Category Archives: Iraq

79 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Mash

When George W Bush was presented the Iraq Study Group report last week, according to Lawrence Eagleburger, Mr. Bush’s reaction was "Where’s my drink?" Since its release, the report has been much maligned from both sides of the political aisle. … Continue reading →

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An Intervention

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Mash

The long awaited, much anticipated, and often pre-judged Iraq Study Group report was finally unleashed on Washington. Predictably, it was trashed, even before the ink was dry, in the progressive blogosphere for failing to call for an immediate withdrawal of troops … Continue reading →

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Mash

From today’s White House press briefing [hat tip: BarbinMD]: Q Tony, I’d like to follow up on the al Hakim meeting, if I can, for just a second. MR. SNOW: Yes, sure. Q U.S. intelligence and military sources have him intimately … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hakim Goes To Washington

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Mash

On Monday President Bush is scheduled to meet Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). Mr. Hakim is to get the full treatment topped off with a White House meeting with … Continue reading →

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Maliki’s Death Warrant

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Mash

The Bush Administration has effectively signed Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s Death Warrant. The memo from National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley that undermined the Bush-Maliki summit in Jordan has now made Nouri al-Maliki a marked man in Iraq. Whether that was … Continue reading →

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