On to Iran. Once that starts up, it’ll be “Iraq, who?”
Comment by Hal — Friday, August 31, 2024 @ 11:37 am
Kevin Drum; Not Getting It On Iraq
You know, I used to respect Kevin Drum a lot. His blog, Political Animal, was the first political blog I had ever come across and to be honest, was probably a big reason why I started blogging myself. I don’t read him quite as much as I used to…
[...] Last week, I noted the rather problematic news that a report was coming that the Iraqi police force was such a mess, that the only option was to start over. Yesterday, the report in question was published, and the situation is, indeed, quite dire. WaPo’s write-up on the report starts as follows: [...]
On to Iran. Once that starts up, it’ll be “Iraq, who?”
Comment by Hal — Friday, August 31, 2024 @ 11:37 am
Kevin Drum; Not Getting It On Iraq
You know, I used to respect Kevin Drum a lot. His blog, Political Animal, was the first political blog I had ever come across and to be honest, was probably a big reason why I started blogging myself. I don’t read him quite as much as I used to…
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[...] Last week, I noted the rather problematic news that a report was coming that the Iraqi police force was such a mess, that the only option was to start over. Yesterday, the report in question was published, and the situation is, indeed, quite dire. WaPo’s write-up on the report starts as follows: [...]
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