Comments on: In Defense http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Spencer Ackerman http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5578 Spencer Ackerman Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:20:36 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5578 <p>Well, time for me to apply to law school then.</p> Well, time for me to apply to law school then.

]]> By: Kilo http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5577 Kilo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:14:40 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5577 <p>From his front page… </p> <blockquote><p>Despite the conventional wisdom that the war is nearly over, Obama’s war in Iraq may last longer than Bush’s, which clocks in at a robust 5 years and 10 months. “So now you back in the trap–just that, trapped,” <strong>to quote Big Boi and Dre</strong>. — Thomas Ricks</p></blockquote> <p>That I did not see coming.</p> From his front page…

Despite the conventional wisdom that the war is nearly over, Obama’s war in Iraq may last longer than Bush’s, which clocks in at a robust 5 years and 10 months. “So now you back in the trap–just that, trapped,” to quote Big Boi and Dre. — Thomas Ricks

That I did not see coming.

]]> By: sghiteinfla http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5570 sghiteinfla Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:19:25 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5570 <p>IMHO there is more there, there in that Army War College report. I posted about it at my little spot but I hope others actually go and read the full snyopsis if not the whole report. It is an anathema to everything we are hearing from leaders on both sides of the aisle everyday on Tee Vee about the current conflict.</p> IMHO there is more there, there in that Army War College report. I posted about it at my little spot but I hope others actually go and read the full snyopsis if not the whole report. It is an anathema to everything we are hearing from leaders on both sides of the aisle everyday on Tee Vee about the current conflict.

]]> By: 4jkb4ia http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5563 4jkb4ia Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:52:44 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/01/05/ricksftw/#comment-5563 <p>Outstanding! Part of the reason I stick by the NYT is the opportunity cost of getting foreign news from other places.</p> Outstanding! Part of the reason I stick by the NYT is the opportunity cost of getting foreign news from other places.

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