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 'Iraq War'
An Old Man Looks Back on George W. Bush and His Presidency
October 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments · The Vice-President
George W. Bush’s eight years as President. What did he cost America in both money and damage to our country?
Tags: Billy Tauzin·Debt Deficit and Budget·Dick Cheney·Economy·Elections·George W. Bush·Iraq War·Katherine Harris·Medicare & Medicaid·Medicare Advantage·Neo-conservatives·Ronald Reagan·Taxes·Trickle Down Economics·Valerie Plame Wilson·Worst Presidents
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
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
Oh, Yea! We’ve Got Iraq Paying Now!
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Government
April 29, 2008
The Facts
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has heard senator’s concerns “loud & clear” about spending US taxpayer dollars on Iraqi reconstruction while Iraq banks their billions of oil dollars. Gates has got the Pentagon to agree to cut $171 million from their budget for building new police stations in Iraq.
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Admiral Mike Mullen On Leaving Iraq
April 15th, 2008 · No Comments · World Events
April 15, 2008
The Facts
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified last week before the House Armed Services committee. He was asked a lot of questions in an effort for the committee to get some feedback from the military side of how things were going in Iraq. When asked about the moral [...]
Tags: George W. Bush·Iraq War·Military
