Yearly Archives: 2003

In December 1983, Rumsfeld, then a special envoy to the Middle East appointed by President Reagan, travelled to Baghdad to inform Saddam Hussein that the United States was ready to resume full diplomatic relations with Iraq. A lengthy report in … Continue reading →

Recent vituperative attacks on U.S. policy by famous and respected men like Nelson Mandela and John Le Carré, although excessive, are echoed in a Web site poll conducted by the European edition of TIME magazine. The question was “Which country … Continue reading →

It turned out that his questions are the same ones that countless Americans are asking: Q: President Bush keeps saying that Iraq is a ”grave threat to the United States.” Why? A: He no longer tries to explain. The hyperbole … Continue reading →

One hundred eleven members of Congress signed the letter to President Bush. Of those, 20 voted for Bush’s war resolution in October 2002. This letter reflects what could, with enough signatures, become a powerful position in Congress, uniting both those … Continue reading →

Washington – With a weekend of large, orderly anti-war demonstrations over, ignored by President Bush at Camp David, he can now resume determined plans to disarm Iraq by threat or use of military force. Estimates of the crowds that marched … Continue reading →

Washington (Reuters) – With President George W. Bush expected to use his State of the Union address to bolster his case for attacking Iraq, top Senators on Wednesday urged him to cool the war rhetoric and seek more support from … Continue reading →

The fierce Vietnamese resistance, resulting in 58,000 U.S. deaths, soured the American public on U.S. adventurism abroad for years to come — a development that greatly frustrated hawks on the American right. It wasn’t until the 1983 invasion of Grenada, … Continue reading →

The poll didn’t ask questions about going to war with or without United Nations support. The poll didn’t ask about going to war without allied support. November 2001: 78{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} favored attacking Iraq, 17{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} were opposed. However …. January 2003: 57{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} … Continue reading →

Special to NewsMax E-mail News Alert Subscribers: We hear that Secretary of State Powell recently summoned all U.S. ambassadors in European capitals back to Foggy Bottom for a pep rally for the coming war. The ambassadors were not too happy … Continue reading →