So we should figure out how to get out of Iraq, was the gist of Sen. Jim Webb's discussion on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos today. As Democrat Webb of Virginia put it, the actual war--defeating the pathetic Iraqi so-called government--ended soon after the U.S. went in. "Since then," what we've had, as Webb pointed out, is a "very contentious occupation"--which is draining our military resources, tying them mostly down in one place--the country of Iraq--and sidelining "our grander strategic interests," including the--what?--oh, yes--our economy.

A senator from each major party, if they're still major, was interviewed by Stephanopoulos, ...   more »

August is usually quiet in the national capital. But the violence in Iraq—it’s called war—continues, as do indirect and direct attempts by the administration to justify what is going on there. Meanwhile, sectors of the news media that have acted as a fourth branch of the worst administration in U.S. history continue their own efforts to shore up their credibility.
August, 2004:

 

Aug. 6, 2004 – A hearing is held at the U.S. District Court for D.C. on a motion by Matthew Cooper and Time magazine to quash the grand jury subpoena in the CIA leak investigation. The ...   more »