Tag Archives: iraq

Quotable

From Mohammed, at Iraq the Model, on the Status of Forces agreement: I don’t dare suggest that Obama wanted to obstruct the treaty because it threatens Iran and other despots in the Middle East; I’m sure his purpose is different. The thing is that his purpose is also different from that of the U.S. or

The Guardian Publishes One of The Best Examples of Reasoning Regarding the Iraq War I’ve Ever Seen. Seriously.

How does this differ from Sen. Biden’s “analysis?” (An analysis of Sen. Biden’s “analysis” here.) 1. It presents what it finds troubling very specifically at the beginning of the article, thus narrowing the scope of the larger problem of Iraq. If it tried to discuss more than sectarian violence, but also throw in concerns about

The Problem With Our Elected Officials Is That They Sound Like Us

What follows is a rant, not so much an argument. The proof of what I’m saying should be self-evident. If it is not, then we disagree, and that’s that: Listening to this one Senator discuss exactly what was wrong (in his opinion) in Iraq and how it could all be fixed with his magic policy,

The Joys Of Self-Governance

The Parliament building has its own security arrangements, not managed by either the American military or by the Interior Ministry of Police or Ministry of Defense, said Mr. Rubaie, the security adviser to Prime Minister Maliki.Several lawmakers said that their guards were often able to bully their way through checkpoints without being searched and that