Schwarzenegger Denies Bush Troop Request

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 The governor rejected a request from the president to send 1,500 more National Guard troops to the Mexican border, saying the transfer would stretch the California Guard too thin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Most Polls Show Wide Support for Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 Next time you hear a conservative bloviating about how most of the country is united behind "staying the course" in Iraq, you can respond with the truth: Almost every major poll shows strong support for a troop pullout in Iraq, and most Americans declared long ago that the Iraq war was a mistake. Dig deeper

Senate Rejects Calls for Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 The stricter of the two bills being voted on--a measure that would have mandated a pullout by 2007--went down 86-13 The bill that didn't have a timetable was defeated 60-39, with all but one Republican and six Democrats voting against the measure UPDATE: The Senate is weighing a modest troop reduction in the coming months . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry, Feingold Unite in Iraq Withdrawal Call

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 The two senators appealed to the Senate--and to 3 million other Americans via e-mail--to back their call to withdraw combat troops from Iraq "by a hard and fast deadline." Sens. Jack Reed and Carl Levin supported the call--unlike many Democrats and most Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Engineers Sham Vote on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2006 The fierce debate on the Iraq war that began in Congress on Thursday will culminate on Friday with a nonbinding resolution that includes: labeling the Iraq war as part of the war on terror, and opposition to setting an "arbitrary" withdrawal date. Democrats decried the vote as an election-year sham. Video: Dems rip GOP lawmakers during Thursday's debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Italian Leader: Iraq War ‘Grave Mistake’

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Italy's incoming prime minister, Romano Prodi, said the war had encouraged global terrorism and he has vowed to pull his country's troops from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Immigration Troops

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Robert Scheer: Bush More Right Than Wrong on Immigration

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 17, 2006 "It is good news that the public is finally hip to Bush's con, yet it is worrisome when surprisingly sensible proposals by the president on immigration are automatically rejected because of the source." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chertoff Disparaged Idea of Sending Troops to Border

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Six months ago, Bush's Homeland Security chief said this about stationing National Guard troops on the Mexico border: "I think it would be a horribly over-expensive and very difficult way to manage this problem." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Immigration Plan Pleases No One

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 That's the N Times' take If you want to read expert analysis on the politics and policies behind Bush's speech, check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper's article. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: U.S. to Send One Troop to Iran

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 The political satirist reports on Rumsfeld's plan to punish the government of Iran for its nuclear ambitions by sending the one troop to Tehran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Fantasy of ‘Progress’ in Iraq

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 "If such constant mayhem is taken as a sign of progress, three years after the U.S. invasion, then Bush will surely be thrilled by what the future holds." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )