The head of the GAO, David Walker, has been writing and speaking about how American risks repeating the fate of the Roman republic. I think it’s an important insight. Just for the record, here’s an article in the FT, and… Read More »America and Rome
The NYT op-ed by Jerry Bremer on how he did not personally make the decision to dismantle Iraq’s army rings true. What happened is about historical perspective. Other than Bush and Cheney, the main proponents of war with Iraq were… Read More »Iraq’s Army & the Nazis
Republicans have had a fit about Move-On.org’s ad changing Petraeus to Betray-us, but Bush put him in this position. The criticism may not be correct, but the Right has no justification for criticizing it because Petraeus is wearing a uniform.… Read More »Petraeus Political Spokesman for Bush
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has staked his job on passage by the Japanese Diet of the continuation of a law that allows Japanese ships to continue to refuel American ships on their way to Afghanistan, according to the Financial… Read More »Can Abe Survive Bush?