Or, at least it would seem that way.
US Sending Third Carrier Strike Group to Persian Gulf
The Iranians have reason to feel paranoid. At least one former White House official contends that some Bush advisers secretly want an excuse to attack Iran. A second Navy carrier group is steaming toward the Persian Gulf, and a third carrier will [...]
Tags: Iran, Navy
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Fascinating stuff, those old political speeches.
FLASHBACK: Here’s Hillary’s Full Speech On Eve Of War Vote
The other day, Hillary Clinton told the New Hampshire Union Leader that when she voted to give President Bush the authority to go to war, "I said that it was not a vote for pre-emptive war." So we thought it would be a good idea to dig up the speech she gave at the time. She said: "My vote is not, however, a vote [...]
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Iraq War
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Obama’s speech today really was quite good. On several levels.
A couple of very quick thoughts on Barack Obama’s speech. First, one peculiar aspect of this Dem primary is that there is not one, but two potentially history-making candidates — he and Hillary Clinton — meaning that they’ll in a sense be vying for the role of most potentially history-making contender. By drawing a direct line from [...]
UPDATE: A bit of response from the Right.
1. He hasn’t the experience: Certainly the most impertinent Presidential campaign since Wilke in 1940. 2. Should he get elected, his ultra-liberal policy proposals will just be more-of-the-same political gamesmanship when placed into practice. 3. Democrats would be monumentally stupid [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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So, how are things in Iraq?
The Iraqi political parties that formed the current Iraqi government claim to seek establishing a democratic system in Iraq. The very same political parties don’t practice democracy. The main five political parties that rule the country are: The Supreme Council [...]
Tags: Iraq, Iraq War, Supreme Council
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Obama’s speech today really was quite good. On several levels.
A couple of very quick thoughts on Barack Obama’s speech. First, one peculiar aspect of this Dem primary is that there is not one, but two potentially history-making candidates — he and Hillary Clinton — meaning that they’ll in a sense be vying for the role of most potentially history-making contender. By drawing a direct line from [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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This could be a HUGE story.
I hate putting this important a story up on a Saturday night, but I’m not gonna be scooped on this baby. Check out this Associated Press story from a few days back that nobody seemed to notice. It looks to me like Harry Reid is getting ready to sue the AP and their former [...]
Tags: Harry Reid, Associated Press
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