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Mar 9, 2007

Analysis of New Iraq Legislation in House and Senate

Analysis of New Iraq Legislation in House and Senate.

Mar 8, 2007

Testimony by Peter Galbraith to the House Appropriations Committee

Read the testimony on Iraq by Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith in front of the Committee on House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on March 6, 2007.

Mar 7, 2007

A Flawed Surge

The arrival of General David Petraeus, a student of classic counterinsurgency theory, as commander of the Multinational Force in Iraq appears to be the Bush administration's attempt to cheat off the smartest kid in class.

Mar 1, 2007

Coalition of the Leaving

President Bush's "coalition of the willing" is quickly turning into a "coalition of the leaving."

Feb 5, 2007

Cease Fire in Iraq

Rather than continuing to pursue an elusive military solution in Iraq, the United States should adopt a violence-reduction strategy that encourages cooperation among the country's embattled factions.

Jan 19, 2007

Current Congressional Legislative Initiatives on Iraq

Current Congressional Legislative Initiatives on Iraq in both the Senate and the House.

Jan 10, 2007

Troop Surge in Iraq: Just Another Escalation

An obvious weakness of this plan is that focusing on securing Baghdad could simply push insurgents out of the city and into the surrounding provinces of al Anbar, Diyala, and Salah ad Din.

Jan 10, 2007

Why Surge Won't Work

At this late stage, 30,000 additional troops cannot make a difference. U.S. troops are ill prepared to do the policing that is needed to secure Baghdad.

Jan 3, 2007

A Regrettable Rush to Execution

In his final minutes, one of Saddam Hussein's executioners shouted, "Go to hell, Saddam."

Dec 28, 2006

Beyond the Executive Summary

What the Iraq Study Group's report actually said and how it helps (or hurts) the U.S. exit from Iraq

Dec 7, 2006

'Pie in the Sky' Report Won't Fix Iraq

"DEAD ON ARRIVAL" seems the likely verdict on the much-awaited Report of the Iraq Study Group.

Nov 6, 2006

The Case for Dividing Iraq

Iraq's national-unity government is not united and does not govern.

Oct 31, 2006

Baker-Hamilton Report May Be The Catalyst For Change In Iraq

Many are hopeful that James Baker and Lee Hamilton's Iraq Study Group (ISG) exudes the gravitas necessary to kick-start a new approach to Iraq.

Oct 19, 2006

Perspectives: Bloodshed in Iraq

Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's new four-point peace plan - the so-called Ramadan Plan - endeavors to stem sectarian violence by delegating control over security to local committees.

Aug 31, 2006

The True Iraq Appeasers

In his most recent justification of his Pentagon stewardship, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reached back to the 1930s, comparing the Bush administration's critics to those who, like US Ambassador to Britain Joseph P. Kennedy, favored appeasing Adolf Hitler.

Aug 22, 2006

Gone To Pieces

Yesterday, President Bush told reporters that, though he is "concerned" about talk of civil war in Iraq, "We're not going to leave before the mission is complete" - meaning, until a stable and unified Iraq can defend itself. But it is time for the administration to face an uncomfortable reality: There is no longer any such thing as a single nation called Iraq.

Jul 25, 2006

Our Corner Of Iraq

What is the mission of the United States military in Iraq now that the insurgency has escalated into a full-blown civil war?

May 9, 2005

Torture and National Security

John H. Johns, Brigadier General, USA (Ret.) today criticized the military for punishing primarily lower level soldiers for the torture abuse scandal in Guantanamo Bay.

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