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McCain: If we leave now, we’ll be back
Tim Grieve
The president's emissaries return to the Hill to sell his escalation.
An act of war?
Alex Koppelman
Examining the implications of the U.S. raid on an Iranian consulate in Iraq.
One answer: Send more troops
Tim Grieve
Not looking her best, Rice dodges senators' questions about Bush's "way forward."
Bush on Iran and Syria
Kerry Lauerman
The key section of Bush's speech that has raised the most alarms.
Why diplomacy on Iraq isn’t possible
Tim Grieve
Rice explains that seeking help from Iran and Syria could lead to extortion of the United States.
On to Iran?
Walter Shapiro
A deflated commander in chief tries to rally the nation behind one last push in Iraq -- and maybe beyond.
Like diplomacy, only different
Tim Grieve
Ignoring calls for talks with Iran and Syria, Bush threatens military action instead.
Shuttle without diplomacy
Sidney Blumenthal
After signaling support for James Baker's Iraq proposals, Condi caved and stood faithfully by the president's failing policies -- assuring her irrelevance, and that of the State Department.
Before the surge
Michael Scherer
In the hours before Bush announces his new war plan, members of the Armed Services Committee -- and the press -- play a waiting game.
The holy blitz rolls on
Michelle Goldberg
The Christian right is a "deeply anti-democratic movement" that gains force by exploiting Americans' fears, argues Chris Hedges. Salon talks with the former New York Times reporter about his fearless new book, "American Fascists."
What else we’ve been reading
Tracy Clark-Flory, Page Rockwell
Health news, abortion-access updates and much, much more as we catch up from our holiday break.
Stopping the surge
Salon Staff
Can Democrats keep Bush from sending more U.S. soldiers to Iraq? Salon explores the options, from immediate withdrawal to taking sides in the civil war.
Saddam: The death of a dictator
Juan Cole
Through the bumbling of the U.S.-backed regime, justice becomes revenge, and a despot becomes a martyr.
Newt Gingrich’s “outsider” act
Alex Koppelman
As he eyes the White House, the former speaker tries to distance himself from the Bush administration, but he helped the president make his biggest mistake.
Victory, or Bushmills in the bunker
Gary Kamiya
A play for the holidays, in which President Bushmills, President of Vice Chainsaw, and Secretary of Hate Rice-Cakes take cover from their trademarked war on terror.
Ahmadinejad: Not really Hitler?
Alex Koppelman
Putting the lie to hawks' claims about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's power, influence and Hitlerian dreams, parties affiliated with the Iranian president face an electoral setback.
Nation building
Jonathan Shainin
Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi explains why Palestinians have failed to create a nation and discusses the grave situation in the Middle East.
The Lieberman maneuver
Joe Conason
Regardless of Sen. Tim Johnson's health, Bush could easily hand the Senate back to the GOP -- by appointing the Connecticut senator to fill Bolton's slot at the U.N.
Mugged by reality
Sidney Blumenthal
Once the warrior queen of neoconservatism, Jeane Kirkpatrick died a critic of Bush's unilateralism. Her death illuminates the conflicting legacies of the movement she helped found.
No good choices
Tim Grieve
Saudis reportedly threaten to back Sunni insurgency if Bush pulls out of Iraq.
“These people should be court-martialed”
Alex Koppelman
Former Air Force officer Mikey Weinstein says evangelicals are trying to turn his beloved military into a "frickin' faith-based initiative."
You’ve got to know when to walk away
Tim Grieve
The Pentagon eyes a plan for "doubling down" in Iraq.
A bombshell with a long fuse
Gary Kamiya
The Iraq Study Group report may be DOA. But it shows the Washington establishment is finally confronting reality in the Middle East.
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