Jr says he 'admires AEI" and has used their scholars and work

[rodeodance]

[rodeodance]

1. speech on cspan2 now. jr says AEI is on the 'cutting edge of thought"

[rodeodance]

3. 'as scholars and thinkers, you are contributing"---war on terror policies

[rodeodance]

5. Jr is trying hard to articulate his words. yuk!

[rodeodance]

7. lots of talk of moving against the terrorists--on the offensive in IRAQ

[PreacherCasey]

2. Yeah, no shit.

[David Zephyr]

4. When Exxon speaks, GWB listens.

What a dweeb.

Here's who controls what Georgie Boy thinks:

http://www.aei.org/about/contentID.20038142214500073/default.asp

[madokie]

6. I heard it to

[joemurphy]

8. No wonder, they did such a good job rebuilding Iraq. n/t

[Eugene]

9. Yep, AEI is the new PNAC.

Their "scholarship" and guidance will send this country straight off a cliff.

[magellan]

15. PNAC was spun out of AEI

AEI's been around since 1943. Look at the scholars and fellows -- lots of neocons, including PNAC co-founders William Kristol and Robert Kagan.

Then there's this amusing assertion at the top of the page:

"Like most think tanks that maintain non-profit status under the federal tax code, AEI is officially nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on pending legislation or other policy questions."

Nonpartisan? What a joke. Their non-profit status is in need of SERIOUS review.

[Cleita]

10. Yes, we know. That's why he gets everything wrong.

In the immortal words of Bill Maher, "You can't call yourselves a think tank if everything you think of is stupid."

[Sonicmedusa]

11. Money trumps Peace

[Emit]

12. Democracy in Iraq, AEI style

Consider it a lesson in "knowing thy enemy."

http://www.aei.org/publications/contentID.20038142218500207/default.asp

Democracy in Iraq

Why Are the Pacifists So Passive? (2/12/07) - by John Yoo and Lynn Chu
Iraq in Books (Spring 2007) - book reviews by Michael Rubin
Theater of War (February 2007) - by Christopher Griffin
Victory Demands Troops (2/1/07) - by Danielle Pletka
The Man for the Plan (1/29/07) - by Thomas Donnelly
All We Are Saying . . . Is Give Petraeus a Chance (1/29/07) - by Frederick W. Kagan and William Kristol
Timelines . . . Are Not on Our Side (1/24/07) - by Jeffrey Azarva
Please Say This . . . (1/22/07) - by David Gelernter
Seven Challenges in Facing Iraq (1/19/07) - by Danielle Pletka
Stomachless Senate (1/19/07) - by Fred Thompson
Should We Surge? II (1/18/07) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Numbers Games: How Many Troops Are Needed for the "Surge"? (1/18/07) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Petraeus Time (1/17/07) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Can a Democratic Congress Stop the Escalation? (1/15/07) - by Kevin A. Hassett
The Consequences of Failure in Iraq (1/15/07) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Thus All Too Seldom to Tyrants (1/15/07) - by David Gelernter
One Last Try: Finally, A Better Strategy (1/14/07) - by Thomas Donnelly
The War within Islam (1/13/07) - by David Frum
Should We Surge? (1/11/07) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Surge and its Critics (1/9/07) - by Michael A. Ledeen
"Our Only Hope" (1/8/07) - by Eliot A. Cohen and Bing West
Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq (Phase I Report released 1/5/07) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Iraq: A Turning Point (1/5/07) - conference featuring Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman
Just Tragic? (1/1/07) - by Michael Novak
The Right Type of "Surge"; Any Troop Increase Must Be Large and Lasting (12/27/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan and Jack Keane
Send More Troops to Baghdad and We'll Have a Fighting Chance (12/24/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
We Did Not Go into Iraq to Win, But Now We Must (12/21/06) - by Michael Novak
In Iraq, Let’s Fight One War at a Time (12/21/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
U.S. Cannot Accept Defeat (12/21/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
No Way to Win a War (December 2006) - by Eliot A. Cohen
"Old Europe" Can Gloat, but Then What? (12/19/06) - by Anne Applebaum
Back to Your Studies: The Unbearable Shallowness of the Iraq Study Group (12/18/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Art of Changing Course (12/16/06) - by David Frum
Choosing Victory (12/14/06) - presentation
Time to Face Facts About Surging Iraq War Costs (12/11/06) - by Kevin A. Hassett
Into Every Blue Ribbon Commission a Beam of Light Must Shine (12/11/06) -by Michael A. Ledeen
Democracy Defeated (12/10/06) - symposium featuring Richard Perle
We Must Not Leave Iraq (12/8/06) - by Michael Rubin
Asking for Chaos (12/7/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
What Went Wrong: A Sober Look at Iraq (12/4/06) - by Michael Rubin
We Can Put More Forces in Iraq . . . And They Would Make a Difference (12/4/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Turkey’s Policy Towards Northern Iraq (12/1/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
The Kurds and the State (12/1/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
Searching for Victory in Iraq (11/28/06) - by Newt Gingrich
Right War, Botched Occupation (11/27/06) - by Michael Rubin
Bartering with Nothing (11/27/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Time for a Heavier Footprint (11/27/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan and William Kristol
Democracy Can Still Work in Iraq (11/24/06) - by Michael Rubin
The Status Quo Ante Does Not Solve the Problem (11/16/06) - by Danielle Pletka
No Third Way in Iraq (November 2006) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Fund the Iraqi Grass Roots (11/16/06) - by Michael Rubin
Unanswered Prayers (11/16/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Reality Check II: Examining the Consequences of "Redeployment" (11/15/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Justice in Iraq (11/7/06) - by Anne Applebaum
This Is Progress: The Court Speaks in the Case of Saddam Hussein (11/6/06) - by Michael Novak
Justice Served: Saddam Hussein's Verdict (11/6/06) - by Michael Rubin
Should Iraq Be Partitioned? (11/2/06) - online debate featuring Reuel Marc Gerecht
Conclusion First, Debate Afterwards: The Stacked Baker-Hamilton Commission (10/30/06) - by Michael Rubin
Insult to Injury in Iraq (10/25/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Why Withdrawal from Iraq Is the Worst Option (10/25/06) - by Michael Rubin
Running from Iraq: Don't Imagine It Will Reduce the Jihadist Threat (10/23/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Plan B (10/20/06) - by Eliot A. Cohen
Misguided Reconciliation with Baathists (10/19/06) - by Michael Rubin
A Reckless Game of Numbers (10/14/06) - by David Frum
Last Chance for Iraq? (9/11/06) - a symposium featuring David Frum, Newt Gingrich, Michael A. Ledeen, and Michael Rubin
