Archive for the ‘Iraq War’ Category
Friday, November 14th, 2008
There's been a lot of talk about who Barack Obama will choose to become his next Secretary of State. It may be a good idea for him to concentrate on his Secretary of Defense, too. Obama has talked about bipartisanship a great deal during the campaign, so this is his ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
In today's Wall Street Journal, there is an op-ed by the President of the Kurdish region of Iraq, Massoud Barzani. Barzani explains how the Kurds and the United States have built a very strong relationship, despite all of the problems of Iraq. This includes:
Last year, following a U.S. request, we ...
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
No small task, or cost...
It is being reported that President Bush's new Iraqi Jobs Program initiative is going to cost American taxpayers about $1 Billion dollars. Upon hearing this my first thought was, why haven't we had an American Jobs Program initiative from this President in the last six years?
I ...
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Reviewing the bits and pieces of our political news after a brief sabbatical
As many have noticed (your emails are appreciated) there has been a recent lull in the activity on the PBNV.com web site. I took a few weeks to enjoy some much needed vacation time and complete some other ...
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Friday, April 7th, 2006
What happens when a government serves up the people it's supposed to serve?
This story became headlines yesterday. Realizing my initial knee-jerk reaction might lead me to write a thrashing condemnation of the current administration which ultimately could prove false I decided to wait for a White House reaction to the ...
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