Iraq's war of the warlords
The desolating reality is that Iraq has devolved into a collection of separate cities and regions ruled by sectarian or criminal militias - and the warlords who command the men with guns -- Iraq has been sundered into separate fiefdoms and has descended into Somalia-style warlordism, there is no identifiable enemy over whom President Bush may claim victory. There are now many different wars in Iraq, but none that America can win.
http://tinyurl.com/22na54
Cut and run: Bush heralds cut in troops as British forces head for exit
President George Bush flew into a US airbase in Anbar province in western Iraq yesterday to announce that recent American military successes would allow a reduction in the 160,000-strong US force in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/2ql8qr
GAO: Iraq Hasn't Met 11 of 18 Benchmarks
Violence in Iraq remains high, fewer Iraqi security forces are capable of acting independently, and the Baghdad legislature has failed to reach major political agreements needed to curb sectarian violence, says a report released Tuesday.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3556396
Juan Cole: On How al-Anbar isn't that Safe and on How its "Calm" is Artificially Produced :
Bush made a surprise visit to Al-Anbar Province on Monday, as part of his propaganda drive to get Americans to think we should stay in Iraq because "progress" is being made.
http://tinyurl.com/yr86qa
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GAO
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Juan+Cole
http://tinyurl.com/22na54
Cut and run: Bush heralds cut in troops as British forces head for exit
President George Bush flew into a US airbase in Anbar province in western Iraq yesterday to announce that recent American military successes would allow a reduction in the 160,000-strong US force in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/2ql8qr
GAO: Iraq Hasn't Met 11 of 18 Benchmarks
Violence in Iraq remains high, fewer Iraqi security forces are capable of acting independently, and the Baghdad legislature has failed to reach major political agreements needed to curb sectarian violence, says a report released Tuesday.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3556396
Juan Cole: On How al-Anbar isn't that Safe and on How its "Calm" is Artificially Produced :
Bush made a surprise visit to Al-Anbar Province on Monday, as part of his propaganda drive to get Americans to think we should stay in Iraq because "progress" is being made.
http://tinyurl.com/yr86qa
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GAO
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Juan+Cole
rudkla - 5. Sep, 11:16
