Joan Walsh - Iraq War

  • Hail to the chief

    Watching Obama swarmed by happy soldiers in Iraq, I wondered if Glenn Beck might ratchet back his hateful rhetoric. Nah.
  • The buck stops where?

    Our delusional president laments the "intelligence failure" that identified nonexistent WMD in Iraq and admits he was "unprepared" for war.
  • Scott McClellan: The beatings continue

    Bob Dole whacks the former White House spokesman as "spurred on by greed" while journalists continue to hide from the truth. Plus: Thanks, Bob Somerby.
  • A Scott McClellan flashback

    Here's what Cintra Wilson saw when she passed for a White House correspondent in July 2005.
  • Corruption in Iraq: Where did they learn that?

    A searing New York Times piece reveals theft and bribery are rampant.
  • Rumsfeld's legacy: Iraq and Dick Cheney

    The vice president says the man who botched the war should have kept his job.
  • Conservatives blast Petraeus as "sycophant savior"

    The magazine founded by Pat Buchanan has scathing words for the Iraq commander. Will Congress censure it?
  • Blackwater and "Magic"

    On a day when Republicans are embracing mercenaries who kill civilians as "our team," Bruce Springsteen releases another great album, and that's one for our team.
  • When winning is still losing

    Antiwar legislation can get majority support in the Senate, but not a filibuster-proof 60 votes. Why are Democrats letting Republicans off so easy?
  • Harry Reid talks tough on Iraq

    With polls showing the Petraeus performance made no difference to voters, the Democrats say they won't compromise on timelines after all.
  • Fox muzzles Sally Field

    You can't know how gutless the network is unless you see the censored and uncensored videos. Watch.
  • The unsettling deaths of Omar Mora and Yance Gray

    Three of seven soldiers who wrote a critical Op-Ed piece on Iraq have been gravely wounded there, two fatally. Will Washington pay attention?
  • Petraeus' Pentagon skeptics

    MoveOn members aren't the only ones challenging Petraeus' "stay the course" message. Plus: I'm on MSNBC's "Live With Dan Abrams" tonight.
  • A one-day P.R. win for the war

    But nine more U.S. soldiers died as Petraeus and Crocker confirmed there's no political solution in sight.
  • How to win in Iraq: Arm everybody!

    If you support every side in a multiethnic civil war, you can't help coming out a winner.
  • ABC News: Zelikow didn't disclose lobbying role

    An extraordinary statement from a news network about the right-wing duplicity behind the Allawi crusade.
  • It's a really good contract!

    Former Bush Iraq point man signs terms with Ayad Allawi to help him get his old job back from Nouri al-Maliki.
  • Why Republicans back Ayad Allawi

    Asked why Haley Barbour's firm is helping the former Iraq prime minister get his job back, one White House flack says follow the money. Is it that simple?
  • Ari Watch, continued

    Here's what happened when the Iraq war flack was asked to name the veteran in his ad on "Hardball." Plus: Tammy Haddad's new gig.
  • Ari Fleischer: It gets worse

    On "Hardball" he doesn't know the name of the Iraq veteran whose story he's using to back the war.
  • Ari Fleischer, reporting for duty!

    The former White House flack, who was almost always wrong about Iraq, is enlisting -- for an ad campaign designed to support the surge.
  • "We have failed on every promise"

    Seven non-commissioned officers in Iraq say the surge isn't working. Will Congress listen?
  • The man who sold the war

    When we look back on Karl Rove's reign, Iraq will be his shameful legacy.
  • Bush's worst day ever?

    As the president lies about al-Qaida, again, people may finally realize he's more concerned about protecting himself politically than protecting the country.
  • Cindy Sheehan's wrong turn

    The antiwar leader is threatening to run against Nancy Pelosi because the House speaker won't support impeaching President Bush.
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