The Democratic spinmeisters will point to their ‘great leadership and decision making’ as the cause. And who knows what the Republican spinmeisters will come up with.
Entries Tagged as 'Iraqi War'
Democracy In The Middle East – An Outsiders Pipe Dream
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Wars
The only ammo was gun powder and pieces of metal & chain. I asked why they needed such a big gun. His answer was “you know us — we’re always fighting with someone”. That’s the nature of those cultures’. They are going to always do battle with someone.
Tags: Democracy·Middle East
New Book Says Bush’s Private Thoughts On Iraq War Differ From Public Statements
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments · The White House
September 5, 2008
The Facts
Bob Woodward’s new book, “The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008″, says “Bush maintained that U.S. forces were “winning”; privately, he came to believe that the military’s long-term strategy of training Iraq security forces and handing over responsibility to the new Iraqi government was failing”. Exerts from the book is [...]
Tags: George W. Bush·Iraq War
Why We Won’t Use Iraqi Oil Surplus Money For Reconstruction
August 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Wars
August 7, 2008
The Facts
A report surfaced a few days ago that said Iraq had an $80 billion surplus from oil production and sales. That money is being invested, much of it in American banks and businesses, rather than helping in war cost and reconstruction. America continues to spend billions of our own dollars in Iraqi [...]
Tags: Dick Cheney·George W. Bush·Iraq War·Politics & Politicans
Iraqi War Exposes Politicians Weaknesses
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Wars
July 31, 2008
The Facts
Until about four weeks ago the Bush administration was being arrogantly stubborn about when we would pull out of Iraq. Vice-President Dick Cheney even got a lot of negative press with his “So?” response when he was presented with the facts that the majority of the American people wanted to end the [...]
Tags: Dick Cheney·George W. Bush·Iraq War·Politics & Politicans
Why Democrats Should Pass The $70 Billion War Funding Request
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Wars
May 2, 2008
The Facts
Today President Bush asked Congress for $70 billion to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The funding would be a bridge that takes the war from October 2008 through the spring of 2009. The latest request would bring the total to $875 billion since 911. Of that amount, over two-thirds have [...]
How The Bush Administration Works – The Rumsfeld Story
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Wars
May 2, 2008
The Facts
Time, in partnership with CNN, has published an article entitled “How Much Did Rumsfeld Know?“. The article is an exert from a book that Army General Ricardo S. Sanchez wrote entitled “Wiser in Battle: A Soldier’s Story“. Sanchez says that Rumsfeld showed him a memo in April of 2006 that Rumsfeld had [...]
Tags: George W. Bush·Iraq War·Military
Bush Supports Iraq Screwing American Taxpayers
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Wars
April 8, 2008
The Facts
With the Iraqi government is generating hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenues a year, the US is still paying not only for the war, but also for the reconstruction of Iraq. The US is paying the salaries of over 100,000 Iraqis who are working on construction while Iraq banks all [...]
Tags: George W. Bush
