By Marjorie Cohn, Afterdowningstreet.org When the hideous photographs of torture and abuse emerged from Abu Ghraib in the spring of 2004, they created a public relations disaster for the Bush administration. The White House had painstakingly worked to capitalize on the 9/11 attacks by creating a “war on terror.” Never mind the absurdity of declaring…
Walter Pincus, Washington Post The latest estimate of the growing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the worldwide battle against terrorism — nearly $15 billion a month — came last week from one of the Senate’s leading proponents of a continued U.S. military presence in Iraq. “This cost of this war is…
By Gregg Zoroya, USAÂ TODAYÂ Close family members of U.S. troops are split on whether the Iraq invasion was a mistake, and 55% disapprove of President Bush’s job performance, according to USA TODAY/Gallup Polls focusing on immediate relatives of servicemembers. “They’ve maxed out on the troops. You’ve got guys who are over there on their fourth…
Juan Cole, JuanCole.com 10. Myth: The US public no longer sees Iraq as a central issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. —In a recent ABC News/ Washington Post poll, Iraq and the economy were virtually tied among voters nationally, with nearly a quarter of voters in each case saying it was their number one issue….
