Tag: iraq
member name: John M.
|
October 20, 2006 05:22 PM EDT --
It looks like a civil war is overtaking Iraq. It is not something we sought or should seek because of the human suffering that will result. Nevertheless it may very well occur despite all preventive efforts. . . . more
|
|
November 12, 2006 12:20 PM EST --
Remember those old gangster movies when Harvey Keitel the mature, unemotional, experienced pro along with his crew was brought in by the mob to clean up after a totally botched and particularly bloody . . . more
|
|
December 24, 2006 09:33 AM EST --
If you will recall the wonderfully uplifting movie "Saving Private Ryan" the underlying themes regarded patriotism, heroism, citizen soldiers, self sacrifice, the value we place on human life, . . . more
|
|
November 26, 2006 04:36 PM EST --
I disagree with all the conservative pundits who say that the Democrats have no mandate from the voting public. But then again, I also disagree with old line liberals who assert that now is the time to . . . more
|
|
April 14, 2007 10:23 AM EDT --
In one of the editorials printed in today's New York Times the matter of finding a new czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is discussed: "We have long suspected that there is no one . . . more
|
|
January 28, 2007 03:55 PM EST --
We are the not so proud parents of an immature Iraqi government that behaves irresponsibly. We fear they cannot survive if we don't protect them. We watch their every halting ineffective move with . . . more
|
|
December 03, 2006 04:07 PM EST --
Everyone has been puzzled as to why Bush waited till after the election to announce that Rumsfeld was leaving when it may have served his interests and those of the Party to do so prior to the vote. The . . . more
|
|
June 29, 2007 04:57 PM EDT --
What is one to do if you've been a long term supporter of the war in Iraq?
I heard Christopher Shays (R) congressman from Ct. on PBS calling for bringing back the Iraq Study Group for the purpose . . . more
|
|
January 10, 2007 08:36 AM EST --
In my last article Middle Eastern Trump Card I discussed a revised view of where we are in the Middle East and how it could be used to our advantage. Todays Wall Street Journal had a column that comes . . . more
|
|
December 18, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
As we contemplate the possibility of sending additional troops to Iraq, it seems to me that we should make sure not to repeat the serious errors made when we entered that country in the first place. The . . . more
|
|
October 27, 2006 02:14 PM EDT --
We all respect and and hold in the highest admiration John McCain and Bob Kerrey former Senator from Nebraska and now President at the New School. These two Vietnam war heroes represent the best that our . . . more
|
|
October 28, 2006 11:07 AM EDT --
It's raining heavily this Saturday in Connecticut and the winds are gusting at 25 to 40 mph. Folks are home for the weekend and happy not to have to go out and shatter the pervasive stillness with . . . more
|
|
November 11, 2006 11:18 AM EST --
As we survey the domestic and international terrain over the next two years it should be apparent to all that US ascendancy and triumphalism will not characterize the period. This will be a time for modesty . . . more
|
|
November 14, 2006 08:58 AM EST --
I recently encountered a puzzling controversy in response to an article about the war involving military vs civilian control.The question was posed: How can someone who has never served, know better about . . . more
|
|
December 30, 2006 11:01 AM EST --
We know very well what we hated about Saddam Hussein and thankfully those cruel characteristics have departed along with the man. Justice has been done, but the long delay between capture and punishment . . . more
|
|
January 30, 2007 09:31 AM EST --
Today's New York Times contained an article titled "The Growing Chorus of Antiwar Conservatives" by Bruce Bartlett.
What follows are sections of that piece which names well known conservatives . . . more
|
|
October 25, 2006 10:25 AM EDT --
If we originally went into Iraq because of a strongly held carryover belief from the first Gulf war that we didn't truly finish the job then the Neo Cons and Tom Freedman of the NY Times provided the . . . more
|
|
November 10, 2006 09:58 AM EST --
I just finished reading Paul Krugman's article in today's New York Times. He is positively giddy and couldn't help "flashing" a long past article of his having predicted this outcome. . . . more
|
|
November 10, 2006 03:22 PM EST --
I once had a job which required that my productivity had to continually increase while a second major responsibility was to train new people who once they were prepared would directly compete with me and . . . more
|
|
November 17, 2006 08:35 AM EST --
Most of the scuttle but around the Democratic Majority Leader position centered on the role played by Nancy Pelosi. Why was this so important to her that she would risk almost certain defeat on this, her . . . more
|
|
|
|
