Iraq

As outrage about the war in Iraq continues to grow, the base of support for ending the war becomes more and more broad. Each group has its own way of approaching the issue and its organizational [...]

The Bush administration, constantly implying that proponents of the war in Iraq have a monopoly on “supporting the troops,” faced intense criticism last year when the public learned about poor [...]

One of the struggles of 2007 for those of us pressuring Congress to end the war was the procedural rule in the Senate that requires 60 votes for passage of controversial measures. This week in a [...]

The recent economic woes that have been dominating the news caused Congress to pass a stimulus package. The idea behind this solution is that Americans will spend the checks they receive, ranging [...]

Around the time that Congress passed the omnibus spending bill, encompassing the budgets of several government agencies, they also passed an additional $70 billion to fund the war in Iraq for [...]

President Bush and other proponents of the war in Iraq have constantly tried to send the message that the members of the military support their plan to “stay the course” in Iraq until they [...]

The Bush administration released its Fiscal Year 2009 budget request today, requesting a record-breaking $515.4 billion for baseline Defense spending, reaching the highest level of Defense [...]

Given the inability of Congress to pass a timeline to withdraw US troops from Iraq or put significant limitations on the funding, the 2008 presidential election could be our best chance to end [...]

After dealing with the fallout from opponents of the war in Iraq over passing an unrestricted funding bill this spring, the Democratic leadership in Congress took a tougher stance on the second [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Dec 2 to 8: Sgt Kyle Dayton  22  El Dorado Hills CA Pvt Dewayne White  27  Country Club Hills IL Sgt Eric Hernandez  26  Waldwick NJ Cap Adam Snyder  26  Fort Pierce [...]