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[res88's blog] res88's blog » Iraq war takes centre stage at Oscars: Seven years after Michael Moore was booed off the Oscars stage for protesting the invasion of Iraq, a film depicting the conflict is poised to take the top prize at the Academy Awards. Tom O'Neil, an awards season pundit with the Los Angeles Times, believes “The Hurt Locker” has succeeded where others failed because Bigelow shied away from making any kind of political statement about the war in Iraq.

[OneRiot Hot Topics] OneRiot.com - Iraq to Bring Back 20000 Saddam Era Officers: An invasion of Iraq was discussed within the Government more than two years before military action was taken - with Foreign Office mandarins... www.independent.co.uk/.

[The American Pundit] It's Time To Recognize Taiwan | The American Pundit: And while we may sell arms to the Taiwanese in an attempt to deter a possible Chinese invasion, we don't officially recognize the sovereign rights of the island nation to defend itself from a separate mainland country. Taiwan offered to send troops to assist in the war in Iraq.

[Shadow Government] Moving on from Iraq too soon | Shadow Government: This is winding down the American military commitment in Iraq, which was begun by people in the last administration who did not count its cost at the start and are not doing it now. Meanwhile the rest of the administration, including the President, are devoting time and attention to subjects other than the daily affairs of one, mid-sized Arab country.

[Wake Up America!] Britain's Inquiry into the Iraq War and the Israel Lobby Taboo: Specifically, Professor Mearsheimer and I made it clear in our article and especially in our book that the idea of invading Iraq originated in the United States with the neoconservatives, and not with the Israeli government. But as the neoconservative pundit Max Boot once put it, steadfast support for Israel is ”˜a key tenet of neoconservatism.’ Prominent neo-conservatives occupied important positions in the Bush administration, and in the aftermath of 9/11, they played a major role in persuading Bush and Cheney to back a war against Iraq, which they had been advocating since the late 1990s.

[MashTrends] Addicted to Force, Addicted to Failure | MashTrends: Nor was serious attention paid when, before the invasion of Iraq, millions of people worldwide poured into the streets of global cities to say loud and clear: Don't do it! It'll be a catastrophe!

[Wots Hot Right Now] Iraq war takes centre stage at Oscars | Wots Hot Right Now: HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - Seven years after Michael Moore was booed off the Oscars stage for protesting the invasion of Iraq, a film depicting. Tom O'Neil, an awards season pundit with the Los Angeles Times, believes “The Hurt Locker” has succeeded where others failed because Bigelow shied away from making any kind of political statement about the war in Iraq.

[Journal] AlisonWeir.org - Journal - Britain's Inquiry into the Iraq War and ...: Writing in “The Independent” on November 28 and December 12, columnist Richard Ingrams wondered whether the Zionists' links to the Iraq invasion would be brushed aside. His comments on this issue on December 12 included a favorable .

[The Best Defense] Iraq isn't as bad as you thought - By Tom Ricks | The Best Defense: I think so, and the reason is probably that he, like many Americans, viewed the situation in Iraq with a strong preconception of what political "reconciliation" had to look like. Nothing close to it was visible in 2008 (or is visible now), which meant that the reduction in violence that followed the surge couldn't last -- a conclusion that does not follow, though as I suggest above what is true now may not be five years from now.

[Rapid Fire Rightness] That's Right - Articles, Headlines, and Conservative Commentary ...: On the differences between Germany/Japan and Iraq/Afghanistan, I would start by noting that early 20th century Germany and Japan were technologically modern functioning societies compared to 21st century Iraq and Afghanistan. We can banter day and night over how “secular”

[Stephen M. Walt] Blair, Bush, Israel and Iraq | Stephen M. Walt: He mentioned the "Israel issue" in the context of the considerations in going to war, but that could just as easily refer to the effect launching the war would have on other Mideast peace prospects (his comments suggest they were concerned with broader Mideast issues) and how it would "play" in the rest of the region, as well as whether there would be a repeat of attacks on Israel as a result of a coalition attack against Iraq, and what to do with Israel in terms of its potential response. THAT would be a more logical interpretation of what Blair meant and why he and Bush would consult with the Israelis, i.e., to make sure they would play ball in terms of staying on the sidelines as they did in Gulf War I and thereby avoid turning the opinion of other Arab states against the U.S./British efforts.

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Every Rose has its thorn: Rose did NOT substantially question The Moustache of Freedom's summary of why the Iraq invasion was “worth it” (We had to hit 'them' .in that region ”¦ to show that we were serious) - paraphrasing, but that 's the gist of Tommy's defense of our action.

[Opinionator] Zuckerman Unbound - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com: These isolated quotations don’t do justice to the melodramatic, borderline-hysterical tone of Zuckerman’s writing about the imminent threat supposedly posed to the United States by Iraq. When the next chance to attack a country comes up, I personally would prefer to have as many non-hysterics in the Senate as possible.

[Oscar Unofficial Blog] Iraq war takes centre stage at Oscars :: Oscar Unofficial Blog: Seven years after Michael Moore was booed off the Oscars stage for protesting the invasion of Iraq, a film depicting the conflict is poised to take the top prize at the Academy Awards. With less than a week to go until the Oscars are handed out at the Kodak Theater, Kathryn Bigelow's gritty "The Hurt Locker"

[ISLAM TRIBUNE] Iraq war takes centre stage at Oscars | ISLAM TRIBUNE: Yet the critical and awards season success of the low-budget “Hurt Locker” has forced analysts to revise the conventional wisdom that any movie that attempted to depict an unpopular conflict was destined for failure. Related article: Newcomers light up Oscars red carpet

[Ezra Klein] Ezra Klein: The Political Is Personal: And at the end of this fight, I don’t expect that we’ll have a more leftist Democratic Party, but one that can at least begin to get beyond checklist liberalism."At the end of the day, we elect people to act as our agents, people who will make the decisions we would make, if we were in that position and well-informed. And, in no small part because of the mindless and close-eared way the Democratic political leadership lined up behind the Iraq invasion, a sizeable portion of the Democratic base just doesn't trust the present Democratic leadership (or the DLC or TNR) to behave in the way it would in those positions.

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » What?: (I think this one is delusional and this one is defensive dishonesty, but YMMV. Such attitudes call into question a pundit's fundamental judgment, values and understanding of the world.

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