From 9/11 to Iraq Archive
17 Mar 2003
HistoricalMullet: Phew! At least we have Portugal!
On the eve of the US invasion of Iraq the "Coalition of the Willing" leaves much to be desired, as does the case for war on the basis of an imminent threat. This is the last post in the "Between 9/11 and the Iraq War" Historical Mullet series. Original discussion is included in the first
15 Nov 2002
HistoricalMullet: Update on “Independent” Commission
The Independent Commission on 9/11 is approved - though it hardly seems independent.
11 Oct 2002
HistoricalMullet: Hard Questions for Bush
Thirteen months after 9/11 it become clearer what President Bush was willing, and not willing, to do in the Global War on Terror.
20 Sep 2002
HistoricalMullet: Bush get’s his own doctrine!
Shortly after Putin declared a doctrine of limited preemption Bush responded with an expanded view of preemption. The implications of this doctrine, including both preemption against state and non-state actors as well as targeted killing outside of designated battlefields would constitute a radical shift in national security doctrine that would come to define the Global
12 Sep 2002
HistoricalMullet: Except, of course, that nothing is over.
On the first anniversary of 9/11 - an editorial shared describes the overwhelming coverage leading up to the anniversary and what it meant for a nation debating war.
12 Sep 2002
HistoricalMullet: The Putin Doctrine
In the fall of 2002, Putin released a national security doctrine which opened the door for limited military preemption. This set the stage for Bush to release his own national-security doctrine making the case for preemptive regime change. Post includes original commentary in first comment.
02 Sep 2002
HistoricalMullet: The UN Coalition
The consensus against the US on Iraq grows as Nelson Mandela and Jaques Chirac, Presidents of South Africa and France respectively state that the US must seek UN approval prior to attack. Post includes original commentary in first comment.
28 Aug 2002
HistoricalMullet: What if it’s not about Iraq?
Only a few weeks short of the first anniversary of 9/11 it describes a growing concern that the international order was turning away from the US march to war, and what ramifications there might be if a balance-of-power coalition forming against the US as the sole super-power in the world. Post includes original commentary