Tuesday, September 14th, 2010. Boehner comes to Bush Tax Cut compromise, Gingrich done got crazier, and a record Saudi arms deal.

From TomDispatch this morning: 11 pop-quiz questions on the wacky world of American war — depending on how many answers you get correct you can be a four-star general, a gun totin’ mercenary, or a mere private — Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse, “The American Way of War Quiz, This Was the War Month That Was (Believe It or Not)

As President Obama’s strategy review for Afghanistan commences, let’s hope he’s balancing the information coming to him from his happy-talking generals with some independent news reading of his own.

Barack Obama is Not The Commander-in-Chief Of The United States (And Bush Wasn’t Either).

President Obama appeared before the American people to formally declare the combat mission was officially over in Iraq. Obama discussed what Iraqis must do now that the U.S. has ended combat operations, re-affirmed America’s commitment to the war in Afghanistan, and ended with a focus on the economy and restoring the middle class in America.

From TomDispatch this morning: A stirring excerpt from Andrew Bacevich’s bestselling new book, Washington Rules, that focuses on how, as his Army career was ending, his real education, which would turn him into a leading critic of American war policy, began –Andrew Bacevich, “The Unmaking of a Company Man, An Education Begun in the Shadow of the Brandenburg Gate”

Zeus is On Our Side! — NormanB & Rachel Neulander

NBC News corproation had the “inside scoop” on America’s withdrawal of combat brigades. They may not have exactly helped cement the idea that the war is over but they did help the Pentagon sell the idea that the U.S. had achieved victory in Iraq.

With General Petraeus’ stop on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric now halfway over, it’s worth taking a moment to unpack the unchallenged, false assertions and implications he’s piled up thus far on his media tour. We decided to look into the claims he made about “oil spots” of “progress” during his interview with NBC’s David Gregory. Both claims were absolute fantasies, and the remaining journalists on Petraeus’ tour owe their viewers more rigorous skepticism than what we saw on Meet the Press.

Thursday, August 19th, 2010. Eggs recalled across the country, Palin defends Dr. Laura, Roy Blunt’s Ground Zero and troops pull out of Iraq.