On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Fall 2006) - book review by Michael Rubin
The Translator: A U.S. Injustice to an Invaluable Iraqi (August 2, 2006) - by Michael Rubin
There’s No Choice but to Win in Iraq (July 2006) - by Frederick W. Kagan
The Future of the Iraqi Armed Forces (7/24/06) - panel discussion
Embracing the Three-State Solution in Iraq (7/17/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
It's the Terrorism, Stupid (6/30/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Amnesty in Iraq (6/27/06) - by Michael Rubin
Seize the Day: After Zarqawi's Death, Stay on the Offensive (6/26/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
John Kerry Is Wrong (6/23/06) - by Ben J. Wattenberg
Now for the Bad News: Zarqawi Is Dead, but the Damage He Did Remains (6/19/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Nonsense (6/16/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Baathed in Blood (5/22/06) - book review by Gerard Alexander
Reporting from Iraq (5/17/06) - panel discussion
Economic Perspectives on the Iraq War (5/4/06) - conference
Who Lost Iraq? It's Not Who You Think (5/2/06) - by David Frum
The Debate over Civil War: Is Iraq at the Brink? (4/24/06) - conference
Sixteen Words, Again (4/10/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Your Own Lying Eyes (4/7/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Can the Shiite Center Hold? (4/3/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Rumors of Civil War (4/3/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan and William Kristol
Facts vs. Fiction: A Report from the Front (March 2006) - by Karl Zinsmeister
The Paper Trail (3/27/06) - by Laurie Mylroie
Intel Harmony (3/27/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Worth the Sacrifice (3/16/06) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Dissident Watch: Kamal Sayid Qadir (3/9/06) - by Michael Rubin
Data Points (3/9/06) - by Vance Serchuk
Revolt on the Tigris (3/7/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
The History of Iraq (3/7/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq (3/7/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
Dancing in the No-Fly Zone (3/7/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
Among Warriors in Iraq (3/7/06) - book review by Michael Rubin
Myths of the Current War (3/1/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Debating Terror in Hamas's Backyard (2/28/06) - by David Frum
Are We Playing for Keeps? (2/27/06) - by Michael Rubin
Pride and Progress (2/21/06) - by David Frum
War in Iraq versus Containment (2/15/06) - by Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy, and Robert H. Topel
Army Building and Nation Building (2/3/06) - by Vance Serchuk
Finishing the Job (2/2/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
A Vote for Victory: A U.S. Soldier's View of Election Security in Iraq (2/1/06) - by Christopher Griffin
Risky Business (1/23/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
A Strategy for Victory in Iraq (1/18/06) - AEI panel discussion
Economists Look at the True Cost of the Iraq War (1/17/06) - by Kevin A. Hassett
"Who's an Iraqi?" (1/11/06) - by Michael A. Ledeen
"Hearts and Minds" in Iraq (1/10/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Devout Democracies (1/2/06) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Political Battles Ahead (1/1/06) - by Thomas Donnelly
Measuring Success (1/1/06) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Fallujah: The Iconic Battle (1/1/06) - book reviews by Vance Serchuk
Fighting to Win (12/27/05) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Assassinating the Truth about the Iraq War (12/20/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
Iraqi Beacon (12/14/05) - by Michael Rubin
"The Kurds in Iraq" (12/6/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
"Losing Iraq" (12/6/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
"The Assassin's Gate" (12/5/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
Iraq's Comeback Kid: Chalabi Keeps His Eyes on the Prize (12/5/05) - by Michael Rubin
Iraq Is Not Vietnam (12/2/05) - by Frederick W. Kagan
Public Opinion on the War with Iraq (12/2/05) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
A Split on Strategy? (12/1/05) - by Thomas Donnelly
The Goal Is Victory (12/1/05) - by Thomas Donnelly
A Fitting Address (12/1/05) - by James Q. Wilson
How to Deal with Kidnappings in Iraq (12/1/05) - by Michael Rubin and Suzanne Gershowitz
Sucker's Game (12/1/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Preemptive Surrender: Someone Please Call That Freedom-Loving President, Please (11/30/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Mudslinging Crowds Out a Needed Debate (11/28/05) - by Norman J. Ornstein
The Eve of Iraqi Elections No Time for Attacks on Bush (11/23/05) - by Herbert G. Klein
Engage! If You Want to Win the Debate, Win the War (11/23/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
The Party of Cut and Run? (11/22/05) - by David Frum
Iraq and the War on Terror (11/21/05) - speech by Vice President Richard B. Cheney
Winning the War in Iraq (11/10/05) - speech by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
