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The New York Times reports that the U.S. commander in Iraq has recommended that the president wait to decide about further withdrawals.
  • Petraeus is the new Colin Powell ... he was always intended to be the "new Colin Powell" ...

    in terms of capturing the public imagination as "the face" ... however, I think anyone paying any attention will recognized, sooner or later, he just faced a "critical juncture" and sold-out ...

    Frontline last night made mincemeat of Colin Powell and Condi Rice, exposing both -- again -- as the powerless "empty suits" they really were in the face of the reality of Cheney's whim.