Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Righting Wrongs on Iraq

By Karoli March 25, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq No Comments

There’s a lot of breast-beating in the blogosphere this past week about how many were wrong about the war in Iraq, and why. I especially appreciated John Cole’s candid and…

Nexus or No?

By Karoli March 24, 2008 Bush Administration, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

I can’t help wondering if there’s a relationship between Dick Cheney’s visit to Iraq last week, the attacks on the Green Zone, and the possibility that the al Sadr cease-fire…

Ronald Reagan: A Reminder

By Karoli March 24, 2008 Foreign Policy, Iran No Comments

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Obama’s Passport File Breaches: A Timeline

By Karoli March 20, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

January 9, 2008: The New Hampshire Primary. Even though Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, Barack Obama tied her in delegates. Barack Obama also challenged the Bush administration assertion that…

Refocus

By Karoli March 14, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

And refocus. Andrew Sullivan wrote this piece in July, 2007 and it rings truer today than it did then. Sometimes it’s worth turning off the noise that’s getting louder and…

Hillary Clinton’s Experience

By Karoli March 12, 2008 Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

There have been at least 100,000 words written about Hillary Clinton’s “experience” (or lack of it). There have been hours upon hours of pundit pounding about it. Speech upon speech…