An Insider's View: Democratic Politics at Work in Iraq (11/9/05) - speech by Ahmad Chalabi
Iraq, Unplugged: Beyond the Polls, Op-eds, and PowerPoints, What's Really Going On (11/1/05) - by Michael Rubin
Iraq Reborn (11/05) - AEI Newsletter
Blueprint for Victory (10/31/05) - by Frederick W. Kagan
From Baghdad to Beirut, Arab Leaders Being Held to Account (10/27/05) - by Michael Rubin
Pseudo-Federalist Vendetta (10/27/05) - by Molly McKew
One War, Two Plans (10/25/05) - by David Frum
Stop Coddling Iraq's Sunnis (10/18/05) - by David Frum
With Freedom Comes Politics (10/18/05) - by Michael Rubin
Z Squared: Making Sense of the Zawahiri-Zarqawi Letter (10/18/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
U.S. Policy and the Iraqi Shi'ites (10/16/05) - speech by Michael Rubin
Public Opinion on the War with Iraq (10/14/05) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
Iraq and the Democratization of the Middle East (10/14/05) - by Michael Rubin
Germany's Bad Example for Iraq (10/13/05) - by Michael S. Greve
The Struggle for Fallujah: An Insider's Account (10/12/05) - book forum
The President Is Tired (10/7/05) - by Danielle Pletka
Remaking Iraq: Success, Failure, and the Foundation of a New State (10/5/05) - conference
One Code to Rule Them All (10/4/05) - by Thomas Donnelly and Vance Serchuk
Beware the Arafat Model in Iraq (9/21/05) - by Michael Rubin
Enemy of the Good (9/5/05) - by Michael Rubin
The Economic Costs of the War in Iraq (September 2005) - by Scott Wallsten and Katrina Kosec
A Sunni Hero in Iraq (8/30/05) - by David Frum
A United Iraq--What's the Point? (8/25/05) - by John Yoo
Less Is More in Iraq (8/9/05) - by Michael Rubin
Stay the Course, Mr. President (8/8/05) - by Frederick W. Kagan
God, Man, and the Common Weal (8/8/05) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Price of Compromise (8/8/05) - by Michael Rubin
The Future of Iraq (7/27/05) - seminar
Can Iraq Recapture Its Golden Age? (7/19/05) - by David Frum
Squandered Victory and Losing Iraq (7/10/05) - book reviews by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Good News Bush Left Unsaid (7/5/05) - by David Frum
The Words We Needed to Hear on Iraq (7/3/05) - by David Frum
Among the "Others" (6/29/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
Dark Victory (6/14/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
Operation Iraqi Freedom and the New Iraq (6/14/05) - book review by Michael Rubin
In the Red Zone (Summer 2005) - by Michael Rubin
The Case for Democracy (Summer 2005) - by Michael Rubin
Hell Is Over (Summer 2005) - by Michael Rubin
Public Is Skeptical of Course President Is Charting in Iraq (6/8/05) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
Let Iraq Handle Sunnis (5/10/05) - by Michael Rubin
That Occupation Feeling (4/18/05) - by Michael Rubin
A Comedy of Errors: American-Turkish Diplomacy and the Iraq War (Spring 2005) - by Michael Rubin
Four Broad Lessons from Iraq (4/6/05) - by Richard Perle
Is It a Revolution or What? (3/30/05) - panel discussion
Public Opinion on the War with Iraq (3/18/05) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
U.S. Strategy in Iraq and the Global War on Terror (3/16/05) - luncheon discussion
What Hath Ju-Ju Wrought! In the Middle East, the Democratic Genie is out of the Bottle (3/14/05) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Wrong Way to Honor a Hero (3/8/05) - by David Frum
What Americans Really Think about the Iraqi Election (3/2/05) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
Priceless: Europe and the Iraq Stakes (2/28/05) - by Emanuele Ottolenghi
Air Power, Iraq, and the Future American Way of War (2/24/05) - panel discussion
Birth of a Democracy (2/05) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Getting the Lessons of Iraq Exactly Right (2/18/05) - by Newt Gingrich
Watersheds: We Live in a Time of Democratic Revolution (2/14/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
A Defeat for the Forces of Fear (2/05) - by David Frum
The Democratic Ideal (2/05) - by Joshua Muravchik
Iraq Has Voted (2/05) - by Michael Rubin
Birth of a Democracy (2/14/05) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The View from the Plane: What the Iraq Elections Looked Like from Afghanistan, England, and Elsewhere (2/3/05) - by Thomas Donnelly
Unilateral Withdrawal Is Irresponsible (1/28/05) - by Michael Rubin
A Fresh Start in Iraq (1/28/05) - by Michael Rubin
Bush Marches into a Second Term, His Agenda Set by Mideast Foes (1/28/05) - by Michael Rubin
Positive Indicators in Iraq (1/26/05) - by Michael Novak
Democracy on the Wing (1/26/05) - by Michael Rubin
Bush Bids for Greatness (1/21/05) - interview with Michael Novak
Global Liberty: Toward a Foreign Policy for Democratic Nations (1/20/05) by Michael Novak
Fearing the Shia (1/13/05) - by Thomas Donnelly
Relearning Counterinsurgency: History Lessons for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror (1/10/05) - panel discussion
Circle Squared: Iran, Iraq, Syria (1/10/05) - by Michael A. Ledeen
The Birth Pangs of Arab Democracy (1/9/05) - by Joshua Muravchik
The Choice (1/7/05) - by Michael Novak
Listen to the Iraqis (1/7/05) - by Michael Rubin
