Veterans Respond to McCain's "Obama Wants to Lose" Remark
This type of insulting nonsense will not go unnoticed or unchallenged by the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who've fought in both McCain's war in Iraq, and in the other war in Afghanistan.
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Not a Gaffe: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Iraq
This is not controversial history. It is history that anyone trying out for president must understand when there are 150,000 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. It is an essential element to the story of the past two years.
Why John McCain's "Surge" Success Story is a Lie
McCain's belief that the surge "won the war" contradicts the substance of the "status of force" agreement the Bush administration has been trying to ram down the Iraqi government's throat.
Another John McCain Gaffe -- Iraq Was the First Major Conflict After 9/11
Was Afghanistan not major enough for him? It almost reminds you of when Rumsfeld was not impressed with invading Afghanistan because it did not provide a rich enough target environment.
Maliki Endorses Obama Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush
As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.
The Significance of Obama's Foreign Trip
It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.
McCain's Got 99 Problems
John McCain is having such a bad July -- I turned (as I often do) to the wisdom of Jay-Z -- and listed the first 99 of his collective woes that came to mind.
Dalai Lama: Bush Has Lack of Understanding of Reality
In his speech Thursday in Philadelphia, the Dalai Lama explained that to reach a point where nations would outwardly disarm, people must first inwardly disarm.
Op-Ed Writing Tips For Senator McCain
What would you do differently in Iraq? Say it up top and be specific. Get readers and morning commuters to spill their coffee, what I call the "shock and awe" lede. Ok, maybe a bad pun.
The Media, Obama, Iraq
Why have the media been so reluctant to acknowledge Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's all-but endorsement of Obama's Iraq plans?
The Week That Should Have Ended McCain's Presidential Hopes
Any one of the embarrassing incidents and comments this week would dominate the news cycle if they came from the Obama campaign. Yet McCain barely gets a mention.
The McCain Campaign is Over: Ended by Iraqi PM, Nouri al-Maliki
As reported in these pages, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed Barack Obama's 16-month withdrawal timetable. The McCain campaign is effectively over.
McCain Makes the Biggest Political Mistake of Our Lifetimes
McCain, the former press darling who once referred to the media as "my base," is so upset that press is following Obama, he's become whining and petulant about it.
An American In Paris
From Kabul to Baghdad to Jerusalem, in Berlin and now in Paris, Obama's conduct abroad has earned him the right to be considered a respected presumptive commander-in-chief.
Don't Believe the Hype: Blackwater is Here to Stay
Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Even if -- and this is a big if -- the company pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, business has never been better and its future looks bright.
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Prior to the Iraq invasion the Foreign Minister of France told Katie Couric there would be body bags if the US invaded Iraq . Katie wasn't worried because she knew she wouldn't see them . This was all done in the name of OIL .
If the horror and devastation caused by war at the personal and national level were better understood, there would be fewer wars.
Except for the pictures useful in propaganda; the contractors, Somalia...
George W. Bush & Co., along with John McCain will have to live with these deaths for the rest of their lives. The sad news is that they are so war-mongering, so financially greedy, so above the law, that they do not care. I have never seen government officials so heartless, so in-human, and so cruel. Bring-em on. wanted, dead or alive, give me 2 more days, I need to give my supreme court judges a "heads up" on the constitution in order to push forward my neo-con agenda. And then, the crazy right wingers and some conservatives all cheered in unison. I hope you all are happy. How is the picture above working for you?
OBAMA '08
I make regular trips to the most ravaged parts of New Orleans and many other disaster sites. There is nothing like seeing destruction to appreciate it. It's not just our soldiers or their coffins. It is the entire country of Iraq. A vision of Dresden, ghetto wars, crumbled lives, schools disrupted, no reliable electricity or water. Death and humiliation. DIsplacement of millions. But we are graced with talking heads blathering about surges and timetables. It's a disgrace.
"A vision of Dresden, ghetto wars, crumbled lives, schools disrupted".
Do you realize how stupid that statement is?
Dresden was fire bombed in the second world war. Most everyone died. You can whine about whether it was a valid target or not, but something a little more substantial happened than "schools disrupted". Ask the Kurds, an oppressed people for hundreds of years, if its a "disgrace" or not, that they have a bit of freedom.
Indeed.... it is a disgrace.... and to see those like boooosh and McMavericky maverickness laughing and smirking and giggling is enough to make one sick........