John McCain
betting big
on Iraq
By Bob Drogin
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 23, 2008
WASHINGTON — As America’s war in Iraq enters its sixth year, Sen. John McCain is hoping that his long effort to send thousands more U.S. troops — a “surge” that has helped lower casualties — will propel him into the White House.
But McCain’s record […]

Nothing New
in Obama’s
Iraq Speech
By Tom Hayden
For Huffington Post
Sen. Barack Obama marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War with a speech that will disappoint the peace movement while burnishing his hawkish credentials with the national security establishment and media.
He failed to point out that Hillary Clinton’s plan may keep US troops fighting in […]

Why Iraq Could Blow up
in John McCain’s Face
By Patrick Cockburn,
CounterPunch
March 8, 2008,
http://www.alternet.org/story/79037/
In Baghdad the Iraqi government is eager to give the impression that peace is returning. “Not a single sectarian murder or displacement was reported in over a month,” claimed Brigadier Qasim Ata, the spokesman for the security plan for the capital. In the US, […]