The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
By Juan Cole Jan 8, 2009
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Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason
October 27, 2008
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Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct.
By Alex Koppelman
July 22, 2008
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Read the interview with Der Spiegel in which Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's timetable for leaving Iraq.
By Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Bernard Zand
July 21, 2008
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The president is now taking credit for turning Sunni tribes against al-Qaida in Iraq. But two years ago he rejected a Sunni offer to negotiate an end to the violence.
By Sidney Blumenthal
September 13, 2007
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The prime minister of Iraq says U.S. proposals for a security deal don't respect Iraqi sovereignty.
By Alex Koppelman
June 13, 2008
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Efforts to involve Iraqi citizens in their own protection are still being hampered by old divisions.
By Alex Koppelman
November 12, 2007
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Sens. Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin are calling for Nouri al-Maliki's ouster as a way of attacking Bush's Iraq policy. But do they understand the consequences?
By Juan Cole
August 29, 2007
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The Iraqi prime minister says his country can "find friends elsewhere."
By Tim Grieve
August 22, 2007
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Bush backs away from the man he once called the "right guy" for Iraq.
By Tim Grieve
August 21, 2007
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Not only is the "surge" not working, it's destabilizing Iraq. Yet military leaders say troops should stay for the long term.
By Joe Conason
August 3, 2007
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Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat.
By Peter Galbraith
July 18, 2007
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The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered.
By Juan Cole
March 8, 2007
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Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.
By Juan Cole
February 23, 2007
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U.S. and Iraqi forces come under political pressure to clear out the Baghdad stronghold of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. But at what price will that happen?
By Alex Koppelman
February 21, 2007
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An interview with journalist Martin Smith, the maker of a new PBS documentary on Iraqi militias, about how the U.S. strategy of Iraqification could backfire.
By Alex Koppelman
February 6, 2007
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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.
By Sidney Blumenthal
January 10, 2007
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Just as he ignored accurate intelligence on Iraq, Bush will dismiss the Baker Commission's tough-minded proposals for salvaging his botched war.
By Sidney Blumenthal
December 7, 2006
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The president's likely refusal to pursue the diplomatic solutions recommended by the Iraq Study Group is simply senseless.
By Joe Conason
December 1, 2006
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Bush declares Nouri al-Maliki "the right guy for Iraq."
By Tim Grieve
November 30, 2006
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A summit meeting postponed.
By Tim Grieve
November 29, 2006
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The White House won't criticize the Iraqi prime minister in public. Sort of.
By Tim Grieve
November 29, 2006
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Welcome to Jordan, Mr. President.
By Tim Grieve
November 29, 2006
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The president is already signaling he'll disregard James A. Baker III's recommendations for reshaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. But will Baker sit still?
By Sidney Blumenthal
October 26, 2006