killing of the 4,000 American soldier in Iraq was the latest grim marker in the Bush administration's disastrous war and occupation in Iraq, coming just days after the tragic passing of the fifth anniversary of the American invasion.
Both occurred as the hollow claims by the Bush administration...
Greg Speeter | Posted March 18, 2008 | Politics
At the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War, it's fitting to take stock: What has the war cost your community?
Of course there is no greater cost than the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this unnecessary and tragic war. But the dollar cost has other enormous human...
John Bruhns | Posted January 18, 2008 | Politics
For the last 2 1/2 years I have focused all my passion and energy on ending the war in Iraq. My main argument is that our troops and innocent Iraqi people continue to be killed on a daily basis for reasons we all know never existed to serve as...
Robert Naiman | Posted December 10, 2007 | Politics
In October, Reps. Obey, Murtha, and McGovern said the government should levy a war surtax, the New York Times reported. They said they didn't expect Democratic leaders to embrace the tax proposal but said the goal was to "call the president's bluff on fiscal responsibility." The Times noted Bush...
Bob Burnett | Posted December 4, 2007 | Politics
George W. Bush doesn't have much reputation left to protect, but he's attempting to salvage some shreds of credibility with his surge initiative in Iraq. According to the latest reports from the civil-war zone, the addition of tens of thousands of US has caused the level of violence to diminish....
Norman Lear | Posted November 11, 2007 | Politics
So two front page stories in my Sunday paper grab my attention:
"Broken Supply Channels Sent Arms For Iraq Astray." "...billions of dollars in arms handed over to shoestring commands without oversight."
"Death of a Spy Satellite Program; How Lofty Plans and Unrealistic Bids Wasted Billions."
And as...
James Moore | Posted November 11, 2007 | Politics
"God gives us memory so we can have roses in December."
- J. M. Barrie
There is a place you can go to feel the war in Iraq. You can't experience it living in everyday America. We are shopping and playing golf and watching soap operas and complaining...
Byron Williams | Posted October 28, 2007 | Politics
How much are we willing to pay to prolong the madness known as our preemptive invasion and occupation of Iraq? At what point do we say: "Enough!" Is it one trillion, two trillion, three trillion? Or is the sky the limit?
What is our moral obligation not only to the...
John Bruhns | Posted October 22, 2007 | Politics
I have been home from Iraq for 3 years, and I have long been separated from military service. At this point in time one would think that it's time to move on with life. But as much as I would like to I just can't detach myself from this ongoing...
Eric Alterman | Posted October 2, 2007 | Politics
Well, this is interesting: "Most Americans oppose fully funding President Bush's $190 billion request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a sizable majority support an expansion of a children's health insurance bill he has promised to veto, putting Bush and many congressional Republicans on the...
Bennet Kelley | Posted September 23, 2007 | Politics
Now comes the September of our discontent. Four and a half years after "Mission Accomplished" and eight months into the "surge," this was to be the month when we were to be told that we have turned a corner in Iraq. Instead, the Bush administration's report on progress in meeting...
Larry Beinhart | Posted September 23, 2007 | Politics
The War in Iraq has cost about $453,000,000,000 (four hundred and fifty-three billion dollars) to date.
That's pretty hard to grasp. Especially on my income and probably on yours. Let's bring that home and make it a little more understandable.
I live in Ulster County, New York. Our...
Martin Lewis | Posted September 12, 2007 | Politics
What a sickening expression. Bandied about so lightly in relation to this sickening war. Especially by those who have expended neither. And who ensure that their own families are safe from any danger.
The "blood" is the lives of young...
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