A Very Dangerous New Year

Political pressures on George W. Bush make the first few months of 2007 a very dangerous time for an escalation of war in the Middle East. Intelligence sources say Bush -- along with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair -- are weighing the possibility of Israeli-led attacks on Syria and Iran, with the United States providing logistical back-up. In this view, the proposed "surge" of U.S. troops to Iraq and the dispatch of a second aircraft carrier task force to Iranian waters are part of the plan. December 21,

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No Military Hope, So Send More Troops

Rather than admit responsibility for one of the worst political/military blunders in U.S. history, George W. Bush is on the verge of committing more U.S. troops to the Iraq quagmire, a course reportedly opposed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this guest essay, two former U.S. intelligence analysts -- W. Patrick Lang and Ray McGovern -- warn that this Surge could force the U.S. military to wage a bloody battle to reclaim Iraq while deepening the prospect of a strategic defeat. December 20, 2006

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