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Tag Archives: Iraq
McCain as Sarkozy?
Grover Norquist suggests that public disatisfaction with the Republican party is driven solely by hostility to President Bush. McCain’s differences with the Bush administration and its supporters thus strengthen his appeal with the county. As Grover puts it: “This is … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged American, Bush, Chirac, Grover Norquist, Iraq, McCain, Republican, Sarko, Sarkozy, Segolene Royal, socialist
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A Bombshell in Baghdad
Video (transcript) of Angelina Jolie’s CNN interview from Baghdad on the Iraqi refugee crisis. In the UN’s often ridiculous efforts to hire Hollywood nonentities to promote various causes, Angelina was probably their wisest. Men generally rule the troublespots of the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Angelina Jolie, CNN, Hollywood, Iraq, nymphomaniac, Petraeus, refugee, United Nations
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M16s for Iraqis
Photo: Atlantic Firearms Upgrades for Iraq’s Presidential Brigade. They’ve purchased M16 rifles to replace their AKs: The Iraqi Army’s Presidential Brigade turned over their older AK-47 model rifles for newer and more accurate M-16s at Besmaya Range Complex in Iraq … Continue reading
Posted in Firearms, Lee's Page, Military Matters
Tagged AK47, Firearms, guns, Iraq, Iraqi Army, Kalishnikov, M16, M4, marksmanship, Presidential Brigade, rifle
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A Candidate Without A War
Is the Iraq War hurting John McCain’s candidacy? By “hurting” I’m referring to his struggle to be the true conservative candidate who unites the party. Despite his clear lead in the primary race, McCain has not been able to capture … Continue reading
I think I need to say this again
If you haven’t had a chance to read Yon’s latest report from Iraq, I will reiterate that you need to do so. Fred Kagan and Anthony Cordesmann make an appearance, but the real interest is the dynamics in the population … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Notes on the war
Tagged Anthony Cordesmann, Fred Kagan, Iraq, Michael Yon
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The Air Surge
Bob Owens tackles the lazy reductionist thinking behind claims that the recent use of air strikes in Iraq shows a worsening situation, or is at odds with the counterinsurgency strategy we should be pursuing. I especially like this quote from … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters
Tagged Air Surge, bombing, Human Rights Watch, Iraq, Petraeus, surge
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Possibly the Two Dumbest Political Moves in the Last 6 Years
I would have to think Saddams bluff against the world would be up there at #1. A possible number 2 would be Rumsfeld, in 2004, siding with decision not to publicaly release information that supported going to war. http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12652 One … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Keith's Page, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Tagged , anthrax, Iraq, Iraq Survey Group, mustard gas, Rumsfeld, Saddam Husein, WMD
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Saddam “wanted to pursue all of WMD … to reconstitute his entire WMD program”
I’m not sure that’s “news” to those who have been paying attention the last few years, but now we have another source reported by CNN on Sunday. What makes this source newsworthy and interesting is that it’s FBI agent George … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Notes on the war
Tagged george piro, interrogation, Iran, Iraq, psychology, saddam, sanctions, wmds
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A Decisive Battle?
I think that may be overstating it, but the Iraqi army is planning a major offensive against the last area where al Qaeda has a significant presence, Mosul and its environs.
Maybe he wasn’t guilty?
Mick Stockinger: “In the side bar of the story is a link to an interactive site with the following caption: Saddam’s Judgment Background on the former Iraqi leader’s alleged crimes, his life and capture, plus video and photos. Tried, convicted … Continue reading
Love in a Foreign War
(photo: trish brunner | blog) This morning I stumbled into the story from last year of James and Lena Ahearn. James, the American officer, Lena the Iraqi woman who was apparently the first war bride in Iraq in 2003. They’d … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Lee's Page, Military Matters
Tagged , American, Baghdad, Green Zone, interracial marriage, Iraq, James Michael Ahearn, James Michener, Lena Ahearn, love, lovers, married, novel, Tales of the South Pacific, war, women
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Beachamp revealed
By all accounts Scott Beauchamp has tried to redeem himself in the eyes of his unit. However, when this story came to a head and the military investigated him, he seems to have been held in rather low regard. Bob … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Tagged AWOL, Iraq, Scott Beauchamp, The New Republic, war
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Al Qaeda Casualties
Here’s an interesting figure from 2007 operations in Iraq: “Military operations against al Qaeda in Iraq resulted in the capture of 8,800 militants, while 2,400 were killed.”
