The Roots Of Trump And North Korea Can Be Traced To Bush And Iraq
Trump is directly to blame for inflaming the situation with North Korea, but we started down this path the minute Bush went after Saddam Hussein.
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Donald Trump's Iraq Oil Grab Plan is the Dumbest Idea in History
One of the most despicable aspects of Trump's plan to grab Iraqi oil plan is its blatant racism. Iraqis in Trump's eyes are not real people and Iraq is not a real country, so therefore he can go in and take whatever he wants from them.
Obama Cannot Commit Ground Troops to Defeat ISIS Because of George Bush's Epic Failure in Iraq
Perhaps an American ground intervention in Iraq and Syria could have worked had America not created the catastrophe in the first place -- but it did, so going back in guns blazing isn't exactly the greatest idea.
Sarah Palin's Attack on Obama's Manhood is the Most Bizarre Thing You'll Read This Week
In another gnawingly irritating screed against Obama for his fictional transgressions against 'real Americans' (white people), Palin has outdone herself with a wonderful mixture of sexual innuendo, racism and violent rage.
Chris Matthews Was Against the Iraq War While He Was Tingling Over It
Chris Matthews scolded Jorge Ramos for daring to suggest that the media did a poor job of pushing back against the Iraq War, but when he wasn't writing columns opposing the invasion, Matthews was tingling hard for Bush's war.
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Thomas Friedman's Latest Piece is Amazingly Stupid
The jet setting, 'hyper-connectivity' reporter's latest column truly is a treasure trove of utter absurdity.
Jeb Bush Needs to Shut the F*ck Up About Iraq
We have to seriously ask whether Jeb Bush is a space alien from the Bizarro universe in which everything bad that happened in the world was actually something good.
Here's How Stalking Hillary Clinton Is Working Out For This Republican
Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina followed Hillary Clinton to South Carolina so America could see a female candidate talking to the media, and unfortunately for Fiorina, it worked.
Jeb Bush vs Jeb Bush on Whether He Would Have Invaded Iraq
Let's see if you can spot the difference between these two statements that were made four days apart.
White House and Fox News Reporter Spar Over George W. Bush's Anti-Obama Comments
Someone really needs to let everyone at Fox News know that hostages were beheaded on video during the Bush administration.
Did You Know ISIS is Getting Their Balls Beat Off In Tikrit?
It might seem like Hillary Clinton's emails are the biggest story in the world right now, but prior to this week, there was an even greater threat to humanity than a MacGyvered-up Hotmail account, and it was called ISIS.
MEMBERS ONLY: Which Countries Jeb Bush Will Invade, Ranked
Jeb, like his brother George, is a man who goes by his gut and isn't afraid to wield a big stick. He's already proved himself an up-and-coming hardliner to watch out for by absorbing key members of Dubya's national security team, and he's repeatedly warned of the weak approach Obama is taking to issues from Iran's nuclear program to setting up new trade ties with Cuba. If elected, the world will be his oyster. We're all watching with bated breath to see which of these countries will be lucky enough to be freed next. Here they are:
MEMBERS ONLY: The US Broke Iraq and Now it Can't Fix it
What happens when you invade the wrong country for the wrong reasons, fail to stop a civil war by refusing to rebuild it properly, then start bombing neighboring countries? If your answer is: "A complete and utter nightmare," you'd be right.
Can Brian Williams Survive His Fake Enemy Attack Story?
NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams survived the RPG that didn't hit the chopper he was on in 2003, but can his career survive the fallout?
Quote Of The Day: Tom Friedman Has Another Solution For The Middle East
After supporting virtually every single one of the military interventions he now admits were a disaster, Tom Friedman appears to have reached a zen like state of wisdom where he now accepts that he knows he cannot know. Except he does actually know....
On Radical Islam, Glenn Greenwald Is Still Clueless
Glenn Greenwald is yet another liberal on a never-ending quest to ignore the problem of radical Islam.
White House Blasts John Boehner Hypocrisy On War Resolution
Over the weekend, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) continued to press the case that President Obama should introduce a resolution asking for authorization of his military action against ISIS, while agreeing that the President already has the authority to take military action against ISIS. I asked Press Secretary Josh Earnest about the administration's claim of authority to strike ISIS, but he took the opportunity to strike Boehner, instead.
Atheist Writer Says Christian Conservatives Are a Bigger Threat Than ISIS
If you can't tell the difference between nutty Christian conservatives and radical Islamists, then you're part of the problem.
Republicans Finally Come Out In Favor Of U.S. Ground Troops In Syria
After weeks of Republicans criticizing President Obama's ISIS strategy, yet failing to actually say the thing they were trying to say, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), the highest-ranking Republican in the world, finally came out and endorsed U.S. ground troops in Syria.
U.S. and Arab Allies Strike ISIS and Newly-Hyped Khorasan Group In Syria
The Khorasan Group has, over the past several days, been hyped as a bigger threat to the U.S. than ISIS in hype that has come seemingly out of nowhere from U.S. officials.
White House: No Ground Combat Troops, Only 'Forward Deployed' and 'Combat Ready' Troops
For weeks, the White House has been trying to explain to the media that while ground combat troops in Iraq and Syria are not on the table, they actually are on the table, and on Thursday, someone else finally noticed.
A Decade Later, Republicans Still Don't Understand Iraq
Republicans have something to gain from recasting the gruesome waste of blood and treasure the U.S. poured into Iraq as a success story that President Obama ruined.
