PROGRESS IN IRAQ: FACTS AND ANALYSIS
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Bush's Vietnam analogy by Helle Dale
August 31, 2007
The Census Bureau announced Tuesday that 36.5 million Americans are "poor." Presidential candidate John Edwards claims these 36.5 million Americans "do not have enough money ...
Senate Snoozefest: Wake-up the winners
and losers by James Carafano
July 20, 2007
What can one conclude about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid forcing Congress to stay up all night debating a cut-and-run Iraq amendment to the defense-authorization...
Left Continues to Mischaracterize the Iraq
War and Ignore Our Enemies by Mike Franc
July 07, 2007
Liberals who favor withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq believe the situation there is relatively straightforward: We are enmeshed in a civil war...
A Turkey-Iraq War? Ankara Seething with
Rage at Kurdish Terrorists Group by Peter Brookes
June 4, 2007
Turkey could send troops into Iraq any day now. It's massing ground forces on its southeastern border for a possible strike against the terrorist/separatist group ...
Funding and teeth to back up Iraq by Helle Dale
May 31, 2007
A general media rush has been on to mute any celebrations of the president's victory on funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. Heaven forbid that President ...
Congress & Iraq: Declaring Defeat By Peter Brookes
April 30, 2007
Early this week, Congress will finally deliver on the president's request for emergency war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan - after more than 80 days ...
Iraq's future By Helle Dale
March 22, 2007
Let's get this straight. According to the various attempts by congressional Democrats to force President Bush to bring home the troops, the United States should ...
Salvaging the war in Iraq by Helle Dale
March 2, 2007
We should be grateful that Washington political battles usually do not result in any fatalities. Were it otherwise, casualty figures for the next two years...
Iraq Resolutions Put Politics Above Policy by
March 1, 2007
It used to be said that American politics ended "at the water's edge." Politicians and parties would fight tooth and nail over domestic issues, but when the president ...
Terror formula intensifies by Peter Brookes
February 28, 2007
In a satanic race to the depths of depravity against their evil sidekicks, the Shia militias and al-Qaeda-suspected Sunni insurgents have now begun to use ...
Where Iraq Stands by Peter Brookes
February 5, 2007
The long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq - "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead" - is finally on the streets after months of ...
Iraq is no 'Nam by Helle Dale
February 1, 2007
Comparisons between Vietnam and Iraq have long been a staple of critics of the Bush administration. The Washington Post, for instance, recently adorned the wide ...
Decision time on Iran Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
January 31, 2007
Victory in Iraq requires more than adjusting troop levels. It means quashing the violence stirred up by foreign powers.
Design for the new way forward by James Phillips
January 28, 2007
Critics of the war in Iraq frequently call it a diversion from the broader war against terrorism. But as President Bush emphasized in his State ...
Wars, politics & strategy by James Carafano
November 22, 2006
The war in Iraq took center stage with many voters in the midterm elections. No surprise there.
Midterms and Wars by Helle Dale
November 16, 1006
The great Washington rush to judgment is on. After an election loss, there is always a time for recriminations, blood-letting and eventually regrouping. President Bush ...
Kerry Echoes Liberals' Disdain for Military by Michael Franc
November 24, 2006
Sen. John Kerry’s mangled anti-Bush joke has metastasized into a week of negative news for liberals hoping to regain control of the Congress. Even his ...
Bush Policies by Helle Dale
November 2, 2006
With midterm elections less than one week away, foreign visitors to this town are asking, "What will a change of majority in Congress mean for ...
Mr. President, Finish the Job in Iraq by James Carafano
October 21, 2006
Back in 1980, Ronald Reagan asked a simple question: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" In those days of "stagflation" ...
U.S. Can't Afford to Pull Out of Iraq by Edwin J. Feulner
October 19, 2006
Iraq's bloody civil war worsened today, when 10,000 heavily armed troops from the Shiite state of Shiastan pushed north from Najaf and Rumaythah. The attack ...
America's five Iraq wars by James Carafano
September 21, 2006
America has fought five wars in Iraq -- not merely one. And we’ve won or are winning four of them.
Al Qaeda, Saddam by Peter Cuthbertson
July 17, 2006
It was a testament to al Qaeda's media savvy, as well as its depravity, that the organization was unwilling to leave marking the first anniversary ...
