Iraq
“Our young men and women should not be referees for an Iraqi civil war,†she said. “It is heartbreaking that President Bush continues with this policy. His policies have alienated our friends and emboldened our enemies.†–Hillary Clinton, November 6, 2007 Our “alienated friends” November 7 In his address to a joint session of Congress, […]
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Terrorists are ‘running out of people to kill,’ says Obey If violence is decreasing in Iraq, it may be because insurgents “are running out of people to kill,†House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Monday. “There are fewer targets of opportunity,†Obey said in a speech to the National Press Club. Obey was […]
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The one and only Michael Yon joined us for a lengthy conversation about the current situation in Iraq, and Afghanistan. Michael talked about the incredible changes he has seen in Iraq in the past six months. He’s in Baghdad and several times he talked about how quiet it was. He talked about the changing tactics […]
…somebody better tell the citizens of Ramadi, This used to be the most dangerous city in Iraq. Not anymore, and there is only one reason for it, the incredible work of the United States military. It would have been much easier to do what the Democrats have been advocating for three years, to walk away. […]
1. Iraq Islamic Party declares “Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated” Somebody better tell Harry Reid! Courtesy of the incredible Michael Yon, “Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated,†according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe. Speaking through an interpreter at a […]
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GI back from Iraq early surprises kids at school Charles E. Ramirez / The Detroit News MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Brittainy and Madison were hoping their dad, Maj. Robert Thomas, would come home from Iraq in the next couple of weeks. So it’s no wonder they were bowled over when he walked into their school’s gymnasium […]
Michael Yon on The New Republic’s latest Fabulist, Scott Beauchamp. As for The New Republic, some on the staff may feel like they’ve been hounded and treed, but it’s hard to feel the same sympathy for a group of cowards who won’t fess up and can’t face the scorn of American combat soldiers who were […]
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