Author Archives: Team VCS

Newsview: Bush Rhetoric Not Matching Reality Ron Fournier, Associated Press, Friday, September 2, 2005 The Iraqi insurgency is in its last throes. The economy is booming. Anybody who leaks a CIA agent’s identity will be fired. Add another piece of … Continue reading →

First Estimate Puts Hurricane Katrina’s Economic Toll at $100 Billion A risk management firm yesterday offered the first estimate of economic losses from Hurricane Katrina – $100 billion – and said that private insurance would probably cover less than a … Continue reading →

The children of the chickenhawks Back in June, a brave member of the White House press corps managed to ask Scott McClellan if any members of the Bush family were currently serving in the Armed Forces. McClellan said he didn’t … Continue reading →

U.S. F-16s launched airstrikes Tuesday near the Syrian border, destroying three houses and killing a “known terrorist,” the U.S. military said. Iraqi authorities said fighting had broken out in the area between a tribe that supports foreign fighters and another … Continue reading →

THE completion of Iraq’s draft constitution, which will be submitted to the people for ratification in October, should have been an occasion for celebration. As most Americans are aware, it has not been. But while much of the criticism has … Continue reading →

The U.S. ambassador suggested Tuesday there may be further changes to the draft constitution in order to win Sunni Arab approval, saying he believed a ”final, final draft” had not yet been presented. Meanwhile, U.S. F-16s launched airstrikes near the … Continue reading →

“At first, I thought ‘How dare you say that about my America,’ she said looking at me through squinted eyes, “but then I saw it, our arrogance will be the end of us.” She explained to me how she and … Continue reading →

Despite the Bush administration’s repeated declarations of its commitment to success in Iraq, the results of current policy there are not encouraging. After two years, Washington has made little progress in defeating the insurgency or providing security for Iraqis, even … Continue reading →

Victory means exit strategy,” a critic of the president once said, “and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” That presidential critic was not some left-liberal Democrat. It was then-Gov. George W. Bush … Continue reading →