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How Does McCain Define Success in Iraq?

By Karoli April 8, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Before his speech was interrupted by a special report about explosions in the Green Zone, John McCain stated with certainty that we were “closer to success in Iraq”. What does…

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When Petraeus Testifies, Remember This

By Karoli April 7, 2008 Bush Administration, Iraq No Comments

From Esquire, the story of one soldier in Iraq, his family, his friends, his town, his comrades, his service, and his final homecoming: Now they moved out, led by Sergeant…

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Letters from Iraq: Roll the Dice and Pray

By Karoli April 5, 2008 Iraq No Comments

Attention should be paid here. While our cable news networks are sniffing around the Clinton tax return and ooohing and aaahing because they made money over the years since Bill…

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Where I tell Glenn Beck He Can Suck It

By Karoli April 4, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Glenn Beck thinks we should be grateful for Big Oil, that we’re unfairly demonizing “Big Oil” in the American quest to unearth and punish villains. Congress has picked “Big Oil”…

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Things that scare the hell out of me

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008, Iraq No Comments

Being watched by the likes of the Bush Administration: Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers,…

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The Cease-Fire Is Over

By Karoli March 26, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq No Comments

According to VetVoice, the cease-fire is over, and violence is on the rise. Total Military Deaths in Iraq: 4,001 and counting. Unfortunately, with the end of the cease-fire, this number…

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