What's Next in Iraq? Leaving Too Early Would Help Terrorists by James Carafano
March 14, 2006
The issue: March 19 marks the three-year anniversary of the Iraq war. Much has been accomplished: A constitution has been written and elections held. But ...
Back to Rebuilding: The Next Challenge in Iraq by Peter Brookes
February 14, 2006
Conventional wisdom has long been that without security in Iraq, political and economic progress would be stymied. But a corollary is becoming equally true: Halting ...
Fighting the Good Fight by Ed Feulner
December 21, 2005
We've always known winning the war on terror would be difficult. But hearing critics such as Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., claim that "we're making no ...
Decision time on Iran by Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
January 31, 2007
Victory in Iraq requires more than adjusting troop levels. It means quashing the violence stirred up by foreign powers.
Design for the new way forward by James Phillips
January 28, 2007
Critics of the war in Iraq frequently call it a diversion from the broader war against terrorism. But as President Bush emphasized in his State of the Union address, this view is 180 degrees off.
Wars, politics & strategy by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
November 22, 2006
The war in Iraq took center stage with many voters in the midterm elections. No surprise there. Democracies debate how, why and when they wage war, and they do it before, during and...
Midterms and Wars by Helle C. Dale
November 22, 2006
The great Washington rush to judgment is on. After an election loss, there is always a time for recriminations, blood-letting and eventually regrouping.
Bush policiesary by Helle C. Dale
November 2, 2006
With midterm elections less than one week away, foreign visitors to this town are asking, "What will a change of majority in Congress mean for U.S. foreign policy?"
Mr. President, Finish the Job in Iraq by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
October 21, 2006
Political operatives make their living mischaracterizing the other side. It is Washington’s greatest industry. So goes the debate over Iraq.
U.S. can't afford to pull out of Iraq by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
October 19, 2006
All right, enough with the doom and gloom. The preceding paragraphs are fiction, but they reflect what's likely to happen if the United States pulls out of Iraq before the country is stabilized and able to function on its own. Unfortunately, some of our politicians want to do exactly that.
America's five Iraq wars by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
September 21, 2006
America has fought five wars in Iraq -- not merely one. And we’ve won or are winning four of them. Winning the last war, however, is all that counts. To cut and run now would leave America less safe than when we started.
What's next in Iraq? Leaving too early would help terrorists by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
March 14, 2006
The issue: March 19 marks the three-year anniversary of the Iraq war. Much has been accomplished: A constitution has been written and elections held. But sectarian violence has intensified since the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine.
Back to Rebuilding: The Next Challenge in Iraq by Peter Brookes
February 13, 2006
The issue: March 19 marks the three-year anniversary of the Iraq war. Much has been accomplished: A constitution has been written and elections held. But sectarian violence has intensified since the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine.
Fighting the Good Fight by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
December 21, 2005
We’ve always known winning the war on terror would be difficult. But hearing critics such as Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., claim that “we’re making no progress at all” in Iraq, you’d think it was impossible. Fortunately, the pessimists are wrong.
Putting Politics Above Policy by James Phillips
March 6, 2007
It used to be said that American politics ended "at the water's edge." Politicians and parties would fight tooth and nail over domestic issues, but when the president (as commander in chief) deployed troops overseas...
Kerry Echoes Liberals' Disdain for Military by Michael Franc
November 4, 2006
Sen. John Kerry’s mangled anti-Bush joke has metastasized into a week of negative news for liberals hoping to regain control of the Congress. Even his reluctant apology has...
Bush policies by Helle Dale
November 2, 2006
With midterm elections less than one week away, foreign visitors to this town are asking, "What will a change of majority in Congress mean for U.S. foreign policy?" For many, there...
Mr. President, Finish the Job in Iraq by James Carafano
October 21, 2006
Political operatives make their living mischaracterizing the other side. It is Washington’s greatest industry. So goes the debate over Iraq....
U.S. can't afford to pull out of Iraq by Helle Dale
October 19, 2006
All right, enough with the doom and gloom. The preceding paragraphs are fiction, but they reflect what's likely to happen if the United States pulls out of Iraq before the country is ...