BREAKING: ISIS Releases YouTube Video Showing Execution of Missing Briton David Haines
In what has become an event of sickening regularity, ISIS has released a graphic video featuring the beheading of another Western hostage, this time David Cawthorne Haines, a 44 year-old British aid worker.
John Boehner Agrees With Obama On ISIS, But Obama Still Sucks
John Boehner compliments Obama on ISIS action. Sort of.
Fox News and the House GOP Look to Bush/Cheney for Advice on Iraq
It turns out the Republicans do remember things that happened before January 20, 2009. Too bad they only remember all the wrong things.
What Everyone Missed In President Obama's Big Meet The Press Interview
Chuck Todd scored a huge exclusive for his Meet The Press debut, and President Obama didn't disappoint in his one-on-one. The President covered a wide variety of headline-grabbing topics, but one of the things he said isn't getting nearly enough attention.
PODCAST: Bob & Chez Discuss ISIS, Phil Robertson's Foreign Policy and Rand Paul's Flip-Floppery
On this week's Bob & Chez Show, the guys discuss all things ISIS, including the Duck Dynasty Foreign Policy, Rand Paul's flip-flops and Glenn Greenwald's tasteless reaction.
Hell Spokesman: Top ISIS Aide Settling In Nicely
There is no way to fill Hell up with ISIS assholes fast enough.
Joe Biden's 'Gates of Hell' ISIS Remark Sounds Familiar Because It Is
On Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden gave Americans the anti-ISIS rallying cry they've been craving when he told a crowd at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard that the United States will “follow them to the gates of Hell.” If that sounds familiar, it's because the fiery Veep has used that phrase before.
Rand Paul Flip-Flops Again on ISIS, Now Says Iraq and Turkey Should Do All the Fighting
Now he's backpedaling on his flirtation with intervention. Surprise, surprise. Let's review.
President Obama Reacts To Sotloff Murder, Says Objective Is To 'Destroy' ISIS
Obama's to ISIS: "We will not be intimidated."
Chris Matthews and Chris Hayes Are Confused About What To Do With ISIS. I Am Not
ISIS just needs to get got, plain and simple.
Tom Friedman Proves Again That He's The Most Overpaid Columnist Alive
You can always count on Tom Friedman at the New York Times to take incredibly complex events and create dangerously simple analogies out of them.
White House: No, ISIS Still Can't Have a F**king Varsity Jacket!
After attempts six and seven to get terrorist assholes ISIS their own collective varsity jacket, the White House press was denied once again, and rather definitively so.
The White House Responds To Some Really Stupid Golf 'Optics' Questions
White House spokesman Eric Schultz gave the perfect answer to the ever-pressing golf question, then bobbled it a little on the follow-through.
'Liberal Media' Joins Republicans In Teeing Off On Obama's Golfing
We knew deranged conservatives would play 18 gaping holes over this, but the supposedly liberal media is also busily missing the point of George W. Bush's cautionary golf tale, and its relevance to President Obama.
President Obama On James Foley's ISIL Killers: "Extract This Cancer"
This afternoon, President Obama delivered a clearly angry statement on the murder of journalist James Foley by ISIL, and while he did not announce any specific response, he promised "justice," and called on the world to "extract this cancer."
Vengeance and the Beheading of Another American Journalist
Here we are, once again, engaged militarily in the Middle East and, once again, another American journalist has been captured and his head sawed off on video by Muslim extremists.
Ezra Klein: Obama Afraid To Rip America Apart With Ferguson Speech
Ezra Klein's formerly useful explainer site Vox.com now appears to be chiefly devoted to explaining how President Obama ruins everything.
Why It's Not Shocking To See This 'Impeachment Now' Billboard with Giant Black Testicles
America has collectively gone nuts. Garment-rending mobs are, among other things, blaming President Obama for almost literally everything, so given the context it's really not too shocking to see a brutally racist billboard in Cleveland calling for Obama's impeachment and featuring a gigantic pair of black, well, nuts.
In Her New Video, Sarah Palin Opposes Ground Troops in Iraq, Also Supports Ground Troops in Iraq
Whisked into her usual word-omelet of rah-rah bumper-sticker patriotism, Palin explains that she doesn't want boots on the ground, but that she also definitely wants boots on the ground.
President Obama: "No Excuse" For "Excessive Force" by Police in Ferguson
President Obama delivered a statement from Martha's Vineyard Thursday afternoon denouncing the "excessive force" by police against peaceful protesters in Ferguson, and the harassment and arrest of journalists.
Hillary Clinton Should Keep Quiet on Foreign Policy
Sorry Hillary, if you voted to go into Iraq, you have next to no credibility when it comes to foreign policy.
Mr. President, If You Could Just Go Ahead and Hand In That Iraq Airstrike TPS Report, That'd Be Great
Otherwise, Congress is going to need him to come in on Saturday. And Sunday too.
President Obama Authorizes Humanitarian Relief, Airstrikes Against ISIS Forces in Iraq
Tonight in a televised address to the nation, President Obama announced that he's authorized airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in Iraq, along with humanitarian relief efforts.
With a Friend Like Netanyahu, Who Wants a Friend In the First Place?
Unwavering support from the Obama administration no matter what Israel does hasn't been enough to satisfy Benjamin Netanyahu, who's intent on slamming one of the few friends he has left.