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The last year in Iraq

The progress since December 2006 in Iraq in terms of areas contested by al Qaeda, coalition soliders killed in action, Iraqi civilian deaths, and incidents of ethnic/sectarian violence, in handy...

Posted on January 19, 2008 6:18 AM

Rudy at Veterans Memorial

The following video depicts Rudy Giuliani at a ceremony at the Jacksonville, Florida Veterans Memorial. You don't often see political candidates turning over the podium to others, but he invites...

Posted on January 17, 2008 12:09 AM

Iraq may be moot point in campaign after Bush deal

The Bush Administration expects to sign a new deal with the Iraqi government this summer which will replace the UN Security Council Resolutions in governing our relationship, and could also...

Posted on January 12, 2008 3:40 PM

Soldier adopts handicapped Iraqi orphan

An American veteran returns from Iraq and, despite being unmarried and unemployed and Iraqi law prohibiting in, begins fighting to adopt an orphaned Iraqi boy he met on his combat...

Posted on December 24, 2007 1:47 AM

Senate approves $70 billion for wars

After months of posturing and posing, Senate Democrats bow to President Bush yet again and approve the money they have withheld for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Manu Raju...

Posted on December 19, 2007 4:28 AM

If there is no Quagmire, it is necessary to invent one

You may recall, during the deadliest months of the Iraq War, how major media defended their incessantly negative coverage. It was, as one CNN big-wig put it, their "obligation to...

Posted on December 18, 2007 3:46 AM

"Antiwar" General endorses the surge

General John Batiste, until recently affiliated with VoteVets, an antiwar veterans' group, now believes the surge is necessary, and is working. He has joined Vets for Freedom, a group which...

Posted on December 8, 2007 3:46 PM

Major troop draw-down planned for Iraq

Iraq and the United States are currently negotiating the terms of troop reductions next year which could leave as few as 50,000 active-duty American military in the country by the...

Posted on November 28, 2007 1:55 AM

De Palma's anti-Iraq film flops

Brian De Palma's "Redacted" was a big hit at the festivals, praised by many leftist critics, and promoted by a fawning media. It still flopped at the box office. Richard...

Posted on November 28, 2007 1:40 AM

WaPo: Hillary lied, antiwar left cried

The Washington Post has done as fine a job of any Old Media outlet in burying good news from Iraq, including regarding the "surge" strategy, deep inside the paper or...

Posted on October 15, 2007 2:48 PM

Lying leftist liars stonewall about their lies

After The New Republic published purported "Iraq diaries" by an active-duty deployed soldier, Scott Beauchamp, which swiftly proved implausible and unverifiable, they promised a swift investigation into the matter. Since...

Posted on October 11, 2007 2:10 AM

Nonsense of the Senate

The United States Senate passed the Biden-Brownback resolution advocating a partition of Iraq with semi-autonomous regions. Their stupidity is exceeded only by their arrogance. Anne Flaherty reports for the Associated...

Posted on September 28, 2007 3:29 AM

Iraq's most revered Ayatollah slams media coverage

The most influential spiritual leader in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has issued a statement condemning media depictions of the situation in Iraq as a "civil war." The Iranian Mehr...

Posted on September 27, 2007 5:18 AM

MoveOn.org to pay full price for NYT ad

Now that The New York Times has declared the discount rate given MoveOn.org for their "General Betray Us" ad attacking the character of General David Petraeus was an "error," MoveOn...

Posted on September 24, 2007 3:17 AM

Another Democrat surrender bill defeated

Another day, another defeat for Harry Reid and the Defeat Caucus, reports Anne Flaherty for the Associated Press: The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops...

Posted on September 21, 2007 1:54 PM

IED - up close and personal

We hear about the "Improvised Explosive Devices" being used to target our troops in Iraq. The following video clip may give this added perspective. NOTE: One of the soldiers utters...

Posted on September 20, 2007 1:56 PM

Harry Reid jumps thru hoop, falls flat on face

Only two days after being called on the carpet by his Masters of the antiwar Left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to deliver on his whiny promises as the...

Posted on September 20, 2007 2:22 AM

What if they gave a war protest and nobody came?

Despite the call to protest the congressional testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, not many showed up today, as Mark Hemingway reports for NRO: Indymedia may be a clearinghouse...

Posted on September 11, 2007 5:02 PM

"Slimed in the Green Zone"

No, it's not a "B" horror flick from the '50s - it's what Democratic members of Congress are saying about their recent trip to Iraq, as reported by Jonathan Weisman...

Posted on August 31, 2007 1:16 PM

Haditha prosecution crumbling?

Only one Marine still stands charged of actions at the scene of the alleged "Haditha massacre," and the case against him is in doubt, writes Paul Von Zielbauer of the...

