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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Unhappy Birthday Dear War


Another grim anniversary - five years ago today, President Bush gave the orders to invade Iraq. Where do we go from here? Will a new president make a difference in policy? Should we pull out - and can we? Logistically, ethically, morally?


There's a great number of news sites for Iraq information - I've just started looking at the McClatchey newspapers' "Inside Iraq" blog:




and the New York Times has lots of cross-linked references and interactive graphics at the above link (including to their own criminally irresponsible reporting before the invasion).