Charles Krauthammer is upset that America is getting blamed for the civil war in Iraq. In his opinion it is the fault of the Iraqis. We tried to give them democracy and they chose civil war. I’ve got a couple of things to...
Read Morethis diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war we love and support our troops, just as we love and support the Iraqi people – without exception, or precondition, or judgment we have no sympathy for the devil we...
Read MoreDespite concerted pressure on the Intelligence Community to adopt the sunny optimism about Iraq’s future touted by that visionary, Dick Cheney, the analysts held their ground and provided the nation this grim assessment in...
Read MoreObservations from the Starry Places Ed Note: The last time I posted this there were some who noted they were very tired of the peace-maker feel good diaries. . .so if by chance you are one of those, don’t read...
Read MoreBelow are the Key Judgements of the NIE (at least the declasified version taken from the PDF that was released) and it is obvious that it does not paint a pretty picture. Of note is that while it mentions the influence of Iran,...
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