Will Democrats Spend Their Political Capital? Will Democrats Spend Their Political Capital?
White House press secretary Tony Snow is right about one thing:Democratic resolutions on Iraq may be non-binding, but the war--andnow its escalation--is "very real." Just because...
Jan 11, 2007 / The Nation
Surge Into A Quagmire Surge Into A Quagmire
In a sober address to the nation Wednesday night, President Bush confirmed his determination to surge the United States military deeper into the Iraq quagmire by sending roughly 2...
Jan 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge
Sunni civilians have reason to fear more fighting, not only from a potential surge of US troops but also Kurdish militias mobilized by the Iraqi government.
Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / David Enders
An Army at Peril An Army at Peril
The surge is Bush's last throw of the dice. If it fails, he may decimate an exhausted Army and leave the nation without reserves.
Jan 10, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Iraq Protests Planned Nationwide Iraq Protests Planned Nationwide
As John Nichols reports in The Online Beat, White House counselor Dan Bartlett has told the press that President Bush will announce tonight that he plans to commit an additional 2...
Jan 10, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Rush to Surge The Rush to Surge
It has been an open secret for weeks that President Bush would reject the message of the American people from the November 7 elections, along with the advice of savvy military str...
Jan 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Ominous Signs of a Wider War Ominous Signs of a Wider War
The naming of Adm. William Fallon to replace Gen. John Abizaid as head of Centcom is an ominous sign that Bush is preparing for a wider war.
Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Hawkish New Commander for Iraq Hawkish New Commander for Iraq
Several people have been writing fairly glowing accounts of the "brainy"and essentially anti-inflammatory approach the US military's new command teamin Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus a...
Jan 10, 2007 / The Nation
Past Precedents For Blocking Escalation Past Precedents For Blocking Escalation
Sen. Joe Biden could not have been more wrong when he claimed on Meet the Press on Sunday that Congress does not have the constitutional power to block an escalation of the war in...
Jan 10, 2007 / The Nation