Month: December 2006

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war we love and support our troops, just as we love and support the people of the Middle East and throughout the world – without exception, or precondition, or judgment...

The Democrats won back the House and Senate, but what did they really win? (1) Do they have the means to end the Iraq war and start bringing our troops home? Or (2) are they helpless in the face of President Bush’s stubborn and...

One of the best childhood playground responses to a threat by a classmate is very appropriate in these times, although the application here is much more dire and scary. Because botching and losing two “wars” at the same time...

In a comment on my recent post The Left Blogosphere. Or: Bebop Redux. As Above, So Below, BostonJoe wrote: Man, you sound almost optimistic that people might actually change something by writing on these here blogs....

There is no avoiding it, someday soon there is going to be a reckoning for the neoconservative misadventure into Iraq. It’s hard to predict exactly what will unfold, and there is still time American decisions to effect the...