Stories by Erik Leaver
Erik Leaver is policy outreach director for the Foreign Policy In Focus project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
Congress thinks it's being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.
Posted on May 8, 2008
What's in store for those trying to end the occupation?
Posted on Jan 11, 2008
Congress may buy into unchecked aggression, but not the city of Gary, Indiana.
Posted on Dec 14, 2007
The American public backs a phased withdrawal, like the Democrats are proposing, but Bush isn't listening.
Posted on Apr 26, 2007
As Iraq spirals into chaos and support for withdrawl balloons, the Pentagon considers committing 20,000 more U.S. troops to a mission with an unclear end.
Posted on Nov 30, 2006
Iraq never had a history of sectarian conflicts. U.S. policy choices provided a perfect road map for starting one.
Posted on Aug 10, 2006
Even with $250 billion spent, the Bush administration remains stubbornly committed to occupying Iraq.
Posted on Oct 26, 2005
All scenarios in today's war-ravaged Iraq are risky, but ending the U.S. occupation is the only way to move closer to peace and reconstruction. Here's a six-step plan to end the war.
Posted on Sep 13, 2005
The first step toward a fully sovereign and democratic Iraq is to reverse the current U.S. policy aimed at establishing military bases in Iraq.
Posted on May 16, 2005
Continued military occupation is not an option – and neither is immediate withdrawal. A five-point plan to responsibly extricate the U.S. from Iraq.
Posted on Dec 15, 2004
The mantra of destroying the village to save it didn’t work in Vietnam. Its prospects for success in Iraq won’t be any better.
Posted on Nov 17, 2004
There is no better proof of the consequences of the Bush "plan" for Iraq than the grim reality on the ground three months after the so-called "transition" of power.
Posted on Oct 6, 2004
A list of compelling reasons why immediate withdrawal is the only available course of action that can restore hope to both Americans and Iraqis.
Posted on Sep 29, 2004