Price Controls in Iraq
Remember the snow in Baghdad? It’s an unusually cold winter there this year. Yet kerosene is hard to come by. Gee, I wonder why: “Little kerosene is available on the state-run market at the subsidized price of $0.52 a gallon. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baghdad, black market, Economics, Iraq, kerosene, price controls, winter
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The NYT on Michael Yon
The New York Times lengthy and favorable look at Michael Yon‘s extraordinary efforts in Iraq is well worth reading today.
Beating the Tide
The military is praising Syria and Saudi Arabia for their efforts to restrict the flow of insurgent reinforcements into Iraq: “In early 2007, 110 foreigners were coming into Iraq from Syria every month. That is now reduced to 40 to … Continue reading
18 in 08
The United States believes Iraqis will be able to take over security control in all 18 provinces before the end of 2008. HT: GatewayPundit
The Surrender Movement Surrenders
Antiwar groups are dropping their effort to cut off funding for the Iraq war. They’ve decided to concentrate instead on preventing the president from negotiating a long term defense treaty with the Iraqi government. I suppose the thinking is that … Continue reading
Good News About Iraq
Well, maybe not good news, but the forecasts portend good news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7193174.stm Iraq faces a period of economic growth and political progress, according to assessments by the International Monetary Fund and the UN. The IMF sees 7% growth in 2008 … Continue reading
Please Come Out and Fight
A bored Marine asks an Iraqi cab driver to tell the insurgents to come out and fight. You could say things have quieted down a bit in Iraq. Video clip.
Perfunction Awakens the Mighty King of Trolls
The other day Perfunction posted David Duke’s political advice for the Ron Paul campaign. The noxious white nationalist’s recommendations being essentially that while Paul was great, he needs to be just a wee bit more, you know, anti-Semitic. Anyway, it … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Humor, Society
Tagged , anti-semitism, David Duke, fascism, Iraq, Israel, Ron Paul, trolling, trolls
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Say It Aint So
Via hotair President Bush on Friday used a “pocket veto” to reject a sweeping defense bill because he dislikes a provision that would expose the Iraqi government to expensive lawsuits seeking damages from the Saddam Hussein era… The sponsor of … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Keith's Page
Tagged Defense Spending, Democrats, hotair, Iraq, Lautenberg, President Bush, Saddam Hussein, Terrorism
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Moment of Truth in Iraq
Another excellent post by Michael Yon giving a recap of his years in Iraq, and especially this last year of the “Surge.” Some very important news, Michael is publishing a book this spring. You can pre-order it here which has … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Keith's Page, Military Matters
Tagged Book, Iraq, Michael Yon, Moment of Truth in Iraq
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Things Are Not Rosy In Iraq
But, I’ve never claimed that, and AFAIK, nobody I’ve read is claiming that. The argument that we are claiming things are rosy is a strawman, pure and simple. What is being claimed is that security is improving. There are other … Continue reading
Top Al Qaeda Operative Nabbed In Iraq, and Other Good News
Bill Roggio has the scoop at Long War Journal: The Iraqi Army claimed to have captured the minister of defense of the Islamic State of Iraq, al Qaeda’s political front organization. Ahmed Turki Abbas was captured after being wounded in … Continue reading
Me, Greg, Andrew and the two Glenn’s
(Listening notes: Magnetic Fields, Husker Du, Queen, Soft Cell, Indigo Girls, The Smith’s, REM, Pet Shop Boys, B-52’s, Scissor Sisters. A homage to Andrew Sullivan of sorts.)
I am here to step into the breach and defend Glenn Reynolds from two people I admire a lot. Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Uncategorized
Tagged ACLU, analysis, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, asymmetry, B-52’s, Belgravia, Belgravia Dispatch, Blairism, commissars, Dave Weigel, David Horowitz, decorative politics, detainees, doctrinaire libertarian, extremism, finance industry, fisking, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Reynolds, government sponsored illegality, Husker Du, independent integrity, Indigo Girls, Iraq, Israel, Law, libertarian, Libertarianism, lies, Magnetic Fields, Malkinesque, Malkinesque blogosphere, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, opinions, Pet Shop Boys, photographer, political distortion, Queen, R.E.M., Reason Magazine, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, Rocco DiPippo, Scissor Sisters, Soft Cell, Tammy Bruce, Terri Schiavo, The Smiths, Tony Blair, torture, Travel Section murder plot, war
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