The Forgotten War
No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.
No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.
AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 08.21.2009 | World
BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on des...
Dal LaMagna | Posted 08.20.2009 | World
I had the opportunity to interview a member of the Iraqi Parliament helping to negotiate a cease fire with Iraqi insurgents who is now charged by his government of traitorous crimes.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?
New York Times | Posted 07.13.2009 | World
Iraq's civilian leaders held a meeting on Thursday with the 300 top Iraqi military commanders from around the country to discuss the withdrawal of Ame...
McClatchy | Nancy A. Youssef | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama reversed his decision to release detainee abuse photos from Iraq and Afghanistan after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al...
BBC | Posted 06.27.2009 | World
Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog says arrest warrants have been issued for some 1,000 allegedly corrupt officials....
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2009 | World
America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics
Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
What I found is that the Iraqis got almost everything they had pushed for, and the Bush administration got almost nothing of what they wanted.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.
Washington Independent | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
It was supposed to lock in an indefinite U.S. occupation. Last year, after the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki indicated that Iraq consi...
Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.
Think Progress | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq "as soon as possible" and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) w...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics
Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.
Michael Shaw | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics
I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...
Jonathan Schwarz | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
There's no question Nouri al-Maliki has been giving the White House heartburn. So it's worth looking back at the Bush administration's private views of Maliki, as stated by Donald Rumsfeld back in 2006.
Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
For years, the administration's policy has been, "when they stand up, we'll stand down." Well the Iraqis are standing up, and so far at least Bush and McCain's response seems to be: "you're not ready yet."
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics
For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...
John Bruhns | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
The fragile success of the surge can be easily reversed. Now the issue is sustaining the current conditions long enough for us to start bringing our troops home.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
McCain's going to have to come up with some new spin to explain why Obama and Maliki are now singing from the same songbook on timetables for withdrawal.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...
Think Progress | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
Today, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki suggested having a timetable for the withdrawal of coalition troops. "The direction we are taking is to have a m...
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics