by Henry Oliner | Aug 1, 2008 | Iraq
“The murderer was dressed as a woman as he walked down the alley toward the mosque full of worshippers. It was Friday, late in January, just before the Muslim holy day of Ashura.””The bomb strapped to the murderer’s body was studded with ball...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 29, 2008 | Iraq, Obama
7/22/08I was up early and watched an interview with Obama after his tour of Iraq. Obama was asked if he regretted his opposition to the surge since it apparently has worked quite well.He stood by his original vote, and credited the success not to the surge but to the...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 22, 2008 | Iraq, Obama
from the Weekly Standardby Joe LiebermanSenator Obama this morning said that he wants a foreign policy that is “tough, smart, and principled.” This afternoon, I ask: was it tough when Senator Obama voted to order U.S. forces to retreat from Iraq on a fixed...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 18, 2008 | Iraq, Media
Why are such significant stories covered so poorly. When our troops are accused the story is trumpeted on the front page; when they are acquitted, hardly a peep. The same is true for the incredible story of the mass of yellow cake; why is hardly anyone aware of...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 12, 2008 | Foreign policy, Iraq
by Henry OlinerWhile Doug Feith in his excellent, “War and Decision” analyizes what went wrong ( and what went right) in the war on terror, he does not spare his own boss Rumsfeld or Bush. While Rumseld was brilliant at strategy and in depth thinking his...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 11, 2008 | Foreign policy, Iraq
During the fall of Bagdad Doug Feith was watching the famous scene of the toppling statue of Saddam, live on television.He noticed the US soldier draping an American flag on the head of the fallen statue. He recoiled seeing this as sending the wrong message of the...
