How I Learned to Stop Worrying about the Iranian Bomb

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Thursday October 11, 2007 · 12:56 PM PDT

2007/10/11 · 12:56

This article will assist anyone without the time or inclination to do some real fact checking and historical review of the country Iran. It seems lately the drumbeat of war has become louder and Iran is being vilified (as a Nation) to create public support for war. Rhetoric includes, but not limited to, nuclear bombs being lobbed at Israel (the infamous "wipe them off the map" statement). Women are being forced to stay at home barefoot and pregnant cleaning the house (in their burkas’ of course). Let’s not forget Iranian armies are funding and arming terrorists who are murdering American soldiers. Let’s review some of what we have been inundated with over the last few years.

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Wednesday May 16, 2007 · 6:11 AM PDT

2007/05/16 · 06:11

"Here is a surprise, I am not going to defend the Iraq war. I won’t even explain the importance of the war on terrorism. VA budget? Not today. That’s because this column is about Memorial Day, a hallowed day that should be about honoring the more than one million men and women who died in the service of this nation in wars and conflicts dating back to 1775. It should be above politics, period."

Commander Paul A. Morin of The American Legion.

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Thursday March 22, 2007 · 10:21 AM PDT

2007/03/22 · 10:21

The transition from active duty to civilian life doesn’t begin when a wounded U.S. servicemember arrives home after leaving the military. It starts before the servicemember even checks out of the hospital, which is why The American Legion will now have an even greater presence at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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Monday March 19, 2007 · 4:44 AM PDT

2007/03/19 · 04:44

Once again I would like to bring to your attention the story of an individual giving us the "real" story of life on the ground in Iraq. This teenager tells us a story of uncertainty and fear that has become her life after we liberated her country. I defy anyone to read this and not feel a sense of shame and empathy for what we have done to this little girl’s life.

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Wednesday March 14, 2007 · 5:35 AM PDT

2007/03/14 · 05:35

This is an op-ed written by a mother/wife living in Iraq. She raises a bunch of really good questions about the facts on the ground and gives her own take on American politics and motives. I would like to take a few moments and put forth my two cents on some of these complex topics.

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Tuesday March 13, 2007 · 8:23 AM PDT

2007/03/13 · 08:23

I have posted stories like this one before. I want people to be exposed to "life on the ground" in Iraq. I want people to read and experience the feelings of those we have liberated. Think back to your adolescence and attempt to connect with the harsh reality that has become life in Iraq. This is not fiction folks, this is a story from one young man about a day that most of us would cringe at the prospect of going through. If you would like to leave comments here or at Nabil's Blog please feel free.

So your 19 years old and living in Baghdad, what is there to do? You can't go out at night for fear of being abducted by militias and you can't wander far during the day for fear of car bombs and rocket attacks....so what do you do? Well according to this young man’s story there is nothing you can do because sometimes staying at home is not even safe.

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Thursday November 30, 2006 · 6:17 AM PST

2006/11/30 · 06:17

I know the heading of this article shocks you. We have been hearing all of this "let’s wait and see what the report says," garbage from Capitol Hill over the last several weeks. Well kiddies it’s time and next Wednesday the President will be presented with the report. Unfortunately the President has decided to make certain statements that directly undermine what the report suggests already.

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel’s deliberations.

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Tuesday November 21, 2006 · 7:47 AM PST

2006/11/21 · 07:47

Unless you mean the one above them on the map

For most this year there will only be "Thanks" for another day alive, but not for all.

Now we hear that almost everyone in Washington is performing some type of study on the current conditions in Iraq and what the solutions could be. As we approach Thanksgiving Day weekend I want to make something very clear to my readers. I want everyone to understand a central point that is often overlooked when the subject of Iraq comes up for discussion; people are dying every hour we waste talking about what to do next. So I want to you to read what has taken place on the ground in Iraq the last several days and give thanks, that you will not be the last innocent to die for a mistake.

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Friday November 17, 2006 · 11:43 AM PST

2006/11/17 · 11:43

Yesterday the Baker group met with cabinet officials for the first time. During this meeting an outline of a four-point plan was introduced. The Baker Report will be the Administrations "last big push" to win the war in Iraq. The Republicans are buying time with this report. Time to recover from a devastating loss in mid-term elections. Time to create the look and feel of "staying the course" being the only option that makes any sense. Time to denounce the "cut and run" platform the Democrats have been labeled with. Buying precious news cycle space promoting the new direction the Republicans have come up with, recognizing the will of the people at last. Buying time to allow the General to give his assessment of what is going on "on the ground" in Iraq.
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John Hinderaker Thinks the Terrorists are Democrats

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Wednesday November 15, 2006 · 10:41 AM PST

2006/11/15 · 10:41

I caught wind of this article over at Orcinus and I believe it deserves a response. While I tend to stay away from freepers like rumprocket, this time I just can't resist. The article is entitled Are Terrorists the Democrats' Biggest Fans? In this Dem trash piece rumpranger tries to make the argument that Democrats are trying to appease the terrorists because the terrorists support the "cumulative thumping" the Republicans received this election. The source of his discontent comes from a Washington Times article called Al Qaeda gloats over U.S. election. In which a senior Al Qaeda leader in Iraq praises the US voters, not the Democrats, for punishing President Bush and the removal of Donald Rumsfeld. Here are some excerpts. Read More

Speaker Pelosi Must Forge a New Course

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Monday November 13, 2006 · 5:08 AM PST

2006/11/13 · 05:08

Well the President has given his "together we will move forward speech" and Speaker Pelosi has given her "time for a new direction" speech. The two boxers had a cordial lunch and touched gloves in the middle of the ring. Meanwhile back at the ranch the K-Street gang is licking its wounds, telling stories of election trends of old. "Well often times the Incumbent looses one chamber," they say with a childish smirk. Making ridiculous statements of twisted logic like, "The Democrats didn't beat us, we lost." Even the President admits to a "cumulative thumping" this election. Rove wants to frame this as a rebuilding time for the party in which they will return to Regan values, while labeling Democrats as Blue Dog Conservatives. Even when the country speaks out in one voice, they seem compelled to tell us what we really are and what we really think. I for one have had enough of this rhetoric. So here is what we are going to do, I speak and you listen. Read More

Diana Irey - Just Another GOP Candidate Gone Mad

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Tuesday October 31, 2006 · 3:06 PM PST

2006/10/31 · 15:06

Time to dissemble another GOP talking head and the all to common distortion of facts. This one comes to us via Diana Irey a congressional hopeful from PA. She is trying to unseat Jack Murtha and takes a few cheap shots on her website to make her point. But today I will be focusing on an article penned by the candidate on why we so desperately need Republican leadership to keep us safe from the dreaded Muslim bogymen.

UPDATE: Well it appears I have gone and done it again. The comments moderator "Moe" has officialy banned me from www.redstate.com Read More

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