House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC): Positive Petraeus report would be a “problem” for anti-war Dems
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NYT highlights viewpoints of two prominent liberals’ opinions on how we ‘might’ succeed in Iraq
Desperate for cover from the accusations that they are a full blown cut and run newspaper, the NYT published today an opinion piece from two liberals:
Who is The New Republic’s “Scott Thomas”?
… the Iraq war vet who is blogging about alleged horrible things US troops have said and done in Iraq that he has supposedly witnessed, like the desecration of a grave which contained the bones of murdered children?
The acceptance – and whitewashing – of genocide
Betsy Newmark blogs this morning about Democrats like Senator Barack Obama, who recently commented that the potential for genocide in Iraq is not worth keeping US forces there.
WaPo editorial board slams Harry Reid’s leadership, and the ‘all-nighter’ debate on Iraq
The Washington Post editorial board, showing its more moderate tone towards Iraq and issues related to it, skewers Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s stifling of meaningful debate on potential alternatives to the Democrat cut and run plan for Iraq:
Miserable failures: Senate Dems fail to get the votes they need
…. for an Iraq pullout. MSNBC has the headline up. I’ll have a link as soon as I find one. Here’s the only one I’ve found so far, and it’s very brief.