Great Colin Powell interview in GQ.

There’s still at least one Republican out there I’d probably vote for if he were to decide to run for President, unfortunately for Republicans he’s not in the race. That man is Colin Powell, the one man in the Bush Administration for whom I had any respect and trust. It was sad to see him . . . → Read More: Great Colin Powell interview in GQ.

Fred Thompson wastes no time in saying something stunningly stupid.

I wasn’t expecting much from newly announced GOP Presidential contender Fred Thompson given his very conservative statements before he ever entered the race, but I assumed he’d at least get a week in before saying something stupid. I was wrong.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Freshly minted GOP White House hopeful Fred Thompson puzzled Iowans yesterday . . . → Read More: Fred Thompson wastes no time in saying something stunningly stupid.

Bush lied to us about WMDs in Iraq. He must be impeached.

After reading this Salon.com article I’m convinced that President Bush is flat out guilty of crimes and misdemeanors and should be impeached immediately.

On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction, according to two former . . . → Read More: Bush lied to us about WMDs in Iraq. He must be impeached.

Four years later and the Iraqi security forces still suck eggs.

President Bush went around claiming that we’d step down as Iraqi forces became ready to step up. The obvious question that line of thinking poses is: What if they’re never ready to step up?

WASHINGTON – Iraq’s security forces have made “uneven progress” and will be unable to take over security on their own in . . . → Read More: Four years later and the Iraqi security forces still suck eggs.

“The War as We Saw It” is an excellent NYT Op Ed.

Go take a moment to read The War as We Saw It at the New York Times. Written by a group of infantrymen and noncommissioned officers it refutes many of the claims of progress made by the Bush Administration. A sample:

The claim that we are increasingly in control of the battlefields in Iraq is . . . → Read More: “The War as We Saw It” is an excellent NYT Op Ed.

The Lost Year in Iraq on PBS Frontline.

I’m watching Frontline and their report on The Lost Year in Iraq which pretty much illustrates where America went wrong in dealing with the aftermath of the war:

Today, as America looks for an exit strategy, FRONTLINE examines the initial, critical decisions of the U.S.-led regime in Baghdad in The Lost Year in Iraq. From . . . → Read More: The Lost Year in Iraq on PBS Frontline.

One of the Problems With Invading a Place Such as Iraq…

Below you will find two videos of from the Daily Show where Jon Stewart is interviewing Ali Allawi.  Ali Allawi has worked closely with the interim governement in Iraq under various titles and positions.  He is a very intelligent and well spoken individual with a lot of inside knowledge of Iraq and the government there.

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HometownBaghdad.com

Reposted from smugbaldy.com –

My wife gets all the props for this.  HometownBaghdad.com isn’t the evening news, but rather some college kids in Baghdad with video cameras and compelling stories.  They’re saying:

The brave Iraqi subjects and crew risked their lives every time they turned on a camera to make this series. They want . . . → Read More: HometownBaghdad.com