The Washington Times/UPI reports on a “secret intelligence assessment” of the 2004 battle for Fallujah which suggests the reason for the loss was political pressure as a result of – you guessed it – media coverage (h/t: Memeorandum):
The big news of the day of course is tonight’s Iowa caucuses. Please use this thread to make your predictions about what you think will happen. I’m predicting Obama and Huckabee as tonight’s winners. Keep in mind, though, that a winner tonight doesn’t guarantee that that guy or gal will be the nominee, so if your candidate doesn’t win, don’t lose hope.
Are you young and “confused” about your sexual identity? Well then California is just the place for you (h/t: Van Helsing):
With one day left before the Iowa caucuses, His Royal Phoniness, currently on a 36 hour ‘marathon tour’ of Iowa (lucky Iowans!), is making a desperate last pitch to Iowa Democrats for their vote by unveiling a ‘new and improved’ Iraq withdrawal plan that would quickly pull out most US troops who are training Iraqi forces, as part of an overall strategy of withdrawing most troops within ten months of his (hoped for) election as president (h/t: James Joyner):
I find most “year in review” lists pretty boring, but Johnny Dollar’s Keith Olbermann Top Ten Lies of 2007 list is a definite must-read. It’s both entertaining and illuminating. What more could you ask for?
