Category Archives: Iraq

A Modern Aesops Fable: Conservatives Are Positively Blind To The Obvious

Posted on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 by Ken

Looking at the news of the day the appearance of Laura Ingraham on Fox has been a big deal. Ingraham connected the Iraqi no fly zone, started by Bush Sr. and maintained by Bill Clinton, with the sorry state of modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Domestic Terrorism, Fox News, George HW Bush, George W Bush, Iraq, Neo-cons, September 11, Terrorism | Tagged Aesops Fables, Jennifer Rubin, Laura Ingraham

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That dick Cheney – Can He Still Be Prosecuted for War Crimes?

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Dick Cheney, the brains behind the administration that doctored phoney intelligence as an excuse to remove his long-time nemesis, Saddam Hussein. The same administration that rushed us into an illegal war in Iraq based on the existence of WMDs while … Continue reading →

Posted in Armed Contractors, Dick Cheney, George W Bush, Iraq, Politics, Rumsfeld, Torture, War Crimes | Tagged dick cheney, george w bush, Iraq, rumsfeld, torture, war crimes

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Limbaugh’s Inane Self-Contradictory Blathering

Posted on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Regarding the upcoming sequester, Rush Limbaugh said he is ashamed of his country. He alleges that this is because more people believe the Democrats’ version of how we got to this point than the Republicans’. Given that the GOP Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican War on Women, Rush Limbaugh, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wars | Tagged ashamed, budget, cuts, George Orwell, lies, military spending, Obama, President Barack Obama, republican lies, rush limbaugh, sequester, shame, spending

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Ignorance is Strength: Neocons Contradict Each Other Defending Torture Yet Again

Posted on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” –Nietzsche Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s taut, brooding paean to the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden has been controversial since long before it even hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Foreign Policy, Hollywood, Intelligence Community, Iraq, Justice, National Security, Neo-cons, Neocons, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican Scandals, Security, September 11, Terrorism, The Media, Torture, Wars | Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, barack obama, Bush, foreign policy, george w bush, hollywood, Iraq, John McCain, Jose Rodriguez Jr., Larry Elder, national security, September 11th, terrorism, the CIA, torture, Zero Dark Thirty

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A Line in the Sand

Posted on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” –W. B. Yeats, The Second Coming The Middle East is beginning to resemble Europe prior to World War I. A hundred years ago, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Congress, Defense Spending, Democratic Leaders, Iraq, Military Matters, Politics, Wars | Tagged conflict analysis, foreign policy, game theory, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Iron Dome, Israel, missile defense, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, prisoner's dilemma, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Middle East, US

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Mitterand Mitt Or Pres. Romneocon?

Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 by Ken

Out of Romney’s 24 special advisors on foreign policy, 17 served in the Bush-Cheney administration. If Romney were to win, it’s likely that many of these people would serve in his administration in some capacity — a frightening prospect given … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Campaigns, Foreign Policy, Iraq, National Security, Neo-cons, Politics, Republicans, Security | Tagged john bolton

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A Brief Refutation Of Romney’s VMI Speech

Posted on Monday, October 8th, 2012 by Ken

Following is a brief correction of Romney’s VMI speech. No one could possibly correct all the mistakes and falsehoods in one evening so let me just hit a few major points. Romney said: The attack on our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012 was … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Mitt Romney, Politics, Wars | Tagged libya, Palestinians, Virginia Military Institute

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William Kristol: Armchair Generalizer

Posted on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“To generalize is to be an idiot…” —William Blake The President’s grin was especially wide when Seth Meyers joked that Osama bin Laden “hosts a show on CSPAN” at the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 30, 2011. Obama knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Bin Laden, Comedians, George W Bush, Iraq, Military Matters, National Security, Politics, Presidential Candidates, September 11, Terrorism, The Media, Wars | Tagged 9/11, barack obama, Cold War, communism, defense, george w bush, national security, Navy Seals, Osama Bin Laden, political Islamism, terrorism, Will Kristol

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Video Clips of the Week

Posted on Friday, May 4th, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Each Friday until the November election I will be posting the latest video clips from political campaigns and issues-based organizations. This first post will be heavy on the videos to catch-up on those released in recent weeks. To avoid bogging-down … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Campaigns, Congress, Corporate Greed, Debt and Budget, Democrats, Employment, Energy Policies, Financial Bailouts, Financial Collapse, Healthcare, Iraq, Jimmy Fallon, Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican War on Women, Republicans, Stimulus, TARP, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, Video Clips of the Week, Wall Street, Women's Health, Women's Rights | Tagged Afghanistan, barack obama, campaigns, congress, corporate greed, debt and budget, Democrats, employment, energy policies, financial bailouts, financial collapse, healthcare, Iraq, jimmy fallon, joe biden, kirsten gillibrand, Republican War on Women, republicans, stimulus, TARP, taxes, the economy, the middle-class, video clips of the week, wall street, women's health, Women's Rights

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 by Marc Belisle

One year ago, Obama accomplished Bush’s mission of finding Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.” Now the GOP, including a top Romney aide, is accusing Obama of ‘playing politics’ with one of the Administration’s principal national security achievements. It’s worth remembering … Continue reading →