Tag Archives: War in Iraq

The Federalist: John Daniel Davidson- How ISIS Spells The End Of Regime Change

Source:The Federalist Actually President George W. Bush’s preëmptive War in Iraq spelled the end of regime change in America. At least in the sense that America would unilaterally invade and occupy another country to knockout the authoritarian regime there and … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Bill Maher & Ann Coulter (2004)

Source: HBO: Real Time With Bill Maher- Bill Maher & Ann Coulter: 2004 Debate I hate to break this to anyone who might read this who is not a fan of Ann Coulter and even seriously dislikes her and that might … Continue reading

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The Hitchens Archive: Video: Christopher Hitchens & Eric Alterman Discussing Politics in 2008

Source:The New Democrat Just to comment on Eric Alterman’s first point about Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens was never a Conservative, but perhaps a Neoconservative on foreign policy at least after 9/11. And as they both said neoconservatism and conservatism are two … Continue reading

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Senator John Tester: Taking Care of Veterans is a Cost of Going to War

Source:The New Democrat  Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator John Tester with the lines of the veterans affairs debate. Senator Bernie Sanders, “that if you can afford to send your soldiers to war, you can afford to take care of them … Continue reading

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RAND Corporation: Brian Michael Jenkins: Iraq Observations: The Future of Iraq

RAND Corporation I posted this a few days ago on this blog about then Senator Joe Biden proposing back in 2007-08 to partition Iraq which of course the Iraqi people would have to approve themselves. And how that may of … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, President Obama Must Get Congress’s Approval Before War on ISIL in Iraq

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine Roll Call: Report: Steven Dennis: Senator Tim Kaine, “President Obama Must Get Congress’s OK Before War on ISIL in Iraq” Even though technically President Obama may not need Congressional approval to take the country back to … Continue reading

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Contra Corner: Michael Krieger: Mission Accomplished in Iraq

Source:The New Democrat  Whatever you think of the War in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 when it officially ended with American troops pulling out the “mission has already been accomplished”. If you look at what the original neoconservative goals from … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Jamelle Bouie: Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old American expression “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. Which basically translates if you are dumb enough to get fooled multiple times by the same person, you are a … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Omar Al-Nidawi: How PM Nouri Al-Maliki Lost Iraq

Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Omar Al-Nidawi: How Maliki Lost Iraq It would be easy and perhaps even tempting to blame crisis going on in Northern Iraq and the fact that it is now under control by Islāmic … Continue reading

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