Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. February 6, 2009. One respects the Oval Office by honoring the president's place in a constitutional system, not by wearing a suit.
Joe Conason, Truthdig. September 17, 2007. Despite the big charts and the blustering fanfare, neither Petraeus nor Ambassador Crocker could convincingly claim that the military escalation in Iraq is achieving its goals.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 14, 2007. Bush's Oval Office address on Iraq culminates a week of brazen propaganda from the White House and Pentagon, with no sign that the president has learned anything from his failure.
