As if we need a report to be reminded what a colossal
mess Bush-Cheney made of Iraq.
An unpublished 513-page federal history of the American-led reconstruction
of Iraq depicts an effort crippled before the invasion by Pentagon planners
who were hostile to the idea of rebuilding a foreign country, and then molded
into a $100 billion failure by bureaucratic turf wars, spiraling violence
and ignorance of the basic elements of Iraqi society and infrastructure.
For more proof, see Odierno: About … He had put his finger on the heart of the problem. We and our friends in At least someone Revenge: Woman Blinded by Spurned Man Invokes Islamic Retribution. Saudi women talk about divorce in the first forum of its kind. Israel: ‘Iranian Columbia’s “Captian Mexico’s kidnapping Oh joy, Equador. …and in the obligatory Blago news… Will Blagojevich resign on Monday like But more Consider this a news free for all.
Odierno said some U.S. troops would remain at joint security stations in training and support roles. “We believe we should still be inside those after the summer,” he told reporters at a U.S. base in Balad, north of Baghdad. His remarks came before he welcomed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who arrived for a brief, unannounced visit.
Afghanistan, a country worth more concerted energy, before it falls into
the abyss again, something that would surely come back to bite the U.S. and
the entire region. We have made things worse, so the least we need to do is repair what we’ve screwed up. Nobody likes it.
Kandahar are thunderstruck at recent suggestions that the solution to the
hair-raising situation in this country must include a political settlement
with “relevant parties” — read, the Taliban. Negotiating with them
wouldn’t solve Afghanistan’s problems; it would only exacerbate them. Ask
any Afghan what’s really needed, what would render the Taliban irrelevant,
and they’ll tell you: improving the behavior of the officials whom the United
States and its allies ushered into power after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks. [...]
is writing about our National Guard, which has been eviscerated under Bush-Cheney.
ship to Gaza has hidden agenda’.
Nemo of the Cocaine Trade.”
scandal just got some high profile press.
some reports are hinting? Here’s
his response: “I’ll have a lot to say at the appropriate time,”
Blagojevich answered.
importantly: Why is Michael Madigan waiting to impeach Blagojevich?
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