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Mission Accomplished

Improviser in Chief

Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

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Mike Bonifer

David Brooks expresses a mystifying lack of comprehension at how the Obama team rolls.

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"Our Weapon Is Fear"

Tom Sullivan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Scozzafava-Special-Election, Ronald Reagan, Dede Scozzafava, Christopher Monckton, Mission Accomplished, Bill Owens, Mark Liebovich, Christopher Buckley, Cold War, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Tom Sullivan

Conservatives have resurrected "socialist" to smear anyone to the left of Genghis Khan as anti-American or a heretic.

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The Bombings in Iraq: Mission Definitely Not Accomplished

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, George W Bush, President Obama, Baghdad Bombings, Mission Accomplished, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, World News
Andy Ostroy

Sunday's bombings, and those in August at the Foreign and Finance Ministries, prove that there is no victory in Iraq any more than there were WMD and ties to al-Qaeda.

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We Should Be Grateful That Obama Is "Dithering"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations, 2006 Election, Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires, Mission Accomplished, George W. Bush, Paul Eaton, New York Times, Internatinoal Arabian Horse Association, Nicholas Kristof, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Dithering Afghanistan, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

We, as a country, would be a lot (and I mean a lot) better off right now if Cheney and his boss had done some dithering before invading Iraq.

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Think Again: It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's...Cable News

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Jackson, Afghanistan, Rachel Maddow, Mission Accomplished, Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene Balloon, Glenn Beck, Cable News, Falcon Heene, Media News
Eric Alterman

Not long ago, cable news cameras turned their focus skyward to an almost celestial body hurling itself across the sky. Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No, it was a hoax.

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Dan Rather Wins Big Round In CBS/Bush National Guard AWOL Case

Jackson Williams | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Gunga Dan, Dan Rather Lawsuit, Mission Accomplished, New York Times, Awol, Cbs, Dan Rather, Bush National Guard Service, Birther Movement, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Dan Rather won't let go of his 2007 lawsuit against CBS. There's a reason. He's holding a decent hand, and he's got sticktoitiveness.

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War by Other Means

Robert Koehler | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Mission in Iraq, Middle East, Saddam, Mission Accomplished, Oil, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Democracy, Israel, Bush, Politics News
Robert Koehler

What we lack as a species is a moral-spiritual force for healing that is the equivalent of any of the great mechanisms of destruction we have developed over the millennia in our obsession with dominance.

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Torture? What About the Crime of Waging Aggressive War?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: " United Nations, Karl Rove, Colin Powell, Downing Street Memo, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, CIA Torture, Article 51, Ari Fleischer, Nazi Regime, Aggressive War, Condi Rice, Pnac, Paul O'Neill, Dick Cheney, Nuremberg Tribunal, Downing-Street-Memo, Nazis, " Bush Administration, Project for a New American Century, Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, Adolf Hitler, "Message Force Multipliers, International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, "Mission Accomplished, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

In addition to investigating torture as a war crime it is imperative that we also examine the lies and deceit that led the United States to try to remake the politics of the Middle East.

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On 6th Anniversary of 'Mission Accomplished' -- How the Media Blew It

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Mission Accomplished Anniversary, Thomas Friedman, David Sanger, Bush Mission Accomplished, Mission Accomplished, The New York Times, Maureen Dowd, New York Times War Coverage, Iraq, Media News
Greg Mitchell

On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major military operations in Iraq. Here's a look at how one newspaper covered the Bush declaration and its immediate aftermath.

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"Mission Accomplished" Bush Gets the Last Laugh in Iraq and Afghanistan

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

For years, George W. Bush has been roundly criticized, even lampooned, for declaring "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. But maybe declaring "Mission Accomplished" was not that crazy after all.

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Former Bush Aide: 'Mission Accomplished Banner Was My Fault'

CBS | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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At his news conference yesterday, President Bush said the decision to put a "Mission Accomplished" banner on the aircraft carrier where he gave a spee...

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Bush's Final Press Conference: White House Interns Forced To Fill Seats

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dana Milbank, Bush Press Conference, Mission Accomplished, Financial Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Bush Legacy, Dana Milbank Washington Post, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Bush's final press conference was, at best, a maladroit, awkward, and typically belated attempt at final fence-mending before the president leaves off...

