VICTORY IN IRAQ

Republicans on Panel Back President's Plan, Masking Divisions
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011307C.shtml
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee came to the defense of
President Bush on Friday, lending support to his decision to send more troops to
Iraq and hoping to head off a Senate resolution criticizing the plan.

Maureen Dowd | A Risky Game of Risk
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"I feel good about the new war with Iran," writes Maureen Dowd. "How can you not
have confidence in the crackerjack team that brought you Operation Iraqi
Freedom, which foundered and led to Operation Together Forward, which stumbled
and led to Operation Together Forward II, which collapsed and was replaced by
The New Way Forward, the Surge now being launched even though nobody's together
and everything's going backward?"

"The Most Dangerous Foreign Policy Blunder Since Vietnam"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011307E.shtml
George W. Bush's last attempt to win the war in Iraq is meeting with strong
resistance. His own party is criticizing him with brutal openness, calling his
new ideas for Iraq a disaster. Bush is almost completely isolated - like Richard
Nixon during his final days in office.

Official Attacks Top Law Firms Over Detainees
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The senior Pentagon official in charge of military detainees suspected of
terrorism said that he was dismayed that lawyers at many of the nation's top
firms were representing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and that the firms'
corporate clients should consider ending their business ties.

Matt Renner | Congressman Acts to Revoke Iraq War Resolution
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Congressman Sam Farr introduced legislation that would strip President Bush of
the authority to continue using force against Iraq. Matt Renner discusses the
congressman's reaction to Bush's new plan.

Governors Lose in Power Struggle Over National Guard
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To the dismay of the nation's governors, the White House now will be empowered
to go over a governor's head and call up National Guard troops to aid a state in
time of natural disasters or other public emergencies.

War Surge May Face Anti-War Surge
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It's starting to feel like President Bush's Iraq speech last night may have
proved the last straw, providing a critical boost to the anti-Iraq War movement
in the US.

Greg Palast | Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011207E.shtml
Greg Palast writes: "There's always a problem with giving a junkie another fix.
It can only make things worse. Our maximum leader says that unless he gets to
mainline another 21,000 troops, 'Iran would be emboldened in its pursuit of
nuclear weapons,' and terrorists 'would have a safe haven from which to plan and
launch attacks on the American people.' Excuse me, but didn't we hear that same
promise in 2003?"

Cindy Sheehan | Insanity Surge
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"Bloody George, the lamest duck in US history, has announced to the nation that
he will be sending 21,500 more troops into Iraq, which some call a 'surge,' some
call an escalation, and I like to refer to as Operation Increasing Cannon
Fodder," writes Cindy Sheehan.

Poll: Americans Oppose Iraq Troop Surge
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Americans overwhelmingly oppose sending more US forces to Iraq, according to a
new AP-Ipsos poll that serves as a strong repudiation of President Bush's plan
to send another 21,500 troops.

War Could Last Years, Commander Says
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The new American operational commander in Iraq said Sunday that even with the
additional American troops likely to be deployed in Baghdad under President
Bush's new war strategy, it might take another "two or three years" for American
and Iraqi forces to gain the upper hand in the war.