Nobody should be surprised about how the Iraq war has turned out. In fact, the details were brilliantly predicted in 1994. By Dick Cheney.

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From “Rice: Bush Opposes Penalties in War Bill.”

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush will not sign any war spending bill that penalizes Iraq’s government for failing to make progress, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday, a fresh warning to Congress about challenging him.
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“To begin now to tie our own hands - and to say ‘We [...]

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There are plenty of bad things one could say about John Kerry: He’s out of touch. He’s not exactly a fount of original ideas. He managed to lose an election against George W. Bush. He’s made of wood. All of these points are worth making.
But what’s the deal with the houpla surrounding his recent “stuck [...]

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A great commentary from Keith Olbermann regarding the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and its effects on habeas corpus. Could’ve been a relatively dry historical commentary, but in Olbermann’s hands it isn’t.

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Dang. I don’t have enough fingers to count the logical fallacies in this column. But let’s focus on this one:
McCain is a bona fide hero. But there’s nothing courageous in standing firm with virtually the whole cultural leadership of this nation and the Western world, under any circumstances. It’s too easy. To take a principled [...]

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