Tag Archives: Iraq

The Surge Didn’t Work

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:26 am by Bob Cesca

Contrary to what John McCain was screeching about yesterday, the reduction in Iraqi sectarian violence wasn’t really the consequence of our military escalation there. Robert Parry wrote an excellent takedown of the myth, beginning with the salient point: …the “surge” … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Day So Far

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 11:30 am by Bob Cesca

Not only did this quadruple amputee survive his wounds, but doctors came up with a new way to do limb transplants, which is, of course, phenomenal news for all of the wounded warriors coming home. Brendan Marrocco was the first … Continue reading →

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The Gross Hypocrisy of John McCain and Lindsey Graham

Posted on November 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm by JM Ashby

Ambassador Susan Rice sat down with Senators John McBitter, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte today to assuage their concerns, but apparently this gesture, which she was not obligated to make, has been spit back in her face. After originally accusing … Continue reading →

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John McCain Needs To Just Go Away

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

John McCain is free to criticize anyone he wants, including Colin Powell, for endorsing President Obama, but this is just nonsensical and bitter. “Colin Powell, interestingly enough, said that Obama got us out of Iraq,” McCain told the National Review. … Continue reading →

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Pay No Attention to the Neocons Behind ‘Peacenik Mitt’

Posted on October 24, 2012 at 7:10 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column debunks the myth of Peacenik Mitt… Anyone who believed Mitt Romney’s shape-shifting performance as “Peacenik Mitt” on Monday night is an amnesic, naive doofus. As we all know by now, Romney will do and say whatever is … Continue reading →

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Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 7:28 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column answers the question posed by Mitt Romney last week with a very loud YES! In a speech filled with misleading statements and nostalgic lines about how wonderful life used to be before President Obama was inaugurated, the … Continue reading →

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Financial Subterfuge

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, Armet Armored Vehicles was indicted by the Department of Justice today for major fraud, wire fraud, and making fraudulent claims for knowingly delivering inadequate armored vehicles to the state department in Iraq in … Continue reading →

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Farce and the Furious

Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Chris Weyant In other news, according to a new poll from Dartmouth College, 63 percent of self-identified Republicans still believe Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction when we invaded in 2003, and 64 percent believe President Obama was … Continue reading →

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Soldiers With Genital Injuries

Posted on March 22, 2012 at 7:09 am by Bob Cesca

I’m not sure this has ever really been talked about as an issue with soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: men severely wounded in the penis and testicles by IEDs and the like. Many of these soldiers literally lost … Continue reading →

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Where Are the Ticker-tape Parades?

Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:29 am by Bob Cesca

Laura Conaway: After the Giants beat the Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl, New York City celebrated with a ticker-tape parade. Now that the Giants have beaten the Patriots in 2012 Super Bowl, we’re getting ready for another parade tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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