Should Congress fund a troop surge in Iraq?

Militant Missionary Work

by Carol Hoenig on 6/18/2008 8:47:16 AM

In today’s New York Times Op-Ed by Maureen Dowd, she referred to President Bush’s invasion into Iraq as “militant missionary work in the Middle East.” How apropos. She then reminds readers what Bush recently said to having “hopeless idealism” when it came to Iraq and Afghanistan.   Those two words... Continue »

Let’s Not Uncork the Champagne Just Yet

by Carol Hoenig on 6/3/2008 9:15:50 AM

Apparently, there are a few Bush supporters who are upset that the media isn’t singing praises of the supposed surge success. Only 19 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq in May. It’s good that it is the lowest it’s been, but what about those Iraqis who live there? How many of them have died because of this i... Continue »

Just Six More Months...

by Carol Hoenig on 4/10/2008 8:31:25 AM

The messenger will be despised, called liberal and even pooh-poohed, but what this messenger cannot be called is a liar or fabricator.   No matter what happens in Iraq, the Bush administration and John McCain always have an answer: 6 more months.   When the "surge" began a year ago, they told... Continue »