Posted on August 30, 2007 3:06 PM

The Iran Dossier

The latest in-depth report from Iraq by the Weekly Standard's Kimberly Kagan: But one thing is very clear: Iran has consistently supplied weapons, its own advisors, and Lebanese Hezbollah advisors...

Posted on August 29, 2007 2:25 PM

Kutie Couric goes to war

CBS is sending Katie Couric to Iraq. Unfortunately, they also intend to bring her back. Michael Learmonth reports for Variety: One year after Couric jumped from NBC's "Today" to CBS...

Posted on August 29, 2007 4:28 AM

MSNBC, CNBC refuse pro-war ads

Two cable networks have declined to run pro-war commercials, John Hinderaker notes at Power Line: We wrote here about the television commercials that Freedom's Watch has produced, featuring veterans and...

Posted on August 28, 2007 2:35 PM

Senators call for Maliki's ouster

Senators Carl Levin and John Warner are, in essence, calling for a vote of no confidence in the Iraqi government, reports Jonathan Weisman of the Washington Post: Declaring the government...

Posted on August 20, 2007 11:53 PM

Iraq: the political horizon

Much is made of the Iraqi government's lack of political progress - as defined in fluid fashion by Washington politicians. The more dangerous political instability for Iraq may be that...

Posted on August 13, 2007 1:28 PM

Murtha stands mute

When the first news came out about a possible incident at Haditha in Iraq, Rep. John Murtha couldn't wait to proclaim the Marines involved guilty of murder (before any investigation)....

Posted on August 10, 2007 11:12 AM

Fingers in the wind

Military historian Victor Davis Hanson notes that one measure of progress in Iraq is which ship the rats are jumping off in his NRO column: So how do we know...

Posted on August 10, 2007 12:29 AM

Haditha investigator says drop murder charges

A Marine investigator finds the murder charges against Lance Cpl. Sharrat unjustified by evidence, the Associated Press is reporting: An investigating officer has recommended dismissing murder charges against a U.S....

Posted on July 11, 2007 2:50 AM

Iraq: Sadr has majority for US pullout

Cleric-in-hiding Moqtada al-Sadr has a majority of the Iraqi legislature supporting a timetable for US withdrawal and caps on troops deployments, as reported by Ed Morrissey at Heading Right: Driven,...

Posted on May 10, 2007 5:06 PM

Al Qaeda's Zawahri jeers at Iraq funding

In a stunning reversal, al Qaeda's #2 man no longer supports the Demcrats' withdrawal plans. Reuters reports: In a new Internet video, Osama bin Laden's second-in-command jeers at the Iraq...

Posted on May 5, 2007 7:17 PM

Terrorists applaud Democratic debate

As reported by Hyscience: Let there be no doubt that the Democrat's debate encouraged terrorists: Abu Nasser Aziz, the deputy commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the northern...

Posted on April 29, 2007 2:01 PM

"Language of surrender is inappropriate..."

Representative Geoff Davis of Kentucky's "one-minute" speech: Thanks to Ankle Biting Pundits for the pointer....

Posted on April 26, 2007 4:24 AM

Reid calls General Petraeus a liar

Harry Reid was decrying timetables and "defunding" as recently as December, and voted to confirm General Petraeus. Now he does a complete turnabout on both, and calls the General a liar (bet he wouldn't do that to the General's face outside). Watch the video, though, especially at the end. Notice when he mentions the "two dozen" people killed by terrorist attack in Kurdish territory - he can't suppress his smug little smile!

Posted on April 25, 2007 1:02 AM

Reids plans to cut funds for Iraq War

Harry Reid is determined to force a withdrawal from Iraq by next year even if it means cutting off the funds, according to Ann Flaherty of the Associated Press: Senate...

Posted on April 3, 2007 12:18 AM

Victory, But ...

To listen to the rhetoric, the United States is either on the cusp of midwifing a modern Jeffersonian democracy in Iraq and the naysayers are potentially disloyal Americans who don't...

Posted on December 11, 2005 9:37 PM

MoveOn.org Dresses British Soldiers To Look Like Americans

James Taranto leads off yesterday's Best Of The Web with this e-mail from a captain in the U.S. Army. I just got back from my third deployment from Iraq on...

Posted on November 30, 2005 10:40 AM

Lieberman Praises U.S. Strategy, Urges Bush To Tout Successes

Today Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) speaks for those who support the mission in Iraq, a stance a majority of his party once backed and has since deserted.WASHINGTON (Hartford Courant) --...

Posted on November 29, 2005 8:46 PM

AP Photo Editors Spin On The Iraqi Vote

In an article (Sunni Turnout High at Iraqi Charter Vote) noting high Sunni turnout; little violence; and the most peaceful day in months; here's what AP photo editors saw as...

Posted on October 16, 2005 1:57 AM

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