A commission backed by President Bush that is exploring U.S. options in Iraq has agreed that ‘stay the course’ is not working. And intends to propose significant changes in the administration’s strategy by early next year, members say.”There’ll probably be some things in our report that the administration might not like,” said James A. Baker
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Bush in the Rose Garden is a president adrift
When Bush went to the Rose Garden on October 11th, the event failed as theatre and served as an unintended display of a presidency adrift. His usual repartee with reporters about their inflated salaries and spiffy dress failed to elicit more than polite titters. It was the serious stuff that was laughable.
Bush keeps revising war justification
President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the US is in Iraq: initially, the rationale was to stop Saddam Hussein. These days, the justification has become far broader and now includes the expansive “struggle between good and evil.” Vice President Dick Cheney takes it even further: “The hopes of the civilized world ride with …
That Axis of Evil
When George W. Bush made his first State of the Union Address “Speech to the Nation” in January 2002, he deployed the expression “axis of evil”. Thanks to his own foreign policy, Bush helped bring his own nightmare to life. But the president’s biggest act of axis-enhancement was tying up our military in Iraq and …
Olbermann: “Why does habeas corpus hate America”
Last week the US government approved a law that will get rid of the habeas corpus and provides president Bush with the necessary tools to keep torturing prisoners. Keith Olbermann just can’t let this news be covered up.