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POPSFacts matter The Iraqis most enthusiastic about Obama’s plan surely are al-Qaeda members, Sadrists, Iranian agents and sectarian killers of every stripe. The prospect of an American president suddenly letting up on them has to be the best cause for hope they’ve had in months. Obama’s withdrawal would immediately embolden every malign actor in Iraq, and increase their sway in Iraqi politics. In his oped, Obama sticks to the badly dated contention that Iraqis “have not reached the political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge.” In fact, roughly 15 of 18 political benchmarks have been met by the Iraqis — progress Obama threatens to reverse.
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POPSPatent Pending An Iraqi baby lies in a cradle while U.S. soldiers from 1/8 Bravo Company search for weapons, explosives and information about militants in the area during a foot patrol in a neighbourhood of Mosul June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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POPSLies, Lies, and More Lies Dems need to get it together and de-fund this fiasco. They have the votes needed to block funding legislation but not the balls to actually do it. Politics wins over reason. Same crap over and over. We're truly stuck in a Groundhog Day nightmare.
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POPSUS Forces Kill Pregnant Iraqi Why on earth did the military take over a road next to a hospital? Local police told AFP news agency: "They took a wrong road just behind the hospital which is now closed because it is next to a military road used by the Americans."
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POPSThe Big Question An excellent editorial by Tom Friedman in the N.Y.Times.Will we see civil war in Iraq ?Are we seeing it already? His important point is that if that is what's happening we will really start to see the public support for this war end!
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