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A Salute to Dubious Progressnew

New Iraq flag, same Iraq.
San Diego CityBeat  |  D.A. Kolodenko  |  02-13-2008  |  Commentary

2007: A Year at Warnew

News reports and commentaries have come to describe recent events in Iraq as "quieter" in comparison to other phases of the U.S. misadventure, but this year was still among the bloodiest and costliest in American lives.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  12-28-2007  |  Commentary

Forward, Backwards, Double-Timenew

The future of Iraq seen through space and time.
Birmingham Weekly  |  Courtney Haden  |  12-03-2007  |  Commentary

Time To Get Out of Iraqnew

It is a no-win situation, no matter how you look at it.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Charley Reese  |  11-16-2007  |  Commentary

The Senate Snow Job on Iraqnew

Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate.
LEO Weekly  |  Stephen George  |  10-01-2007  |  Commentary

The Pathetic Democratsnew

Democrats delivered much clearer statements on Iraq before they reaped the results of last November's election -- now that they run Congress, they can't put together two coherent sentences explaining their policy on the occupation of Iraq.
Weekly Alibi  |  Jim Scarantino  |  09-19-2007  |  Commentary

Petrae-ifiednew

Iraq report reveals a failed state.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  09-17-2007  |  Commentary

General Petraeus' Anticlimaxnew

We already know the "situation" in Iraq -- we don't need yet another general spinning the truth, desperately trying to find some positive angle to highlight.
Weekly Alibi  |  Jerry Ortiz y Pino  |  09-11-2007  |  Commentary

Letters From Vietnamnew

Once again, the American people are being told that we must support an indefinite commitment of troops halfway around the world or face calamity -- are we going to do Vietnam all over again?
Jackson Free Press  |  Brian Johnson  |  09-07-2007  |  Commentary

The Courageous Thing to do in Iraqnew

We broke it -- let others fix it.
Illinois Times  |  Fletcher Farrar  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

Orderly Exit is Not an Option in Iraqnew

The problem is the U.S. collaborators -- tens of thousands would probably be killed.
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  07-20-2007  |  Commentary

If I Were an American Soldier in Iraqnew

I'd be tempted mightily to say, "Good luck and goodbye," and then start for home.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Charley Reese  |  07-06-2007  |  Commentary

General Petraeus From Cincinnatinew

Iraq policy is apparently in the hands of the supernatural.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  06-22-2007  |  Commentary

Why We Should Stay in Iraqnew

The hard truth is that if we leave Iraq, the terrorists will continue their attacks on Americans everywhere, including our homeland -- and they will use Iraq as a new base of operations.
New York Press  |  Ed Koch  |  06-07-2007  |  Commentary

An Elusive Peacenew

Only in Bizarro World could our soldiers in Iraq be considered peacemakers.
Tucson Weekly  |  Catherine O'Sullivan  |  05-31-2007  |  Commentary

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