We Were Right to Disband Them (12/23/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Tapping the Hornets' Nest (12/10/04) - by Michael Rubin
Vacancy (12/10/04) - by Michael Rubin
The New Seriousness (12/8/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
End of the Illusion (12/3/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
After Falluja (11/10/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Still Hope in Iraq (11/1/04) - by James K. Glassman
Dead or Alive? (11/1/04-11/8/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Rebuilding the Iraqi Economy (11/1/04) - AEI newsletter
About Those Lost Weapons . . . (10/27/04) - by James K. Glassman
What's Going Right in Iraq (10/25/04) - by Michael Rubin et al.
Ready, Steady (10/20/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
From De-Bolshevization to De-Baathification (10/15/04) - AEI conference
Iraq: Sovereignty, Security, and Justice (10/14/04) - AEI panel discussion
A Conversation with Adel Abdul Mahdi, the Iraqi Minister of Finance (10/6/04) - AEI briefing
Allies in Iraq (10/5/04) - NAI briefing
One War or Two? (10/5/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
The Battle for Iraq (10/11/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Know Thine Enemy (9/27/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
In Search of an Escape--Not a Victory (9/21/04) - by David Frum
Operation Iraqi Freedom (9/7/04) - AEI book forum
Iraq's Electoral System (9/1/04) - by Michael Rubin
Ayatollah Democracy (9/1/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Losing the Shia (8/19/04) - by Michael Rubin
Arresting Iraqi Democracy (8/9/04) - by Michael Rubin
Is America Safer?: Yes--We No Longer Need to Imagine What Saddam Might Do (8/8/04) - by Danielle Pletka
Zinsmeister Reports Again from the Front Lines in Iraq (8/04) - AEI Newsletter
Mission Accomplished? Assessing the War in Iraq (8/04) - AEI Newsletter
Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Strategic Assessment (7/04) - book by Thomas Donnelly
Dawn over Baghdad: How the U.S. Military Is Using Bullets and Ballots to Remake Iraq (7/04) - book by Karl Zinsmeister
How Big a Problem in Iraq? (7/25/04) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Arroyo Does a Munich (7/22/04) - by Joshua Muravchik
Academia Gone Awry (7/15/04) - by Michael Rubin
Winning the War (7/15/04) - interview with Karl Zinsmeister
The Battle for a Representative Iraqi Government Has Started (7/13/04) - by Michael Rubin
U.S. Military Preventing Return of Baghdad Boil (7/7/04) - by Roger Bate
The Truth on Iraq (July/August TAE)
The Iraqis and the Neocons (6/28/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
What Next? Iraqis Take Control (6/29/04) - panel discussion
Bremer's Legacy a Recipe for Instability (6/28/04) - by Michael Rubin
CPA, R.I.P.: The United States Hands Over Iraq to Iraqis (6/28/04) - by Michael Rubin
Iraqi Freedoms Are Sinister for Saudis (6/27/04) - by Richard Perle
The Fallujah Problem: A Job That Needs Doing (6/25/04) - by Michael Rubin
Educating Iraq: New Schools and New Lessons for a New Nation (6/23/04) - AEI panel
The Future of Iraq (6/22/04) - by Michael Rubin
Where Are the Refugees? Iraqis Have Hope (6/21/04) - by Michael Rubin
The Connection: How al Qaeda's Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America (6/3/04) - book forum
Democratic Revolution in Iraq? (6/1/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Wrong Elections for Iraq (6/19/04) - by Michael Rubin
Americans Eager for Transfer of Power, but Doubt It Will Happen (6/16/04) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
Reconstructing Iraq: Identifying Core Mistakes (6/15/04) - by Danielle Pletka
Bush Must Make Iraq Policy Live Up to His Vision (6/14/04) - by Michael Rubin
The Hand-off: Toward Iraqi Sovereignty (6/14/04) - AEI panel discussion
Ansar al-Sunna: Iraq's New Terrorist Threat (6/14/04) - by Michael Rubin
Naming Names: The Torturers of Saddam's Abu Ghraib and Their Place in the New Iraq (6/8/04) - AEI briefing
Consequences of an American Withdrawal from Iraq (6/6/04) - by Danielle Pletka
U.S. Only Wounded Itself When It Betrayed Chalabi (6/4/04) - by Danielle Pletka
Trust the Iraqi People (6/4/04) - by Michael Rubin
The Glass Is Half-Full in Iraq (6/2/04) - by Joshua Muravchik
Lying into the Mirror (5/21/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
The Army of the Euphrates (5/7/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Getting It Right, Despite Ourselves? (5/7/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Chalabi Story (5/28/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Marching off the Cliff (5/25/04) - by Michael Rubin
Who's Afraid of Abu Ghraib? (5/24/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Growing Gap (5/21/04) - by Michael Rubin
Swift Invasion, Slow Victory (5/1/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Democracy Is Worth the Fight (5/20/04) - by Danielle Pletka
To Win in Fallujah (5/18/04) - by Michael Rubin
Web of Conspiracies (5/18/04) - by Michael Rubin
Prevailing Principles (5/17/04) - by Michael Rubin
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (5/14/04) - AEI panel
Baghdad Boil to Return? (5/13/04) - by Roger Bate
