Michael Ohanlon

The Height of Absurdity at the Wall Street Journal

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media


Eric Alterman

From today's Wall Street Journal editorial page: "The Washington Post has criticized this as obstinate, and Democratic foreign policy analyst Michael ...

Loading the Question, Spinning the Answer: The Post/ABC Iraq Poll

RJ Eskow | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media


RJ Eskow

Welcome to the world of insider wisdom, as reported from inside the looking glass by the Post and its network of like-minded thinkers.

Working-Class Soldiers Shed the Blood, ExxonMobil Gets the Oil

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

The oil conglomerates are today back in Iraq with the help of 140,000 American soldiers and $750 billion from the American taxpayer. But the Iraq war had nothing to do with oil, right?

What Does the Petraeus Appointment Mean?

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Ilan Goldenberg

The confirmation hearings should give Democrats an opportunity to finally get Petraeus to answer some central questions.

Frederick Kagan, Michael O'Hanlon, and Kenneth Pollack: The Three Musketeers of Neo-Colonialism

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

They'll soon will be darkening our TV screens and polluting our radio waves, doing advance work for the Petraeus-Crocker dog and pony show coming to Congress next month.

The Terrific News In Iraq

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Pro-war pundits and GOP presidential candidates who claim the U.S. is "winning" in Iraq must define exactly what they mean by "winning."

On Kristol, the NYT and Missing the Point

Richard Gizbert | Posted 01.02.2008 | Media


Richard Gizbert

Editorials offer opinions. But it's the stuff on the front pages that shapes perceptions. Judith Miller was not a columnist. She played her part in helping drag the country to war by pretending to be a reporter.

Why Estimates of the Cost of the War in Iraq Have Been Rising

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 11.25.2007 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

The cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars so far (2002-2008) is estimated at $1.6 trillion. Based on projections through 2017, the cost is $3.5 trillion.

Sam Stein

Democrats Win Praise From Surge Supporter O'Hanlon

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


The top three Democratic White House hopefuls have faced withering criticism for refusing to commit to withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq by 2013, the ...

Michael Gordon and The New York Times Do It Again

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.08.2007 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Michael Gordon has offered another gift for Cheney and others to claim that their hawkish views are consistent with those of the "left-liberal" paper of record.


 

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