Crossroads  —  We've arrived at a crossroads in history.  The choices are simple.  —  In a letter to President Bush Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate President Harry Reid said they want out of Iraq.  It's over.  The American people are sick of it.  There is no reason and no will to keep fighting this.

Democrats: Nuclear Iran unacceptable  —  Iran with nuclear weapons is unacceptable, new House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told The Jerusalem Post hours after entering the party leadership position.  —  The Maryland Democrat said the view is shared by his party, rejecting assertions …

EYEING IRAN  —  WHY W'S TAPPING ADMIRAL TO HEAD CENTRAL COMMAND  —  WORD that Adm. William Fallon will move laterally from our Pacific Command to take charge of Central Command - responsible for the Middle East - while two ground wars rage in the region baffled the media.

Bush Poised to Stake His All on Iraq Victory  —  DEBKAfile Exclusive Report  —  Lt.Gen David Petraeus, new US commander in Iraq  —  President George W. Bush is poised to stake every US resource to hand on a no-holds-barred military operation all the way to victory in Iraq, after first bringing Baghdad under control.

Nuking Reality  —  Our carriers are nearly in position as are nearly all the key players and pieces.  Israel, as it turns out, will be the proxy element through which the US will spread nuclear democracy across Iran.  We are screwed and Israelis are screwed while our two extremist …

Report Says Israel Considering Tactical Nukes To Destroy Iran Nukes  —  Once again reports are surfacing about Israel seriously considering a strike to take out Iran's facilities that could pose a nuclear threat — this time from the Times Online that says contigency plans are now on the drawing boards.

Bush Plan for Iraq Requests More Troops and More Jobs  —  President Bush's new Iraq strategy calls for a rapid influx of forces that could add as many as 20,000 American combat troops to Baghdad, supplemented with a jobs program costing as much as $1 billion intended to employ Iraqis …

30 Dead in Baghdad Clash; Bodies Hanged on Lampposts  —  A fierce clash left at least 30 people dead in central Baghdad late Saturday night as Iraqi Army forces fought with gunmen in an area where several residents had been killed and their bodies hanged from street lampposts, the Iraqi military said.