Americans Harbor Divergent Opinions on June 30 Transfer (5/12/04) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
Abu Ghraib Hearings Put Dismissal of Congress on Display (5/12/04) - by Norman J. Ornstein
Anti-Americanism on the Rise (5/8/04) - by William Schneider
Mistakes Mustn't Halt March (5/7/04) - by Michael Rubin
Double Standards on Abu Ghraib (5/7/04) - by Newt Gingrich
No Exit (5/6/04) - by Danielle Pletka and Molly McKew
Winning Iraq: A Briefing on the Anniversary of the End of Major Combat Operations (5/4/04) - AEI speech by Douglas Feith
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (5/3/04) - by Michael Rubin
From Tyranny to Freedom (4/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Political Problems: Panic as Policy? (4/29/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Failed Model: Coalition Concessions Will Not Bring Peace (4/28/04) - by Michael Rubin
What Is to Be Done in Iraq? (4/26/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Catastrophic Concessions (4/23/04) - by Michael Rubin
United We Stand? Evaluating Sectarian Divides in Iraq (4/23/04) - AEI event
Exit Poll (4/22/04) - by Michael Rubin
An American Mission (4/19/04) - by Joshua Muravchik
The Cost of Weakness (4/19/04) - by Michael Rubin
Campaigning on Defeat (4/16/04) - speech by Fred Thompson
Bad Neighbor (4/16/04) - by Michael Rubin
Paying Attention to the Middle East's "Freedom Deficit" (4/15/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Dangerous Liaisons: Are We Compromising with the Enemy in Iraq? (4/15/04) - by Michael Rubin
Unwelcome United Nations: Washington Needs to Hear Iraq (4/14/04) - by Michael Rubin
Not a Diversion (4/12/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Puppetmasters (4/12/04) - by Michael Rubin
A Shiite War? (4/9/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Learning from Sadr (4/9/04) - by Michael Rubin
AEI Scholars Who Can Comment on the War in Iraq (4/7/04) - press release
Sadr Signs (4/6/04) - by Michael Rubin
Iraqi Democrats Feeling Sidelined (4/5/04) - by Michael Rubin
One Year Later: An Update on Iraq (3/17/04) - AEI briefing
Will the Baghdad Boil Burst? (3/3/04) - by Roger Bate
Iraq's Terror Sources Reside Next Door (3/3/04) - by Michael A. Ledeen
To Bolster Muslim Moderates, Add Democracy and Stir (2/13/04) - by Vance Serchuk
In Iraq with the Coalition of the Willing (2/04) - by Radek Sikorski
Democracy Anxiety (2/2/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Three Mysteries of Iraq (2/2/04) - by James K. Glassman
The Standoff with Iraqi Shiites over Direct Elections (2/1/04) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Warriors, Messiahs, Governors, and Generals (1/04-2/04) - The American Enterprise
Iraqi Freedom and American History (1/04) - by Thomas Donnelly
Bringing Democracy to the Arab World (1/04) - by Joshua Muravchik
Trying Saddam Hussein: International Law, NGOs, and the Death Penalty (1/15/04) - NGO Watch event
Saving Iraqi History: The Iraqi Memory Project (1/14/04) - seminar
Fighting a Global Counterinsurgency (12/03) - by Thomas Donnelly and Vance Serchuk
U.S. Aid to Postwar Iraq and Afghanistan (12/03) - AEI newsletter
A Difficult Marriage (12/22/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Justice for Saddam, Justice for Iraq: War Crimes, Pursuing Justice, and Sovereignty (12/17/03) - Black Coffee Briefing
Now the Difficult Bit: The Neocon (12/16/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Saddam and French Logic (12/16/03) - by Kevin A. Hassett
Baghdad's Murder Rate Irresponsibly Distorted (12/12/03) - by John R. Lott Jr.
The Future of Iraq (12/2/03) - Black Coffee Briefing
Preparing to Fight the Next War (12/1/03) - by Thomas Donnelly and Vance Serchuk
Managing Iraq: We Can't Continue This Way (12/1/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
U.S. Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Lessons from the Philippine War (11/03) - by Thomas Donnelly and Vance Serchuk
The Long, Hard Slog (11/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Our Soldiers, Our Thanks (11/26/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
The Turks, Italians, and Us (11/24/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Blair Proved a Crucial Ally in the Liberation of Iraq (11/18/03) - by David Frum
Underwhelming Force (11/17/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Winning Iraqi Hearts and Minds (11/17/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
The Sabotage of Democracy (11/14/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Bush versus the Beltway (11/13/03) - book forum
Constitutional Precedents (11/3/03) - by Peter J. Wallison
Iraq Is the Central Front (10/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Be Careful What You Wish For (10/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
What Iraqis Really Think (10/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Encouraging Developments among Iraq's Rising Majority (10/29/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Cover Stories (10/27/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Right Fight Now: Counterinsurgency, Not Caution, Is the Answer in Iraq (10/26/03) - by Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt
The Road Ahead: Aid to Iraq and Afghanistan (10/22/03) - address by Andrew Natsios
