Iraq Study Group - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/iraq_study_group/?source=rss&aim=iraq_study_group en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST Battle of the Bushes By Craig Unger Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/11/07/house_of_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/11/07/house_of_bush/index.html?source=rss The battle lines between father and son were drawn. In the balance hung policies that would kill and maim hundreds of thousands of people and change the global balance of power for years to come. Don't believe the surge hype By Joe Conason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/07/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/07/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss The Petraeus road show will roll into Washington with dubious claims that troop increases have reduced violence. GOP hawks' sudden conversion By Joe Conason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/09/iraq_study_group/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/09/iraq_study_group/index.html?source=rss Republicans facing lousy polls now embrace the Iraq Study Group report. But do they know it advocates a radical break from Bush's policies? Hillary's hard-won experience By Walter Shapiro Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/18/hillary_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/18/hillary_interview/index.html?source=rss In an interview with Salon, the candidate discusses the "vast right-wing conspiracy," being called by her first name, and how long U.S. troops would be in Iraq if she wins in 2008. Dithering Democrats By Joe Conason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/25/bush_iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/25/bush_iraq_plan/index.html?source=rss Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal. To Damascus with Nancy Pelosi By Joe Conason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss Why neocons are so apoplectic about the speaker's visit to Syria. The Pentagon's not-so-little secret By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. Sandra Day O'Connor: Why I left the Supreme Court By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/05/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/05/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss And why Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn't relish being the only woman left serving there. Still grave and deteriorating By Walter Shapiro Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/iraq_hearings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/31/iraq_hearings/index.html?source=rss While James Baker preaches to give escalation a chance, Congress searches for the means to stop Bush's war in Iraq. White House: We were against the Baker report before we were for it By Tim Grieve Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/29/hadley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/29/hadley/index.html?source=rss Seeking support for an escalaton, Stephen Hadley wraps himself in the Iraq Study Group report. The fighting side of McCain By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/18/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/18/mccain/index.html?source=rss Hitching his political wagon to Bush has hurt the senator's chances to become president. But as his political colleagues can attest, it's the Republican front-runner's volatile temper that may derail his Straight Talk Express for good. Did the U.S. just provoke Iran? By Juan Cole Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/12/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/12/iran/index.html?source=rss Thursday's raid on the Iranian consulate is more evidence that President Bush is ready to escalate the conflict. Senators tell Rice: The president has lost us By Tim Grieve Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/11/lost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/11/lost/index.html?source=rss "I've bought into his dream. At this stage of the game, I don't think it's going to happen." Shuttle without diplomacy By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/10/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/10/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss After signaling support for James Baker's Iraq proposals, Condi caved and stood faithfully by the president's failing policies -- assuring her irrelevance, and that of the State Department. The real Iraq Study Group By Mark Benjamin Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/06/aei/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/06/aei/index.html?source=rss Forget Jim Baker's crew. The neocon hawks who sold the war, joined by John McCain and Joe Lieberman, unveiled their new plan for "victory": At least 25,000 new troops in combat roles well into 2008. Stopping the surge By Salon staff Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/04/iraq_plans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/01/04/iraq_plans/index.html?source=rss Can Democrats keep Bush from sending more U.S. soldiers to Iraq? Salon explores the options, from immediate withdrawal to taking sides in the civil war. Behind Bush's "new way forward" By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/12/20/bush_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/12/20/bush_war/index.html?source=rss A battered group of neocons delivered the president his latest war plan, letting him reject the grave warnings of the Iraq Study Group and deny that we're losing the war. Pentagon still juking the stats By Alex Koppelman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/underreporting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/underreporting/index.html?source=rss Former CNN head Eason Jordan says that the Pentagon is still underreporting the number of attacks in Iraq. Pentagon reports Iraq violence at highest level By Alex Koppelman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/18/iraq_attacks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/18/iraq_attacks/index.html?source=rss The weekly average of attacks in Iraq over the past four months is worse than at any point since the transfer of sovereignty, Congress was told today. A bombshell with a long fuse By Gary Kamiya Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2006/12/12/isg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2006/12/12/isg/index.html?source=rss The Iraq Study Group report may be DOA. But it shows the Washington establishment is finally confronting reality in the Middle East. Iraq Study Group: "Learn Arabic, you morons" By Andrew Leonard Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/08/arabic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/08/arabic/index.html?source=rss 1,000 people work in the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Guess how many speak Arabic? Pessimism from the ISG, pessimism from the public By Tim Grieve Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/08/iraq/index.html?source=rss More than 70 percent of Americans disapprove of the way Bush is handling Iraq. Military readiness lowest since Vietnam War By Mark Benjamin Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/08/troop_levels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/08/troop_levels/index.html?source=rss Expert advisors to the Iraq Study Group say the U.S. military now faces a cold, hard truth: It can't muster many more combat troops for the war. Will Bush choose his new friends over his old? By Juan Cole Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/08/bush_isg_shiites/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/08/bush_isg_shiites/index.html?source=rss The president's Shiite allies in Iraq really don't like some of James Baker's Sunni-friendly suggestions. The last neocon By Joe Conason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss The Iraq Study Group shot down Bush's failed war strategy. Yet John McCain stubbornly supports it -- calling for more troops and promising unattainable victory.