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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Bush Administration In Dire Need Of A Reality Check

"The United States cannot put the country back together again and it cannot stop the civil war. If it scales back its ambitions, it can help stabilize parts of the country and contain the civil war... As long as the United States remains in Iraq pursuing impossible goals, the Administration is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

It's Just Policy: Bush Administration's Ignorance Of Its Own Ignorance

"The Administration prepared so little for postwar Iraq that it had no idea of what it did not know." "Where the realities of Iraq conflicted with the Administration's hopes, the facts were ignored." "The American servicemen and women who took Baghdad were professionals -- disciplined, courteous,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 21, 2006

While Other Presidents Have Been Called Stupid...

"I think George Bush is in a league by himself. I don't think he has the intellectual depth as these other people." -- Joe Scarborough, former Republican Florida Congressman and conservative host of MSNBC's Scarborough Country Sign in to see full entry.

You Can Say That He's As Blind As A Bushbacker

"There is still hope in Iraq and as long as there is we cannot just pick up and walk away and leave them to the sure disaster that would follow and would compromise our security in the war on terrorism." -- Senator Joe Lieberman on CBS' Face The Nation Sign in to see full entry.

You Can't Say He's Undiplomatic

"With all respect to Don Rumsfeld, who has done a grueling job for six years, we would benefit from new leadership to work with our military in Iraq." -- Senator Joe Lieberman on CBS' Face The Nation Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 18, 2006

The Ignorance Of An Arrogant President

"So two months before he ordered U.S. troops into the country, the president of the United States did not appear to know about the division among Iraqis that has defined the country's history and politics. He would not have understood why non-Arab Iran might gain a foothold in post-Saddam Iraq. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Keeping The Facts Straight With What We "Know" About Hezbollah...

"... it rhymes with Lesbollah." -- Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, August 17 Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

There Is A Negative Connotation To The Suffix "-ism"

"America is the only country with an 'ism' attached to its name." -- Clyde Prestowitz, Rogue Nation Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Terrorists Take Advantage Of Your Ignorance

"I don't see how you can blow up a plane with blush." -- an angry airplane passenger frustrated by airport security when her make-up was confiscated Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Conclusions Of A Failed Iraq War Strategy

"Insurgency, civil war, Iranian strategic triumph, the breakup of Iraq, and independent Kurdistan, military quagmire. These are all consequences of the American invasion of Iraq that the Bush Administration failed to anticipate.... In his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush said,... Sign in to see full entry.

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