Invasion of Iraq Commentary

War vs. Limited Government

Doug Bandow | Jul 19, 2007
The decision for war in Iraq looked decidedly liberal, at odds with the usual conceptions of individual liberty and limited government. Conservatives and libertarians should remember this in future decision-making.

Get Real

Dimitri K. Simes | May 18, 2007
If we can’t be honest with ourselves, how can we have an effective foreign policy?

Biden on Congress, Iraq and Iran

The National Interest | Feb 23, 2007
In an interview, Senator Joseph Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, points to the potential for future Congressional action on Iraq and outlined a strategy for getting Iran to support a federal, stable Iraq.

Intelligence on the NIE

The National Interest | Feb 08, 2007
Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden unit, refutes the NIE’s contention that Al-Qaeda’s Iraq presence has any bearing on the group’s international planning.

State of the Union: in Decline

William E. Odom | Jan 24, 2007
General William Odom, former director of the National Security Agency, gives his perspective of Bush’s State of the Union address and the president’s plan for Iraq and the Middle East.

Democrats, Flustered

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jan 04, 2007
Without an ISG plan to rally around, instead of a unified Democratic position, we are likely to return to the status quo that existed in the previous Congress—individual Democrats offering their own competing plans and visions for action.

Losing Rummy

Ximena Ortiz | Nov 15, 2006
With Rumsfeld’s ouster, the Three of One Suit has been broken up, but Iraq will rage on.

The Battle over Narrative, Post-Midterms

Michael J.W. Stickings | Nov 01, 2006
Since the 9/11 attacks, the White House has controlled the narrative of American politics. It is up for grabs for the first time since.

Democrats and National Security

Gordon Adams | Nov 01, 2006
To blame the Democrats for lack of cohesion is senseless. A party in the minority never has one spokesperson. But is it having a 2002 debate in 2006?

Death in Iraq, with Morning Coffee

Ximena Ortiz | Oct 27, 2006
Would the coverage of casualty studies or battle footage be considered so damaging if the war was deemed vital to national security, rather than some foreign-philanthropy-through-AK-47s campaign?

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