Category Archives: Iraq

Losing To Iran

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Mash

The Bush Administration is spiraling down into a major conflagration in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. To some extent, it is traveling on auto pilot. Left to its own momentum of inaction and massive overreaction, this Administration will … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq | 3 Comments

Baghdad George

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Mash

    Today was a very sad day. I worry about George W Bush. I know many will not share my concern. I will grant that watching Baghdad George bizarrely assert that he will deploy Patriot missiles and perhaps launch … Continue reading →

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The Lion In Winter

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Mash

    When we were being silenced, he lent us his voice. When we found freedom, he came to us. A generation later I want to say thank you. Today Senator Edward Kennedy took a courageous stand against the excesses … Continue reading →

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Prelude To A Massacre

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Mash

    As President Bush puts the "final touches" on his "new" Iraq policy this weekend, Washington waits with bated breath for the fight to come. Having called up his Surgin’ General, David Petraeus, Mr. Bush is ready to embark … Continue reading →

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George W Bush’s Flawed Sense Of Justice

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Mash

Saddam Hussein, who only a week ago was seen as a murderous tyrant, is today seen as somewhat of a martyr in the Arab world. That transformation from murderer to martyr is emblematic of all that is wrong with George … Continue reading →

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