Petraeus Report

“Cap and traitors.” “Traitors.” “Treasonous.” “Turncoats.” “RINOs.” Adjectives abound in describing the eight Republicans who voted for the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill; the bill passed the House by a razor thin 219-212 vote–a seven vote margin. But is it fair to label them as traitors? Do these eight, who made the passage possible, fit the definition of traitors? Mark Tapscott , Editorial Page Editor of the Washington Examiner, believes that calling the eight Republicans traitors is... Read Full Story

If you were to stamp the modern day Republican party with a face it would be Ronald Reagan– even though his presidency was 20 years ago. There have been two Republican presidents since then, although they campaigned as Republicans, one ended up being middle of the road moderate and the other did an about face and his inner liberal reared its ugly head. If you have followed the Petraeus hearings on Capital Hill the past couple of days, you saw the face of the Democrat party. Since they are... Read Full Story

Bush Iraq speech: Full text      US President George W Bush has announced plans for a partial withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. The following is the full text of his televised address: Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people. We are now at such a moment. President Bush In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival. Terrorists and extremists who are at war with us... Read Full Story

  According to this  article, General Petraeus has managed to turn public opinion of him and his Iraq war policy in his favor since his testimony in front of congress. 54 percent of respondents said they believe Petreaus’ plan for removing troops is the right pace or too quick, while only 33 percent view the withdrawal as moving too slowly. Also, 52 percent of those polled said the plan withdraws the right amount or too many troops, while 36 percent said it removes too few troops. a... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Petraeus Report". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story

Poor Gen. Dave Petraeus. It must be difficult to be a man in his position. On one side he has the perpetrators of the biggest conflict of this generation putting him in charge of said conflict and asking him to give America a warm fuzzy about its progress. On the other side he has a wiser American public, weary and wary of the misinformation, propaganda and all-out deception of a war-hungry administration, futilely grasping and any defense of its poor decisions. MoveOn.org purchased an ad in... Read Full Story

  In a stunning admission of error, the New York Times has admitted that it should not have given moveon.org a substantial price break to run their General Betray Us ad. In a column entitled, “Betraying Its Own Best Interests,” New York Times Public Editor (ombudsman) Clark Hoyt wrote that the newspaper, in running the MoveOn.org ad for the “standby rate” of $64,575, violated its own written standards. “I think the ad violated The Times’s own written standards, and the paper now says... Read Full Story

What I hate is the fact that these people eat white people's food, walk on the roads made by white people, go to schools created by white people, educate themselves in white people's colleges and get paid white people's money then turn around and spit in the face of some white artist who was promoting equality and opportunity for these ungrateful people all her or his life. How often I would hear accusation of withcraft and insanity, even though I am OPENLY PAGAN AND OPENLY GAY! How often... Read Full Story

The Carpet Bagger (a political blog) points out that there is no "Petraeus Report' per se...just a report to Congress. Linked from http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/12802.html --- It looks like the political world no longer needs to debate who’s writing next week’s report on the administration’s war policy and conditions in Iraq. ThinkProgress noticed this Washington Times piece that highlighted a minor detail: there is no report. A senior military officer said there will... Read Full Story

The Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces in Iraq (PDF; 21.8 MB) Source: Iraqi Security Forces Independent Assessment Commission ISF Overall Assessment: The Commission finds that in general, the Iraqi Security Forces, military and police, have made uneven progress, but that there should be increasing improvement in both their readiness and their capability to provide for the internal security of Iraq. With regard to external dangers, the evidence indicates that the... Read Full Story