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Jun 28, 2007

'Chemical Ali' Didn't Act Alone

This week, a Baghdad court convicted Ali Hassan Majid of genocide against the Kurdish people and sentenced him to hang.

May 31, 2007

The Political War Over the Iraq War

On May 24, Congress gave overwhelming approval to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill.

Apr 11, 2007

GOP Senators Voted To Limit Troops in 1990s

In the fog hovering over congressional debate on Iraq, some Republican war supporters have argued that restrictions on troop deployments are somehow unconstitutional or unprecedented. Surprisingly enough, many Senate Republicans supported the exact same policy during American conflicts in Somalia and Haiti in the 1990s.

Apr 10, 2007

Congress Asserts Its War Powers at Last

It took 15 years and more than 58,000 American deaths before Congress acted to pull the plug on the disastrous Vietnam War.

Mar 28, 2007

Congress Wrestles With the Iraq War

On March 23, after a long, passionate debate, the House of Representatives voted 218-212 to mandate the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq by August 2008.

Mar 12, 2007

Moving the Chains: Congress and the War in Iraq

Throughout most of the past four years, Republicans imposed a moratorium on substantive debate that caused the vaulted chambers of Capitol Hill to function as little more than an echo chamber for the Administration's Iraq policy.

Mar 9, 2007

Deja vu in Iraq?

There are potential parallels between Vietnam and Iraq we hope never to see.

Mar 9, 2007

Analysis of New Iraq Legislation in House and Senate

Analysis of New Iraq Legislation in House and Senate.

Mar 8, 2007

Testimony by Peter Galbraith to the House Appropriations Committee

Read the testimony on Iraq by Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith in front of the Committee on House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on March 6, 2007.

Mar 7, 2007

A Flawed Surge

The arrival of General David Petraeus, a student of classic counterinsurgency theory, as commander of the Multinational Force in Iraq appears to be the Bush administration's attempt to cheat off the smartest kid in class.

Mar 1, 2007

Coalition of the Leaving

President Bush's "coalition of the willing" is quickly turning into a "coalition of the leaving."

Feb 5, 2007

Cease Fire in Iraq

Rather than continuing to pursue an elusive military solution in Iraq, the United States should adopt a violence-reduction strategy that encourages cooperation among the country's embattled factions.

Jan 19, 2007

Current Congressional Legislative Initiatives on Iraq

Current Congressional Legislative Initiatives on Iraq in both the Senate and the House.

Jan 10, 2007

Troop Surge in Iraq: Just Another Escalation

An obvious weakness of this plan is that focusing on securing Baghdad could simply push insurgents out of the city and into the surrounding provinces of al Anbar, Diyala, and Salah ad Din.

Jan 10, 2007

Why Surge Won't Work

At this late stage, 30,000 additional troops cannot make a difference. U.S. troops are ill prepared to do the policing that is needed to secure Baghdad.

Jan 3, 2007

A Regrettable Rush to Execution

In his final minutes, one of Saddam Hussein's executioners shouted, "Go to hell, Saddam."

Dec 28, 2006

Beyond the Executive Summary

What the Iraq Study Group's report actually said and how it helps (or hurts) the U.S. exit from Iraq

Dec 7, 2006

'Pie in the Sky' Report Won't Fix Iraq

"DEAD ON ARRIVAL" seems the likely verdict on the much-awaited Report of the Iraq Study Group.

Nov 6, 2006

The Case for Dividing Iraq

Iraq's national-unity government is not united and does not govern.

Oct 31, 2006

Baker-Hamilton Report May Be The Catalyst For Change In Iraq

Many are hopeful that James Baker and Lee Hamilton's Iraq Study Group (ISG) exudes the gravitas necessary to kick-start a new approach to Iraq.

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