Post-Saddam Iraq (10/21/03) - Black Coffee Briefing on the War in Iraq
Progress Exceeds Prognostication in Iraq (10/20/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Affordable Tab to Finish the Job (10/14/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
AEI Scholar Gives Impressions of Iraq after Visit There (10/10/03) - by Danielle Pletka
The Future of Iraq (10/7/03) - Black Coffee Briefing on the War in Iraq
The Struggle to Rebuild Iraq (10/3/03)
Hail Britannia (9/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq (9/03) - book by Karl Zinsmeister
U.N. Serious (9/29/03) - by Peter J. Wallison
Troops in Iraq: More Isn't Better (9/23/03) - by Danielle Pletka
Premature Iraqification (9/22/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Jihad Central (9/22/03) - by Danielle Pletka et al.
Secretary of Stubbornness (9/15/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
U.S. Bid for UN Support Means End of "Best Political Climate" for Poland (9/13/03) - by Radek Sikorski
Grim Anniversary (9/11/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
New Information on Iraq (9/10/03) - briefing by John Zogby and Karl Zinsmeister
On the "Frontlines of Freedom": NRO Symposium (9/9/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen and James S. Robbins
The Latest Horrors (9/2/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Fighting Terror: Lessons and Implications from the Iraqi Theater (8/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Lessons of Operation Iraqi Freedom (8/03) - by Richard Perle
Bombing Democracy in Iraq (8/31/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Context (8/28/03) - by Michael Novak
The Peace Trap (8/27/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Why We Are in Iraq (8/20/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Help Not Wanted (8/18/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Legally Dead (8/11/03) - by John Yoo
Why Iraq's Weapons Don't Matter (8/4/03) - by John Yoo
War-Story Inflation (8/2/03) - by William Schneider
Establishing Order in Iraq (7/03) - AEI newsletter
The Continuing War on Terror: An Address by the Vice President (7/24/04) - address by Dick Cheney
Chipping Away at Baathism (7/23/03) - by Danielle Pletka
Why Iraq's Still a Hard Place (7/21/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship? (7/21/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Meaning of Operation Iraqi Freedom (6/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
How America's SWAT Team Helped Swat Saddam (6/03) - The American Enterprise
Armed, and Safer, Iraqis (6/26/03) - by John R. Lott Jr.
Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq (6/25/03) - by John Yoo
Progress and Peril in Postwar Iraq (6/10/03) - conference
Iraq: Lessons Learned (6/3/03) - presentation
Russia, America, Iraq (spring 2003) - by Leon Aron
Rise Up, Return, Rebuild (5/03) - by Radek Sikorski
Iraqis Advise Washington on the War and Reconstruction (5/03) - AEI newsletter
The Restoration of American Awe (5/12/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
There's No Place Like Iraq . . . (5/5/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Relax, Celebrate Victory (5/2/03) - by Richard Perle
Talk about Trauma (5/2/03) - by Sally Satel
Desert Shame Redux (4/30/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Lessons of a Three-Week War (4/28/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
U.S. Best Qualified to Aid Iraq (4/25/03) - by Newt Gingrich
They're in the Army Now: Not Really (4/21/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
The Head of the Snake (4/12/03) - by William Schneider
Best-Case Scenario (4/8/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Poland Is a Friend Indeed (4/7/03) - by Radek Sikorski
The Streets of Baghdad (4/6/03) - by Thomas Donnelly and Molly McKew
Everything Is Going Well (4/1/03) - by Danielle Pletka
AEI's Iraq Coverage (3/03) - AEI newsletter
The Jefferson-Kennedy-Bush Doctrine (3/30/03) - by Danielle Pletka
This Is Bush's War (3/29/03) - by William Schneider
Cheer Up, Chicken Little (3/28/03) - by Newt Gingrich
American Brass Shines in the Murk of Wartime (3/28/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
Mobilization Marketplace (3/28/03) - by Karl Zinsmeister
In Sight of a Remarkable Victory (3/26/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Big Enough? (3/25/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
More Precious than Speed (3/24/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
Why We Need a Democratic Iraq (3/24/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Bush Lets It All Ride on His War (3/23/03) - by William Schneider
War Has Its Reasons (3/22/03) - by William Schneider
Shock, Awe, and Geography (3/21/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
The Crucible of Leadership: Machiavelli for Dummies (3/21/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Going to Baghdad (3/20/03) - by Thomas Donnelly
One Battle in a Wider, Longer War (3/19/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
House, Senate Should Schedule Prime-Time Monthly Debates (3/19/03) - by Norman J. Ornstein
