ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation. September 24, 2009.
The United States added troops in Afghanistan in each of these years. ICOS's maps show that none of these troop increases arrested the growth of the insurgency.
The number of taxpayer-paid private contractors in Iraq, the number of bullets fired for each insurgent killed, the percentage of amputations performed on U.S. war-wounded: a compilation of numbers puts Iraq into perspective.
The media and progressives' ability to reframe Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq has changed the public's perception of Republicans' Iraq agenda.
Adam Elkus, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 7, 2007.
Lost in the "surge" debate is the unfortunate reality that escalation in Iraq, just like the invasion itself, plays into al-Qaida's ultimate strategy to eliminate America.
This week, Senate Democrats agreed with key Republicans on a watered-down resolution opposing Bush's troop escalation. It may be smart politics, but it's bad policy.
Joshua Holland: Veterans of the Reagan Justice department unearth a heretofore secret provision in the Constitution prohibiting Congress from criticizing the Wingnut-in-Chief.
