Losing Versus “Losing” War In Iraq

Brian Zick

The Daily Show's John Oliver discusses troop withdrawal, the Rumsfeld memo, and Bush's "winning" strategy for Iraq: "The President believes in fighting a war up 'til the last possible second, giving armed conflict every chance to succeed until all violent means have been utterly exhausted. Only then, as a last resort, do we put diplomats on the gound for the grim task of talking." Norm at onegoodmove has the video.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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