Huffington Post is reporting rumors that Sen. Edwards is nearing a decision to endorse Sen. Clinton.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
If this is true, I will be very disappointed as I just cannot see how Sen. Clinton would do a better job of defending the part of the population that Sen. Edwards cared so much about.  

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Associated Press reports that the military is already working on a plan to reduce the number of troops in Iraq in 2008.See linkhttp://news.yahoo.com/...

The military has not yet developed a plan for a substantial withdrawal of forces next year. But officials are laying the groundwork for possible overtures to Turkey and Jordan on using their territory to move some troops and equipment out of Iraq, the official said. The main exit would remain Kuwait, but additional routes would make it easier and more secure for U.S. troops leaving western and northern Iraq.

A report from a British think tank indicates that things are much worse than anyone is reporting.  

Chatham House also said there was not one civil war in Iraq, but "several civil wars" between rival communities, and accused Iraq's main neighbors --        Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- of having reasons "for seeing the instability there continue."

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The report goes on to state that the current government is almost irrelevant to most of the country and that until they agree on a way to share oil revenue, there is littl hope for improvement

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AP reports that the intel on both Iran and N. Korea is now being questioned http://news.yahoo.com/...

Just weeks after the Feb. 13 six-nation pact with North Korea, new U.S. statements suggest that Washington might have overstated a purported secret North Korean second-track nuclear program. The result was that it derailed what could have been a peaceful resolution to the North Korean issue more than four years ago.

In an article today, even William F. Buckley has stated that he is unable to support the President's proposal for an increase in the troop level in Iraq.  Whether you are a fan of Buckley or not, this is an interesting article as he, at times, has represented the more thoughtful branch of the conservative Republicans.  In the article, Buckley sees the only viable solution as:

A geographical division of Iraq is inevitable. The major players are obvious. It isn't plain how the United States, as an outside party, could play an effective role, let alone one that was decisive, in that national redefinition. And the United States would do well to encourage non-U.S. agents to act as brokers -- people with names like Ban Ki-moon.

In the final of his article, he has an imaginary congressman saying

On the basis of this analysis I will vote against supplementary U.S. involvement in Iraq.

In the final analysis, the President will undoubtably do what he wishes to do, but if he does not show quick results from this action, I do not know how he will avoid having even those who once supported him from seeking another solution.  I found the article to be an interesting one from the conservative view it can be found here

This is just a short one.  Foxnews.com reports that an internal poll by the Repubican party is now being shared with Republican Congressmen indicating that if Hastert stays as Speaker, all hell will break loose.  If Fox is sending out this information, you have to wonder if it is really even worse.