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Bush's Final Press Conference

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Europe, Social Security, Pardons, Gop, Pardon, Mission Accomplished, Economy, Guantanamo, Gitmo, Bush Fatigue, Obama, Immigration, White House, Media, America, President, Bush Derangement Syndrome, Republican, Bush, Bailout, Katrina, Reporters, American Ideals, Press Conference, Moral Standing, Republican Party, Worst President Ever, Coast Guard, Press, Recession, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Mistakes, Abu Graib, Bubble, Press Corps, Mistake, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.

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One Last Lie

Libby Mitchell | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Lying, President Bush, Recession, White House Press Corps, Bush Tax Rebates, George Bush Recession, George Bush Economy, Misunderestimated, Mission Accomplished, George Bush Legacy, Bush Tax Cuts, President Clinton, Politics News
Libby Mitchell

My young niece and nephew are becoming liars. They don't do it mean spiritedly, most of the time they are just trying to make a story better, or win a...

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I Can't Wait To Have a President Who...

Erica Heller | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style

Read More: 2008 Election, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Mission Accomplished, Chicago, Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Cindy Sheehan, Global Warming, Style News
Erica Heller

7. Isn't afraid of a press conference, sex education, an intellectual, a gay person, stem cell research or as W. called it, "the internets," "3 Shakespeares," or an honest day's work.

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My Way, as sung by George W. Bush

Erica Heller | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Carla Bruni, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Mission Accomplished, George W. Bush, Entertainment News
Erica Heller

Regrets, I've had a few; The "Mission Accomplished" banner was certainly loony. Not every dream came true, I don't wake up with Carla Bruni.

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MacBush

Norman MacAfee | Posted 12.05.2008 | Entertainment

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Norman MacAfee

Stone assembled a game cast to play the characters who've wrought destruction upon the world in these past seven years. Except for two or three, they are bland and vague versions of the real.

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Six Ways McCain Could Still Win

Jon Wiener | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

Possibility #5: Sarah Palin reveals secret past as Rhodes Scholar; admits "hockey mom" thing was just a ruse -- to avoid being called an "elitist."

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Fighting Words

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, The Clintons, Fight, Mission Accomplished, Bring It On, Economy, Aggressive, Scrappy, Obama, Fighter Pilot, Combatant, Fighter Instincts, Politics News
Darryle Pollack

I salute McCain for his fighting spirit. I am sure it helped him fight his multiple serious battles against cancer. And I think battling for his life is where his fighting spirit would be most useful.

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McCain's "Mission Accomplished" Stunt

Max Bergmann | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

McCain decided to stage his own "mission accomplished" stunt and has completely torpedoed a potential deal. Of course, this was by design, because McCain has to be seen as the guy who brought Republicans on board.

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Fannie and Freddie's Rich Uncle

Paul Peete | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Phil Gramm, Fannie Mae, Mccain, Freddie Mac, Mission Accomplished, Bush, Economy, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bear Stearns, Business News
Paul Peete

Those Republicans hate big government but love big bailouts, like Bear Stearns and Fannie Mae. And the help comes fast too, unless you are needy people, like the New Orleans Katrina crowd.

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Who's Ready on Day One?

Larry Beinhart | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mission Accomplished 5 Years Later, Mission Accomplished, Ready to Lead on Day One, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Commander-in-Chief, Politics News
Larry Beinhart

As the only one of the candidates who deals in reality rather than fantasy, Obama is the only candidate who will be ready on day one, as "commander-in-chief," or as president.

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Shout It Out: There's Still a War Going On!

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq Occupation, Mission Accomplished, Dick Cheney War, Green Zone Haliburton, Iraq Death Toll, George Bush War, Green Zone, Media Iraq War, Jennifer Aniston Iraq, Press Iraq War, Home News
R.T. Eby

The media have stopped covering the war. Bush has given up trying to accomplish his mission. Meantime, PFC George Delgado may very well have been the 4,000th American death in the war.

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Jason Linkins

'Mission Accomplished' Anniversary: NYT Celebrates With Panel Who Largely Got It Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, New York Times, Success of the Surge, Mission Accomplished, War in Iraq, Iraq Five Years Later, Politics News

This past Sunday, the New York Times presented a symposium of sorts on the future of the Iraq War, titled "How To See This Mission Accomplished." Hav...

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Largest Labor Strike Since Iraq War Shuts Down West Coast Ports

LA Times | Louis Sahagun and Ronald D. White | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Labor Strike, Warwire, Mission Accomplished 5 Years Later, Mission Accomplished, Iraq Five Years Later, Iraq, Iraq Five Years of War, War in Iraq, Politics News

Thousands of dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports took the day off Thursday, effectively shutting down operations at the busy complexes in what the unio...

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