America's five Iraq wars by James Carafano
September 21, 2006
America has fought five wars in Iraq -- not merely one. And we’ve won or are winning four of them. Winning the last war, however, is all that counts. To cut and run now would...
Al Qaeda, Saddam by Helle Dale
April 26, 2006
Bad news about Iraq is not hard to come by in current media coverage. Terrorist attacks on Iraqi citizens and U.S.troops are recorded day by day. Mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners...
What’s Next in Iraq? Leaving too early would help terrorists by James Carafano
March 14, 2006
The issue: March 19 marks the three-year anniversary of the Iraq war. Much has been accomplished: A constitution has been written and elections held. But sectarian violence has intensified since the Feb. 22 bombing of a Shiite shrine.
Back to Rebuilding: The Next Challenge in Iraq by Peter Brookes
February 13, 2006
Conventional wisdom has long been that without security in Iraq, political and economic progress would be stymied. But a corollary is becoming equally true: Halting ...
Fighting the Good Fight by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
December 21, 2005
We’ve always known winning the war on terror would be difficult. But hearing critics such as Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., claim that “we’re making no progress at all” in Iraq, you’d think it was impossible. Fortunately, the pessimists are wrong.
Breeding Freedom by Peter Brookes
December 14, 2005
Iraqi voting will — once again — shake the pillars of Middle Eastern terror and tyranny like a political earthquake, creating (democratic) nightmares for those who oppose the march of freedom across the region.
Gaining Ground: Clear Progress in Iraq by Peter Brookes
December 5, 2005
The Cut and Run Crowd" are proving to be the worst kind of pessimists on Iraq - refusing to see the significant evidence that things are getting better in Iraq.
Iraqis Look to Future by Helle Dale
November 30, 2005
Let us not snatch defeat in Iraq from the jaws of victory.
Planning to Win by Peter Brookes
November 28, 2005
American, or even future Iraqi, military prowess won't be enough to defeat Iraq's bloody insurgency. Victory in Iraq is going to come as much — ...
In Iraq, Fear Shouldn't Be Our Guide by James Carafano
November 18, 2005
War casualties -- up. The president’s poll numbers -- down. To an all-time low, in fact. Protestors march in front of the White House. Elections ...
A vote for Iraq’s Future by Helle Dale
October 20, 2005
Iraqis again defied terrorists and the threat of force and came out this weekend to vote for their future. People who for decades were denied ...
Freedom as nothing more than a concept by Peter Brookes
September 12, 2005
The only thing I remember from grad school is the "hypothetical counterfactual" - an idea that attempts to answer the intellectually elusive question: What if? ...
Women in Iraq by Helle Dale
September 1, 2005
One of the chief charges leveled against the Bush administration and against the framers of the Iraqi constitution is that it will be a major ...
Iraq's race against the clock by Helle Dale
August 24, 2005
Iraq’s constitutional convention has stopped the clock for three days, giving itself a new deadline of Thursday for approval of the draft constitution finished minutes ...
One Small Step for Iraq, One Giant Leap for Iraq's Free Press by Jared Young
August 10, 2005
When Coalition troops stormed Baghdad in April 2003, they ushered in many new freedoms for Iraqis, among them freedom of the press.
Why Not Win in Iraq? by James Phillips
July 7, 2005
Critics of President Bush have been saying since his June 28 speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., that they wanted to hear more about an exit strategy, but what we need to hear more about is a victory strategy.
The War in Iraq: Dubya's Duty by Peter Brookes
June 28, 2005
In the face of the American public's cooling support for the Iraq war, President Bush's national address tonight — noting the first anniversary of the ...
Memo manipulation by Peter Brookes
June 25, 2005
You've got to ask yourself: How many times are the Bush-bashers going to throw the same infamous Downing Street memo at the wall of public ...
Enough Fear by Rebecca Hagelin
February 3, 2005
Do you believe in the transforming power of freedom? The Iraqi people do. You could see it etched deeply in the faces of those who ...
Promise for Iraq's Future by James Jay Carafano
January 27, 2005
As Donald Rumsfeld may have put it, you get the election you get, not the one you want. This will certainly be true in Iraq. ...
U.S. Military Will Need Post-Iraq Rebuilding by James Jay Carafano
January 25, 2005
It’s time to start thinking about what America’s military will look like after Iraq.
