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Missing the Editor
In my piece last July about Michael Massing’s New York Review article, “The News About the Internet,” I tried to focus on two significant losses that we have had to endure in the world the Internet has made. One of these was a consequence...
Multivector Foreign Policy in Kyrgyzstan Unravels
As Kyrgyzstan’s parliament prepares to take up the question of closing the U.S. air base at Manas Airport, it appears Kyrgyzstan’s “multivector” foreign policy may be coming to an end.
Petraeus Promotion an Ominous Sign of Possible War with Iran – Political Opinion
The promotion of Gen. David Petraeus is another ominous sign that the Bush administration may attack Iran. President Bush is nominating Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, to replace Adm. William Fallon as head of Centcom:...
Iraq: U.S. To Push For Greater Arab Engagement At Neighbors’ Conference
When the foreign ministers of Iraq’s neighboring states meet in Kuwait this week, they can expect increased U.S. pressure to support Baghdad as a counterbalance to growing Iranian influence in Iraq and the wider region. The U.S. commander...
War And Taxes: Sharing the National Burden – Political Opinion
On the eve of Tax Day, President Bush has again asked Congress for a virtual blank check to fund the Iraq war. This time he wants another $108 billion appropriated—on top of the estimated $500 billion to $1 trillion total estimated cost to the...
Bush Defends Decision to Halt US Troop Withdrawals From Iraq
President Bush is defending his decision to halt troop withdrawals from Iraq while military leaders assess how a reduced American presence will affect security there. During his weekly radio address Saturday, the president said America must stand with...
Iraq: Bush Calls Country Convergence Point For Al-Qaeda, Iran Threats
President George W. Bush says Iraq has become the point of convergence for two of the greatest threats the United States is facing — Al-Qaeda and Iran. In a White House speech on April 10, Bush said a U.S. failure in the Iraq war would lead to...
A ‘Hollow Announcement’ – Troop Tours Cut in Iraq – Political Opinion
While much attention was focused on the Iraq hearings with Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker yesterday, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) also held an important, less-publicized hearing about the current strain on the...
