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
Tax the Rich, End the War Tax the Rich, End the War
Congress should levy a Victory Over Terror tax on the superrich which would expire once our troops are safely home.
Jan 9, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The GOP’s 100 Hour Plan The GOP’s 100 Hour Plan
It's always fascinating to see how one side views the other in politics. Scrolling through my inbox last night, I noticed that Republicans had a very different conception of the H...
Jan 9, 2007 / The Nation
Pentagon Dystopia Pentagon Dystopia
In our world, the Pentagon and the national security bureaucracy have largely taken possession of the future. In an exchange in 2002, journalist Ron Suskind reported a senior adv...
Jan 9, 2007 / The Nation
The Senator Who Will Not Surge The Senator Who Will Not Surge
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, are trying to figure out how to respond to the to the expected presidential proposal for...
Jan 9, 2007 / John Nichols