Success of the Surge

Jason Linkins

Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Perhaps sensing that his testimony on Tuesday was undermining the official White House version of events in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus today offered a ...

Petraeus' Testimony: Everything His President Wants to Hear

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

Once again, the president is passing the buck to the uniformed military to justify continuing a ludicrous imperial adventure, and the good general has dutifully performed.

The Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker Hearings and What the Surge in Fact Proves

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Rep. John Murtha

Our military cannot guarantee Iraqi economic progress or government efficacy, and we must not be fooled by those who say there will be chaos if we leave Iraq.

Petraeus Testimony: Summing Up Today's Hearing on Iraq (Update)

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Max Bergmann

Petraeus and Crocker tell us they can't make predictions into the future, but they have no problem making scary predictions about what will happen if we withdraw.

How To Tell If Your Surge Is Working

Bill Cusack | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Bill Cusack

If a surge in troops does not stabilize Iraq enough for the surge troops to go home, then there is no point in keeping them in Iraq.

Jason Linkins

Wall Street Journal Pregames Petraeus, Discounts Dissent

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


On one level, it is fortunate that the Wall Street Journal, a day before General David Petraeus arrives on Capitol Hill to re-engage his attempts to s...

A Song for Gen. Petraeus

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Max and the Marginalized

Gen. Petraeus will be answering questions on Capitol Hill this week, and since it's the congress and not the press doing the asking, there might even be some hard ones.

Petraeus' Call for a Pause is Really Just "Stay the Course 2.0"

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Since "stay the course" was 12 slogans ago, the Bush administration had to come up with a new one.

John McCain Iraq Progress Speech Interrupted By News Of Green Zone Attacks

Think Progress | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, making the case for the "unmistakable progress" in Iraq. A telling moment in hi...

Jason Linkins

N.Y. Times On Iraq: Awash In Symbolism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Via Yglesias, we find the New York Times mealy-mouthing their way through Iraq war reportage: The Green Zone attacks Sunday were, symbolically at lea...

Jason Linkins

Chris Wallace, Bill Kristol Chat Up An Iraq War Fantasy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics


Today on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace and Bill Kristol had themselves a tidy little conversation on an Iraq War. I say "an" Iraq War, because whate...

The Iraq Factor in This Election Cycle

John Bruhns | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


John Bruhns

At the end of the day, the Iraqis are going to be the Iraqis. They're going to handle things their way. The future of Iraq was always up to them -- not us.

Jason Linkins

McCain Clueless, Contradictory On al-Sadr's Influence In Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


For all of John McCain's claims to both foreign policy experience and a keen understanding on what needs to be done in Iraq, it seems that with each p...

Basra Assault Exposes Fraud of "National Reconciliation" in Iraq

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Robert Naiman

Why are U.S. soldiers killing and dying in Basra, an operation that was decided, supposedly, without consultation with U.S. officials?

Why the Administration Won't Define Success in Iraq

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

What does it mean if violence goes down in Iraq? "Success of the surge," says the administration. What does it mean, then, if the violence goes up in Iraq? "Success of the surge," they say.

Militiamen Holding Out in Basra Fighting

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 03.26.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister warned gunmen in the oil port of Basra to surrender their weapons by Friday or face harsher measures, as clashes...

Jason Linkins

Dana Perino, The Gift That Keeps On Giving: A Neverending Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics


Years after missions were declared to have been accomplished in Iraq, it's still difficult to get a straight answer out of the Bush administration as ...

US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr batt...

The End of a Ceasefire?

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics


Ilan Goldenberg

At the end of the day, this is about the still simmering civil war in the South and the fact that we still haven't figured out how to address it or facilitate a political agreement inside of Iraq.

Is "Success" Of Iraq Surge About To Unravel?

Huffington Post | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics


A cease-fire with Muqtada al Sadr and his loyalists in the Mahd army is showing signs of deterioration. The agreement, which has been critical to the...

Bush's Iraq Strategery: Blame The Troops

Bob Cesca | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics


Bob Cesca

President Bush and all of his apologists have scapegoated or are preemptively scapegoating the troops and the "commanders on the ground."

McCain Surrogate: "Christian Right" A Serious Problem

Haaretz | Shmuel Rosner | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


The location keeps changing, and the speakers might be different as well, but the goal remains the same: courting the Jewish vote. Today, it was in Wa...

David Petraeus: Iraqis Not Making "Sufficient Progress"

Washington Post | Cameron Barr | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics


With a Senate appearance looming to explain the success of President Bush's surge in Iraq, Gen. David Petreaus has offered his starkest commentary yet...

If Democrats Remain Silent on Iraq Now, They Will Pay a Stiff Price in November

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

While Clinton and Obama trade blows, the Republicans are slowly winning the war over the war. And Democrats are doing very little to stop them.

Military: Recent Massacres In Baghdad Not A Trend

Associated Press | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics


The U.S. military said on Sunday that it does not think that a recent wave of deadly attacks in Baghdad reflects an overall increase in violence. U.S...


 

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