Category: surge
I haven’t seen this article cited elsewhere, but Jane Hamsher points to the inspiration for MoveOn’s “Betray Us” headline, about which many an indignant fist has been shaken to
Matt hits the nail on the head: And reading Pollack & Pascual write about it, on some level I agree with them. As they say, probably if we made a big push for a UN-sponsored diplomatic settlement
For nearly forty years, a prophecy — known only to the clerics of Outer Wingnuttia — has foretold the arrival of the One True Redeemer, a Chosen One who will recalibrate the scales of nati
This post by Greg Djerejian on the now legendary O’Hanlon/Pollack op-ed is really indispensable; Greg takes them to task on their lack of hard evidence, reliance on impression, and apparent beli
Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack’s New York Times op-ed is a litany of utter dishonesty and misrepresentation; like Matt, I’m wondering whether any of the Democratic candidates w
Sam Dagher at the CSM has a good article on the potential detrimental effect of having large numbers of US troops in close quarters with Iraqi civilians. Invariably, in a counter-insurgency conflict,
Here’s what I love about the wingnut-o-sphere: Step 1: Read on Instapundit that “the surge is working.” Step 2: Learn (via Rubble Boy’s link)that former Bush/Cheney webmaster c
At some point within the manly space that is the wingnutosphere, it became fashionable to talk about things like war with Iraq or the Surge in terms of long odds. The odds may be against us, the argum
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- The curious case of COVID mortality rates among young adults after vaccines became available
- Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,177
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- The potential reverse thermostatic effects of Dobbs
- What a dick
- Preparing For The Civil War
- GOP members of Congress lobby oil companies to do more to fight efforts to battle climate change
- Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,176
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