Seldom has the official Iraqi and American perception of what is happening in Iraq felt so different from the reality. Cocooned behind the walls of the Green Zone, defended by everybody from US soldiers to Peruvian and Ugandan mercenaries, the government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki pumps out alluring tales of life returning to normal that border on fantasy. Full Story »
Posted by Pam Rasmussen
This opinion piece puts the Iraq war back where it belongson the front page along with election coverage. Bushies and Flip-Flop Express McCain would like this issue to fade into the background until after the election when, hopefully, well be fooled into voting for the second Hundred Years War in history. The success of the surge has little to do with the minuscule increase in troops and everything to do with the predictable pap from the ultra conservative propaganda machine. If such a minor increase in troop numbers was all that was needed, then why did Bush ignore then fire the general who said more troops would be needed way back before we got into this debacle?
