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On Wednesday, Bush will announce plans to deploy 20,000 more troops to Baghdad and other areas in Iraq.

Many have said President Bush was lying when he said Iraq contained weapons of mass destruction, and America had to be made safe from them. A new government report proves he was right all along.

The leaders of France and the United States offer completely different political styles as they head their respective countries. President Bush leads based on deep core beliefs, while President Chirac seeks appeasement and accommodation at all costs.

As Iraq lurches toward civil war, the Pentagon has once again re-branded America's involvement there and in Afghanistan. This time, however, the new language sets the US up for an open-ended conflict.

Now that the recommendations from the Iraq Study Group are public, where do we go from here? Will President Bush change any of his policies,and even if he does, will it have been too late?

If Congress is unhappy with the President's new plan for Iraq, they should stop wasting their time with nonbinding resolutions and exercise the authority granted them by the Constitution.

Democratic Senator Joseph Biden has proposed a plan for Iraq that is quickly gaining lots of attention from Democrats and Republicans alike. The question, though, is can it work?

An Open letter to President Bush thanking him.

If President Bush wants more widespread support for privatization, he would be wise to incorporate distributive justice into his reform proposal.

President Bush paid his first visit to Mount Vernon this week, perhaps in response to Mount Vernon Executive Director James Rees's published charge that neither he nor President Clinton had done so.

The Eagle Forum, a pro-family organization is urging President Bush to pardon US Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who are now serving 11- and 12-year long prison sentences for trying to stop an illegal drug smuggler near El Paso.

President bush 's state of the union speech was filmed by many networking shows. All cameras captured the same image.

A recap of the year President Bush has had.

When I referred to him as Mr. Bush, he said "I'm just George." I had no idea I was meeting with a future Governor of Texas and United States President.

The Bush Administration continues to say that they support the troops, yet when it comes to dollars and cents, they abandon the troops again and again.

Olbermann is making a lot of waves with his thought about how Bush and Cheney are doing in office.

From disregarding the Geneva Conventions to unwarranted wiretaps, President Bush has disregarded American citizens and people's constitutional rights

Any reasonable interpretation of the Constitution's impeachment clause leads to theconclusion that President Bush should be impeached for his high crimes against the United States.

A docudrama of the assassination of President Bush is underway. Confusion and gossip about this docudrama is making politics a bit more interesting.

My personal views on President Bush's War on Terror and how the funds spent on his war effort could have been put to better use elsewhere.

I enjoy the music of the band Bush much more than I enjoy anything that comes out of the mouth of our President Bush. Doesn't everyone?

Saying, "It is time for (illegal aliens) to come out into the light," President Bush announced a sweeping proposal to end the immigration problem, "once and for all." His executive order has already been pre-approved.

The Republicans hated Bill Clinton so much that they took him through an impeachment process over sexual misconduct. With all that has come to pass regarding WMD in Iraq, a far greater case for impeachment can be made against Bush.

We all have Christmas wish lists. What about Christmas need lists? Here's some gifts President Bush could use.

A personal view on the Iraq War inspired by an AC War Hawk!

Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can America succeed in the Iraq conflict?

Both President Bush and Congress remain at historic lows in the eyes of the American public, with Bush finding himself only slightly less despised than Richard Nixon and Congress finding itself only slightly less despised than Bush.

Newscaster Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bomb blast, while on assignment in Iraq. He is back to tell his story, and to speak out for the Iraq War veterans with traumatic brain injury, who are not getting the care they need to recover.

There hasn't been a peep about the gaming industry in regards to the War in Iraq. But the gaming industry and the United States Army have been working together for the last several years.

Omaha Nebraska was one of many places around the U.S. that protested the war in Iraq on March 19. The protest included signs on a footbridge overlooking Dodge Street and speakers

There's an old saying, "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." This book, Iraq War, attempts to provide a fair, balanced account of the events leading up to the Iraq War, the War itself, and its aftermath, up to late 2004. A good introduction.

