Rice: As A ‘Political Scientist,’ ‘I am Absolutely So Proud’ Of Invading Iraq
thinkprogress.org 12/18/2008 — This morning, CNN aired an exit interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During the interview, reporter Zain Verjee asked Rice if she “ regretted her role in the Iraq war .” Rice responded by saying that she had no regrets ...

Rice: ‘No One Was Arguing That Saddam Hussein Somehow Had Something To Do With 9/11′
thinkprogress.org 3/19/2009 — On PBS’s Charlie Rose yesterday — six years after the eve of the Iraq invasion — former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice discussed the decision to invade Iraq. Rice said she has had no “second thoughts” about striking ...

The Next Steps To Get Out Of Iraq
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/27/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Today, the New York Times reports that President Obama plans to withdraw only two combat brigades from Iraq prior to that country’s next national ...

Changes
mudvillegazette.com 1/20/2009 — This week in the history of the Iraq war : January 13, 1993: With Iraqi missile sites still operational south of the 32d parallel, and Iraqi troops making repeated forays across the newly demarcated border with Kuwait, President Bush orders ...

The Beginning of the End? Obama, Gates Outline Iraq Drawdown
attackerman.firedoglake.com 2/27/2009 — Update : In a conference call with reporters immediately after President Obama's Iraq-withdrawal speech , Defense Secretary Bob Gates said that the withdrawal plan has the support of key military leaders. "I'm obviously very supportive of ...

Iraq 2009 Elections Updates
mudvillegazette.com 2/1/2009 — Peace, high turnout reported at Iraq polls -(CNN) Half of Iraq's eligible voters turned out for peaceful provincial elections this weekend, the election commission said Sunday. An Iraqi man whose finger has been ink stained after voting makes a ...

Rice: No ‘American Money’ In Iraq Was Lost To Corruption
thinkprogress.org 12/17/2008 — In an AP interview yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke highly of U.S. reconstruction efforts in Iraq, stating, “We’ve done a lot of work to get these [reconstruction] structures right, and I think they finally are” ...

Barack W.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 2/24/2009 — Thomas Ricks worries : It seems to me that by vowing to get out of Iraq in 16 months, President Obama is not departing from the mistakes of George Bush, but repeating them. That is, Bush was persistently overoptimistic about Iraq. His original war ...

Hanson: Bush Considered
article.nationalreview.com 1/20/2009 — Even Barack Obama understands that we have George W. Bush to thank for keeping our nation safe since 9/11.

Anbar Rising
mudvillegazette.com 3/12/2009 — Continuing our sixth anniversary review - this post from early October, 2006 was a compilation and examination of events largely ignored (or simply reported as discrete acts of more or less random violence) at the time in Western media. Many would ultimately come to regard the "Awakening" ...