The Buck Stops There Administration
officials try to distance President Bush from controversy over Iraq war
plan.
Administration essentially waited until war was
announced to begin dampening expectations.
Out-of-favor Army general may be proven
right on occupation estimate.
In the upcoming issue of The New Yorker, Seymour Hersh reports
that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld repeatedly
rejected advice from Pentagon planners that substantially more
troops and armor would be needed to fight a war in Iraq. Plus:
'Back Off, Syria and Iran!'
Current New Yorker: Nicholas Lemann on
"How It Came to War" and
John Lee Anderson on "The Bombing of
Baghdad."
Al Gore criticizes U.S. media for
"completely inadequate
debate" in run-up to war.
Fox News said to have gone "over the
top" in response to war protestor's
"die-in."
Did an errant U.S. cruise missile
strike Kuwait?
Sink or Swim Mine-hunting dolphin
reportedly goes AWOL!
Cause or Effect? Iraqi opposition
group claims al-Qaeda behind suicide bombing.
Missile said to have killed more than
50 in Baghdad neighborhood, as pilots describe
"exhilaration" of dodging
anti-aircraft fire during bombing run.
'Baghdad will be near impossible to
conquer.' Earlier: 'How to take
Baghdad.'
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