No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t

The Iraq war is a big problem in the America. But I believe we need to listen to the Iraqis and leave their land. We need to seek the face of God and end this war. It is too absurd. America in it's arroagnce need to admit that it's wrong.

Key points for the last five years since 9-11 and the onset of the war in Iraq. Has anything changed? You decide. This is based on historical facts, with my opinion added. You can agree or disagree, but nothing changes.

A new Times/Bloomberg poll shows a strong majority of Americans are opposed to the President's surge strategy for Iraq.

There is a difference between a real understanding of history and the right wing "talking-points" version of history. Imagine if "the other side" led us into the war in Iraq. Where might you stand on the issue then?

Note conservative legend may be for Pres. Bush and Iraq what Walter Cronkite was to Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam.

Pres. Bush says his policy in Iraq has never been stay the course. Wanna bet?

During a White House press conference today, Tony Snow admitted that the White House knows the insurgency in Iraq will never end.

After nearly four years, it looks as if the Bush administration will be declaring victory in Iraq a little while longer.

Can the U.S. once again make a pact with truly bad people under the hackneyed expression, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"?

Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can the United States prevail in the Iraq conflict?

So what's the solution? Keep U.S. troops there for another ten years? There's even talk of dividing Iraq into three separate countries now, which is not acceptable to anyone who doesn't want this effort lost.

With escalating violence in Iraq, many believe it is time to consider US withdrawal. What is the best course of action for the US to pursue as it approaches this question? This paper highlights three options, and the pros and cons of each.

We are engaged in what seems like a never-ending struggle in Iraq. There is no definitive exit strategy. The assumption that "killing the enemy" is a means to an end is faulty and will only lead to further aggression and bloodshed.

Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can America succeed in the Iraq conflict?

The Shiites and Kurds are pushing for the division of Iraq into three autonomous regions: a Kurdish north, a Shiite south, and a Sunni west. This arrangement would give Iraqi oil to the Kurds and Shiites while leaving the Sunnis out in the cold.

It was lies that got the US into Iraq and more lies are keeping us there.

Reflections on how Al Qaeda and Iran hoped for US invasion in Iraq, and how the US should reengage in talks with Syria to promote stability to the region.

While the President prepares to unveil his new Iraq strategy to the country, we as a nation should take the time to listen to what our military leaders are telling us about the war.

When will the insurgent attacks stop in Iraq? President Bush declared the war over on May 2nd, 2003, yet two years later the death toll of American soldiers continues to rise.

The Iraq War

The ongoing violence in Iraq has pushed the issue of when and how America can begin to withdraw its troops. The issue of withdrawal turns out to be important for more than just Americans.

As the push for autonomous regions based on ethnic lines continues in Iraq, the division of the country may provide the only answer to the ongoing violence.

While it is frequently helpful, even necessary, to have deadlines, it is generally unwise to emphasize the deadline over the quality of the work. Nevertheless, this is precisely what the Bush administration is doing in Iraq.

We have now been in Iraq for 2 and a half years. The time is coming that the war will need to end, and soon. Calls are being made for withdrawal of troops, and it seems that the time to seriously start making a withdrawal is coming.

In Iraq, the daily barbarism and savagery continue unabated. And yet, the Bush Administration and Pentagon continue to protest that, despite evidence to the contrary, Iraq is not in the midst of a civil war.

Withdrawing from Iraq now would create a power vacuum likely to be filled by Iran, would thrust Iraq into civil war, would give jihadists the victory they have been searching for, and would make America appear weak in the eyes of the world.

Signs that Afghanistan is headed down the same bloddy road as Iraq.

My recommendation for a solution to the Iraq conflict.

Bob Gates might not be the most famous owner of his surname, and he's assuredly not the richest, but at a time when the Iraq conflict teeters on sectarian civil war his job as new Defense Secretary will be paramount for the U.S.'s immediate future.

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All of the grandstanding, tough talk, threats, and deployments by the U.S. are not to disarm Iran. They are for regime change. They are, in short, to guarantee access to the world's second largest oil reserves.

