It was 2003 when Newsweek featured their cover asking, “So What’s Plan B?” Despite a continued military presence in Iraq, the violence and insurgency continue and the country seems no closer to our goal of a successful democracy than it did back then. Americans had hoped that the claims of the Bush Administration – that… Read More »»

A Moment of Acknowledgment and Reflection We entered Iraq with an intent to bring about positive change – change that would lead to democracy and peace for Iraq and greater security for the world. While significant efforts and sacrifice of human lives have accomplished the removal of Saddam Hussein from his 24-year brutal dictatorship, the… Read More »»

General Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-2007). Peter Pace “… we have to maintain our focus on what objectives we want for the United States, and then we need to give ourselves a good, honest scrub about what is working and what is not working … to ensure that we get… Read More »»

The Final Destination by Paul Flum A torn picture of Saddam Hussein seen at a former military compound in the southern Iraqi town of Umm Qasr. As a nation, we are now into the fifth year following our invasion of Iraq in March of 2003. The invasion and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein were the… Read More »»

December 7, 2007 – Pearl Harbor Day The Hon. George W. Bush President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW – Rm 1/WW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Bush: O.K., President Bush, we broke Iraq, now we “own” Iraq, and we must fix Iraq. You are a tough guy, you have… Read More »»

Commentary by Paul Flum – January 2005 As the Iraqi election on January 30 draws near, more and more people have come out in favor of a post-ponement. The security situation has deteriorated so badly, they say, that the election results will be so unsatisfactory, so incomplete, as to be rendered meaningless. The Bush Administration,… Read More »»