Here’s some reaction to Stephen King warning students they better learn to read or they’ll end up in the army or Iraq:
Citizen Haines:
I get so tired of people trying to hate on the military by using bogus arguments such as King has…the reality is, there are a lot of smart, brilliant people in the military […]
Legendary author Stephen King joins Sen. John Kerry in thinking the U.S. military is full of people who can’t read. Terry Ann Online grabbed the video. Here’s what he said to a group of young people at an event aired on C-SPAN’s BookTV Sunday 05.04.08:
I don’t want to sound like an ad–a public service ad […]
While May Day is a Communist’s favorite holiday, today also marks the five year anniversary of President Bush declaring “major combat operations in Iraq” to be over. James Joyner puts the speech and the moment in some perspective. I will simply say that even with all the truth behind the speech and the precise words […]
When is a “disagreement” not really one? When the AP claims [via QandO]Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wants U.S. troops out of Iraq faster than Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker [emphasis mine]:
Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Petraeus recommended a pause in drawing down U.S. troops in Iraq while the security situation remains unstable […]
After his trip to Iraq Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) felt the need to tell a story about how he couldn’t get into a gym early in the morning because he didn’t have the proper security credentials. Instead of going back to his room and getting what as needed he demanded to see the guard’s supervisor. […]
The point of the surge was to create a more secure environment in order for the Iraqi government to plant firm roots so it could stand on its own once U.S. troops left. In Basra and Sadr City the Maliki government has engaged insurgent Shia factions. It’s been messy to say the least and the […]
It hasn’t been long since Harvard professor Samantha Power removed herself from Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign. In a talk Tuesday night, she apologized for calling Sen. Clinton a “monster,” but refused to back down from her conflicting view of how a President Obama would handle Iraq:
“I now am in my first ever political attack ad,” […]
Earlier this week Vice President Dick Cheney an ABC News interviewer decisions about the Iraq War shouldn’t be dictated by public opinion polls. Here’s a portion of the transcript:
Q Two-thirds of Americans say it was not worth fighting.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: They ought to go spend time, like you and I have, Martha. You know what’s […]
Washington Post fact checker Michael Dobbs gave Samantha Power a positive mark for telling U.K. television audiences that Sen. Obama’s promise of a quick withdrawal from Iraq was a “best case scenario.
Yesterday, Obama delivered a speech on Iraq where he reiterated he would end the war. He also took this shot at Sen. Clinton:
“Ask yourself,” […]
Five years ago the U.S. led an invasion of Iraq. Even before the first shots were fired anti-war protesters made their voices known. Lately pro-war (they’d label themselves “pro-troops”) supporters have rallied to counter groups like A.N.S.W.E.R. and Coke Pink. But judging from the turnout at events the last few days both sides are losing […]
If Samatha Power didn’t resign because she called Sen. Clinton a “monster” her comments on Sen. Obama’s Iraqi withdrawal promise on a U.K. television show likely would have forced her to leave. Like Obama’s NAFTA talk foreign leaders should not take his words on an Iraq withdrawal literally [emphasis mine]:
STEPHEN SACKUR: Let me stop you […]
Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post that makes a positive case for continuing U.S. efforts in Iraq especially with the serious refugee problem.
She offered this about the positive effect of the surge:
As for the question of whether the surge is working, I can only state what I witnessed: U.N. staff and […]
When you’re the “MBA President” it’s assumed projects will be completed on time and there wouldn’t be corruption [via Radley Balko]. I know we have low expectations for the federal government, but still.
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The most obvious news today was Sen. McCain saying how important the Iraq War is for his Presidential chances:
John McCain said Monday that to win the White House he must convince a war-weary country that U.S. policy in Iraq is succeeding. If he can’t, “then I lose. I lose,” the Republican said.
He quickly backed off […]
Another packed sports arena means another Sen. Barack Obama rally. Terry Ann Online got close, I mean really close, to record his speech.
She resports there was at least one person who booed when Obama talked about pulling out of Iraq. That sounds like an outlier, an anomaly. But if pro-Iraq supporters started attending Obama rallies […]