The theme of these years True Fourth Of July can be summed up in one
word...IMPEACHMENT.

John Murtha is a good American; let me tell you why

It has been said that President Bush is attacking America like he has a common cold. Could he be the star that has America falling down, and could America be a third world country before Bush leaves office.

After President Bush kept to his word and vetoed the Congress's military spending bill which attached firm deadlines for troop withdrawal, Democrats reacted by saying it is Bush who doesn't support the troops.

The call for impeachment is in the air if only faintly. The word has been used enough times to make one wonder if it is possible for the process of impeachment to be used against another modern president.

If you had the chance to meet with President Bush after having lost a loved one who served in the military during the war on terror, what do you think you would say? One such family got their chance, and I feel, made the most of it.

President Bush on Friday said he will veto the bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill, a military spending bill, also imposes strict guidelines for troop withdrawal from Iraq. That imposition, according to Bush, will draw an immediate veto.

The power struggle between President Bush and Congress will continue on Wednesday at 2:25 PM when Bush meets with leaders from both major political parties.

President Bush and Albanian Prime Minister Berisha held a joint press conference Sunday.subjects discussed at the conference were: Albania's aspirations for NATO membership,support for the U.S. war on terror,Albanian improvements, and Kosovo's independence

On June 12, the President will meet with Republicans who voted against the Immigration bill he pushed. Will he succeed in changing their minds?

President Bush gives speech at unveiling of Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial commerates all deaths caused by communism.

The President of The United States has many opportunities to honor our country's tradition and history, an President Bush had one such opportunity on President's Day 2007.

Whenever President Bush holds press conferences, he comes off as a self-centered elitist. By standing over the podium, instead of behind it, he pushes body language that he is more important then the message that he is delivering.

The wink that launched a flurry of media articles! Can President Bush wink at Queen Elizabeth without causing an international incident?

President Bush vetoed a supplemental war-spending bill Tuesday night, calling for a bill without "rigid, artificial timelines." By doing so, the President defies the will of the majority of Americans.

After President Bush declared four counties in Florida as Federal disaster areas, FEMA began sending trailers to the area. Twenty are reported dead, more are still missing, and FEMA director addresses the issue.

After more than six years, what has President Bush done for his legacy?

On December 20th 2006, directly after signing the Postal Act into law, Bush slipped a "signing statement" over it. The "signing statement" allows your mail to be opened without warrant from a judge.

Through virtue of his policies and decisions, President Bush is one of the most controversial figures in the world today.

The Sunnis and Shi'ites began a civil war the Thanksgiving day weekend, with nearly 200 Iraqis murdered, mosques burned, beheading in the streets, and Iraqis burned alive. Once again, President Bush denied any wrongdoing...

Some ideas President Bush might want to consider when making his New Year Resolutions this time.

tonite, on Wednesday January 10, President Bush spoke to the nation about increasing troops in Iraq

President Bush vows to get our troops out of Iraq.

An author and former Israeli ambassador says he has no problem with the fact that President Bush may be likely to pick a Muslim to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

During his first press conference of 2007, President Bush was asked a variety of tough questions from the media in attendance.

President Bush announced Wednesday that he had chosen a new counselor. Ed Gillespie will replace Dan Bartlett as President Bush's counselor. Bartlett resigned in order to spend more time with his family.

For the first time in history, there was a woman sitting behind the President for the annual State of the Union Address. Discover what historic first words President Bush spoke.

It certainly is no secret that with a little over twenty three months remaining in his second term in office, President Bush faces an uphill battle to further his intiatives with not only the American people, but Congress and the Senate as well.

At the closing of his first press conference during 2007, President Bush addressed the question of troop morale, the upcoming Presidential election, and bipartisan politics.

Texas braces for Hurricane Dean with voluntary evacuations. President Bush also issues a federal disaster declaration for the state.

President Bush discussed the creation of a Palestinian state and overall levels of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process during a visit to the Middle East this week.