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Laura Bush On Iraq: "No one suffers more than their President and I do." I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that over 3,000 famlies who lost loved ones in Iraq are suffering more than President Bush and Laura.  As well as the families of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.  And the wounded soldiers getting shitty … Read More

Jon Stewart last night: Basically, first-term president Bush, you invaded to remove the threat of Saddam Hussein. And you, current president Bush, are there to battle the threat created by the lack of Saddam Hussein. It’s funny because it’s true.

Bush’s Iraq strategy, in his own words: Our strategy can be summed up this way: As Iraqis stand up, we will stand down, and when our commanders on the ground tell me that Iraqi forces can defend their freedom, our troops will come home with the honor they have earned. Turns out …uh …not so much: Military planners have abandoned … Read More

So, according to the Washington Post, Bush wants somebody to act as "war czar", overseeing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And nobody wants the job.  (Surprise, surprise): At least three retired four-star generals approached by the White House in recent weeks have declined to be considered for the position, the sources said, underscoring the administration’s difficulty in enlisting its … Read More

Wow.  Even the godmother of modern neo-conservativism disliked Bush’s policies: The Nation: It’s stunning criticism from a hawk who for over two decades has been a guiding light for the neocons who cheerleaded the nation to war in Iraq. In her book, she contends that the invasion has so far been counterproductive: On a personal note, I have dedicated much … Read More

This is what happens when it’s more important to get U.S. soldiers in Iraq as opposed to getting appropriately-trained U.S. soldiers in Iraq: Two soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have died as a result of friendly fire, Army officials said Wednesday, not from enemy fire, as the press reported.The military suspected friendly fire later in February but did … Read More

No, it’s not all hunky-dorey, Senator McCain: U.S. and Iraqi forces launched the security offensive in February. In March, violent deaths dropped in Baghdad, according to Iraqi morgue and police statistics. But violence rose elsewhere in Iraq, fueled largely by suicide bombings. In March, a total of 2,762 Iraqi civilians and policemen were killed, down 4 percent from the previous … Read More

Bush on TV this morning: It has now been 57 days since I requested that Congress pass emergency funds for our troops. Instead of passing clean bills that fund our troops on the front lines, the House and Senate have spent this time debating bills that undercut the troops. *** In a time of war it’s irresponsible for the Democratic … Read More

Matthew Dowd, the Bush advisor who pinned the term "flip-flopper" on John Kerry in the 2004 elections, had flip-flopped himself.  Or, some might say, he’s come to Jesus.  It’s the biggest Bush "insider" to break with Bush, telling the New York Times this weekend that "Kerry was right" about Iraq. UPDATE:  Hmmmm.  Lots of disillusionment going around.

It’s so overstrateched that the Army is now sending wounded soldiers back to Iraq: "This is not right," said Master Sgt. Ronald Jenkins, who has been ordered to Iraq even though he has a spine problem that doctors say would be damaged further by heavy Army protective gear. "This whole thing is about taking care of soldiers," he said angrily. … Read More

Another sad side effect of this war: "[R]oughly 250,000 American servicemen and women struggling with PTSD, and almost 60,000 military marriages that have been broken by this war."

The key detail: President Bush will be required to certify on July 1, 2007 and again on October 1, 2007 whether the Iraq government is meeting key benchmarks in reducing violence and other areas. If Bush certifies that, yes, the Iraqis are meeting them, then withdrawal would begin on March 1, 2008, and be completed by September 1 of that … Read More