Comprehensive Guide to AEI Articles, Analysis, and Events about the War in Iraq (3/18/03) - press release
Don't Get Lost on the Road Map to Peace (3/15/03) - by David Frum
Our Man for Iraq (3/10/03) - by David Frum
A Leadership Vacuum (3/8/03) - by William Schneider
Constitutional Issues and Federalism: Ethnicity and Justice in Post-Saddam Iraq (3/3/03) - Post-Saddam Iraq event
President Bush's Address at the Annual Dinner (2/26/03) - remarks by George W. Bush
The 'Rush' to War, and the Day after Never (2/24/03) - by David Frum
Take Out Saddam--It's the Only Way (2/23/03) - by Richard Perle
Iraq: A Wide War (2/21/03) - by Michael A. Ledeen
So What Happens Now? (2/15/03) - by David Frum
The Cowboy and the Diplomat (2/15/03) - by William Schneider
War to Topple Saddam Is a Moral Obligation (2/12/03) - by Michael Novak
Asymmetrical Warfare and Just War (2/8/03) - by Michael Novak
Still Asking, "Why Now?" (2/8/03) - by William Schneider
Beware That Vial of Powder (2/8/03) - by Arthur Waldron
The Road to War: Colin Powell before the UN (2/5/03) - conference
Iraq's Excuse Industry Is Gearing Up (2/4/03) - by David Frum
Territorial Integrity, External Security, and Internal Security (2/3/03) - Post-Saddam Iraq event
Why Blix Has Got It All Wrong (1/26/03) - by Richard Perle
Act Now: Get Rid of Saddam (1/15/03) - by Danielle Pletka
Tinker, Banker, Neocon, Spy (1/13/03) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
The Bush Manifesto (12/02) - by Joshua Muravchik
Enough Preparation, It's Time for Action (12/28/02) - by David Frum
De-Ba'athification Programs and the Dismantling of the Mukhabarat (12/16/02) - Post-Saddam Iraq conference
Still Hollow after All These Years (12/9/02) - by Thomas Donnelly
Building a Democratic Iraq (11/02) - AEI newsletter
An Iraq War Won't Destabilize the Mideast (11/26/02) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
What Would Defeating Saddam Trigger? (11/23/02) - by William Schneider
Demobilizing, Reforming, and Rebuilding the Iraqi Armed Forces & Dismantling and Transforming Iraq's Military Industries (11/15/02) - Post-Saddam Iraq conference
A Necessary War (10/02) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
Biotech versus Bioterror (10/28/02) - by Scott Gottlieb
Myth III: Bush Wants War with Iraq Because of a Family Vendetta (10/23/02) - by David Frum
The Best-Case: Freedom for Iraq, Iran, and Syria (10/18/02) - by Danielle Pletka
Strike Sooner than Later (10/16/02) - by Newt Gingrich
Regime Change Shouldn't Be Only Goal of U.S. in Mideast (10/8/02) - interview of Michael A. Ledeen
What W. Should Say (10/7/02) - by Michael A. Ledeen
The Democrats' Backbone Implant (10/5/02) - by William Schneider
Nearly 60 Percent Would Cast Vote for War Resolution (10/3/02) - by Karlyn H. Bowman
The Day After: Planning for a Post-Saddam Iraq - (10/3/02) - Post-Saddam Iraq conference
He Sure Does Not Lack Friends in Canada (10/1/02) - by David Frum
Schroeder Writes Off the Iraqi People (9/24/02) - by David Frum
The Real Foe Is Middle Eastern Tyranny (9/24/02) - by Michael A. Ledeen
A Question of Timing (9/21/02) - by William Schneider
Testimony before the House International Relations Committee (9/19/02) - by Richard Perle
Will Saddam's Troops Fight? Small Arms (9/9/02) - by Michael Rubin
Critics From All Corners (9/7/02) - by William Schneider
The War on Terror Won't End in Baghdad (9/4/02) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Why the West Must Strike First Against Saddam Hussein (8/02) - by Richard Perle
What Do Iraqis Think about Life After Saddam? (8/9/02) - by Michael Rubin
If Iraqis Want a King, Hassan of Jordan Could Be Their Man (7/19/02) - by Michael Rubin
Crushing al Qaeda Is Only a Start (2/02) - by Reuel Marc Gerecht
U.S. Must Pre-empt Further Evil (2/11/02) - by Newt Gingrich
We'll Win This War (12/01) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Winning the War against Terrorism: Next Steps (12/17/01) - by Richard Perle
At the Crossroads (11/26/01) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Speech on Iraq and Saddam Hussein (11/9/01) - by Newt Gingrich
We Cannot Afford to Shrink from This War (10/15/01) - by Newt Gingrich
Steps to a Safer World (9/28/01) - by Michael A. Ledeen
Creative Destruction (9/20/01) - by Michael A. Ledeen
The Iraqi Connection (9/13/01) - by Laurie Mylroie

[Lisa]

13. that explains a lot of things, doesn't it! (n/t)

[salin]

14. Duh - he is boxed into a corner - big news mags paint him as turning to Daddy

to save the Iraq war and his presidency (in anticipation of the Iraq Study Group's report) - and while it might give him a policy way to shift the direction of the war - the whole report criticized his war (and we can't have that!). Then two little known folks - one a prominent AEI "scholar" write a paper about the surge - and suddenly it is national policy. Of course he would say this per AEI - in his "I am Right!" mind they have pulled his fat out of the fire (of course that isn't reality - it won't work) of course he would admire them. At this second in time -it was from their staple of neoconory that gave him a "plan" that didn't discredit his previous plans; for jr - the only criteria for "good policy" is that it is sycophantish to jr's current and previous policies.