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The Conquor
Introduction: Few speeches in American history are as repliet with self deception as George W. Bush's Mission Accomplished speach. Bush does not appear in full military uniform, but he made his entry onboard the Abraham… -
Getting Bush "Off the Hook": The Israeli Lobby
"Pressure from Israel and the Lobby was not the only factor behind the decision to attack Iraq in March 2003, but it was critical. . . . the war was motivated in good part by a desire to make Israel more secure." - Joh… -
Reasons Why the Iraq war was a Mistake
I believe that history will judge the decision to go to war in Iraq and the decision makers with great harshness. The decision was itself a very bad mistake, and the decision process itself was extraordinarily flawed. … -
The Army is being used up, and Bush does not care
War uses up men and equiptment. It takes money to fight it. Bush and company thought they could invade iraq with a peace time army, and get away with it. They did not forsee a war. When they found themselves with a w… -
The Emporer's New Clothes: Chuck Hegal
From a Time interview with conservative Republican Senator chuck Hegal: You have been one of the most vocal Republicans in opposing the war. Was there one moment that tipped you? It was a combination of things. I re… -
George Bush, and the Emperor's New Clothes
Update note: I originally wrote this essay in early 2007. It is still relevant, so after a slight editorial touch up I am reposting it. The emperor's new clothes, by Hans Christain Anderson A story for our age: ANY, m… -
Represenative John Duncan (R,TN) 0n the Iraq War
Introductory Comment: Al Gore rested his opposition to the war in Iraq on what could only be described as a conservative argument. Of course no talk radio or media "conservative" recognized that, They are all too busy … -
Al Gore on War With Iraq (2002)
On September 23, 2002 Al Gore spoke to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. No where is Gore's capacity to think clearly about the issues that confronted the United States more evident than in this 2002 speach. "We … -
The Euston Manifesto and Iraq
Several of the major contributors to the Euston Manifesto supported, and appear to still support the war in Iraq. For me the rational for the Iraq war was based on deliberate lies by the Bush administration, and there w… -
The Yellowcake Forgery Gang
The White House and the Yellowcake forgery - La Repubblica's investigation An interesting addition to the background of the iraq war has emerged from an investigation by reporters for La Repubblica is an Italian newspap…
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