Category Archives: Iraq

(The Iraq) War Is a Force That Gives Us Them Meaning

Posted on August 25, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Yes, I’ve cribbed the title from Chris Hedges’ superb, must-read book, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. But Josh Marshall stumbles across a great insight about the Iraq War and Occupation, but doesn’t quite carry through all the way. So the Mad Biologist will.
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Posted in Iraq, Little Lord Pontchartrain, Middle East, Religion, Things That Make Ya Go Boom | 4 Comments

The War Criminal Wing of the Republican Party

Posted on August 22, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

These guys make Hezbollah and Al-Queda look like moderates.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Middle East | 7 Comments

Sometimes a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Posted on August 12, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

From the back cover of The Wimp Factor is this illustration that explains so much about the rise of the modern conservative movement.
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Posted in Conservatives, Iraq, We're Really Fucked | 3 Comments

Even More on Ignatieff

Posted on August 8, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t mean to make this into an anti-Ignatieff blog, but there are two more great posts about his idiocy: one by ScienceBlogling and “embarrased” Canadian James Hrynyshyn, the other by David Rees.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Humor, Iraq | 3 Comments

More on Ignatieff’s Idiocy

Posted on August 7, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Apparently, I’m not the only one who thought that Ignatieff’s self-analysis was idiotic. He reinvents history and is confused about what academics actually do.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Iraq | 2 Comments

Sociopathy As a Political Movement

Posted on August 7, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Boyda of Kansas recounts a conversation she had with a rightwing talk show host.
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Posted in Conservatives, Iraq, Military | 1 Comment

Michael Ignatieff Is a Moron

Posted on August 6, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Michael Ignatieff, in explaining his decision to support the invasion of Iraq, reveals that he harbors two misconceptions: that war is just another policy, and that the political is not personal.
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Iraq | 4 Comments

A Good Critique of the Unified Theory of the Surge

Posted on August 1, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Robert Farley takes on two of the major proponents of the Unified Theory of the Surge, Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack.
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Posted in Experts, Fucking Morons, Iraq | 4 Comments

An Explanation of Peter Pan Conservatism

Posted on July 30, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve called those movement conservatives who think that successful policy execution–in peace or war–is about “will”, as opposed to, let’s say, execution, Peter Pan conservatives. Atrios has a very good explanation of why they believe so strongly in will–their own personal experience.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Little Lord Pontchartrain | 8 Comments

Two Important Posts About Iraq

Posted on July 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

driftglass points out an obvious–although previously unnoticed–problem with the neocon claims that there’s is no civil war in Iraq. John Aravosis answers the question “Has al-Queda won?”
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Posted in Conservatives, Iraq, Middle East | 1 Comment