Congress and the Iraq war: Do they have the authority to stop it?
The Wall Street Journal editorial page has a piece up today arguing that Congress has no Constitutional power to micromanage any war:
Lawmakers with family serving in Iraq
The USA Today published a piece today about members of Congress who have loved ones serving in Iraq:
Those “destroyed Sunni mosques” were not destroyed afterall
Michelle Malkin has a report in the New York Post where she talks about some of the things she saw while in Iraq, like those Sunni mosques that are still standing, contrary to reports last November from the much-discussed AP source “Capt. Jamil Hussein” that the mosques were “destroyed” which, as she correctly points out, cast doubt on other stories where Hussein was used as a source. Though we do now know that he does in fact exist, his credibilty is still in question.
Bloggers in Iraq
Memeorandum has a link roundup of reports from several bloggers who are either in Iraq or have just come back, who have provided information and anaylysis on what’s happening on the ground there. Make sure to read ’em all, especially this one.