Slowly and Deliberately

Sunnis end parliament boycott; 2 U.S. GIs charged with murder - 19 Jul 2007 at 9:25am - Sunni lawmakers ended their five-week boycott of parliament Thursday, raising hopes the factious assembly can make progress on benchmark legislation demanded by Washington. The U.S. said two American soldiers have been charged with killing an Iraqi. Also Thursday, the U.S. command announced the deaths of five American soldiers. Four soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter were killed Wednesday in a roadside bombing in east Baghdad and one soldier was killed Friday by small arms fire near Rusdi Mulla, just to the southwest of the city.

U.S. diplomat sees some progress in Iraq - 19 Jul 2007 at 12:23pm - WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said Thursday that Baghdad is making some political progress but faces considerable difficulty in the months to come to try to heal a nation long gripped by violence.

Odierno: Quick change unwise for Iraq - 19 Jul 2007 at 12:16pm - WASHINGTON -- Any change of military strategy in Iraq should be done slowly and deliberately or U.S. troops and the Iraqi population will be put in danger, a top U.S. commander said Thursday.

Agreed, but again, how slow is "slow"? How deliberate is "deliberate"?

Petraeus to address lawmakers - 19 Jul 2007 at 12:38pm - The top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said Thursday that Baghdad is making some political progress but faces considerable difficulty in the months to come to try to heal a nation long gripped by violence.

Valerie Plame's lawsuit dismissed - 19 Jul 2007 at 3:19pm - WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal.

Bush chief of staff faces possible contempt charges - 19 Jul 2007 at 3:09pm - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House chief of staff faced possible contempt charges after a congressional panel on Thursday rejected President George W. Bush's attempt to limit the probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.

Thought for the day:
"The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it."- Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)