McCain Thinks the War is Won

This guy is scary disconnected from reality. August has a sharp one liner summing up McCain’s deranged view of Iraq (emphasis mine): Meanwhile, on Earth, John McCain is now claiming that we won the war in Iraq. I know, I had no idea either, right? Especially since this victory is the type of one where [...]

Witness Agains the War: An Introduction

We are two days away from the kickoff to the Witness Against the War walk.  450 Miles to protest the war in Iraq: Witness Against War 2008 is a walk from Chicago to St. Paul to challenge and to nonviolently resist our country’s continuing war in and occupation of Iraq. Our journey will begin in [...]

Good Reads

I’m starting a semi regular feature (ideally this will be once daily) listing interesting pieces of news and curiosity I come across.  Things that hit home, piss me off, or make really important arguments.  Thanks to Marco for the idea! The anti-immigrant group the Minutemen and the racist CCC are formally working together now.  For [...]

Support Matthis Chiroux, Fight The War

Matthis Chiroux is a soldier in DC fighting back against the war.  His fight is attracting notice (AFP): “I stand before you today with the strength and clarity and resolve to declare to the military, my government and the world that this soldier will not be deploying to Iraq,” Chiroux said in the sun-filled rotunda [...]

Obama: Are We Entering Lesser of Two Evils Land?

I’m an Obama supporter.  I’m no PUMA: I just can’t figure out why if it is soooo important for the Democrats to win that the fingerpointers don’t pick the Democrat most likely to actually win.  I mean, they still have a choice.  If they are so concerned , they can petition the party to have [...]

Dear Obama: Listen!

Please listen to Jamelle!  (US of Jamerica): Obama’s little riff here basically sums up his foreign policy approach.  I actually wish he would use this language to challenge John McCain’s national security “credentials,” since it’s a pretty effective characterization. Barack’s language is right on, and applies neatly to foreign policy.  From the difference between talking [...]

Hillary Voted for the War

She Voted For the War: Consider; If the War in Iraq was currently popular with the American Public which side of the argument would Hillary Clinton be on? They have an excellent point.

Petraeus’ Unscientific 45 Day Test

General Petraeus, next to a smug looking Ambassador Crocker, testifying we need to withdraw troops slowly (Guardian): Clinton and McCain were speaking at a hearing at which the most senior US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, was giving evidence. Petraeus lined up with McCain on the issue of troops, warning against withdrawing “too many [...]

Bush Planning Fake Treaty For Permanent Occupation of Iraq

Jonathan Schwarz has an important piece up on the Bush Administration’s attempt to override the wishes of our own Legislative branch and the Iraqi Parliament and set up a permanent occupation (emphasis mine): A majority of the Iraqi parliament wants the US to leave Iraq, and for several years has been trying to prevent the [...]

McCain’s Credibility With the Press

Via Majikthise, Kevin Drum body slams John McCain’s credibility: Let’s recap. Foreign policy cred lets him get away with wild howlers on foreign policy. Fiscal integrity cred lets him get away with outlandishly irresponsible economic plans. Anti-lobbyist cred lets him get away with pandering to lobbyists. Campaign finance reform cred lets him get away with [...]

When Will We Reach 5000?

We’ve lost 4,000 Americans.  Four thousand lives wasted.  When will we reach 5,000?  What are those thousand people doing right now?  Are some of them home on leave with their families, or on their third extended tour in Iraq?  Are they lying on their bunk trying to forget what happened to a friend and comrade, [...]

We Killed People, We Don’t Care

George Bush and Dick Cheney lied us into a war that killed thousands of our citizens, and murdered vast numbers of Iraqis. Their response is essentially “Fuck Reality, Fuck the Voters and Fuck the Consequences” (Melissa (Shakespeare’s Sister)): Five years in, Bush says, “No one would argue that this war has not come at a [...]

Anti-War Protests and Working in DC

This morning in my “General” folder in Outlook (that’s where all the company-wide email goes by default), I found this email from our “Office Manager” noting there will be protests, and concluding with: Building management plans to operate the building on a normal business throughout the day on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. They will, however, [...]

McCain’s Dismal Foreign Policy Expertise

John McCain is going to run as an expert on foreign policy, an experienced heavyweight with security his centerpiece strength. Which makes this pretty fucking alarming (via Greg Saunders at TMW, emphasis mine): The foolishness of this John McCain “gaffe”, to use the media’s favorite understatement, should terrify anyone who actually thinks the commander-in-chief should [...]

Iraq: Seeing the Violence

War for many of us is an abstract.  It is the suffering of others, happening outside our daily worries and triumphs. I was googling for a completely unrelated purpose for “I saw”, and came across an old article on the war, I saw the head of my two children come off: An Iraqi mother in [...]