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Matthew Duss

Matthew Duss is a foreign policy analyst and a contributing writer for the Prospect. You can follow him on Twitter @mattduss.

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THE WORST OF BUSH, ONLY WORSER.

Matthew DussNov 26, 2007

According to a couple of recent Washington Post items, it seems that perpetual war isn't the only policy of George W. Bush's that Rudy Giuliani wants to give us more of. Apparently, Rudy shares Dubya's habit of installing people with questionable qualifications but unquestioning loyalty in key administration positions:

IN THE INTEREST OF GETTING GOOD AND THANKFUL

Matthew DussNov 21, 2007

Here's one of my favorite recipes:

Wild Turkey Apricot Stuffing

Bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon
1/2 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup golden raisins
medium onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
loaf of white bread, cubed
7 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cup vegetable stock

"THE MASTER SWORDSMAN OF DOLCHSTOSS."

Matthew DussNov 20, 2007

(Via Publius) Glenn Reynolds:

"If, as seems likely, Iraq succeeds, Republicans will be able to say it was in spite of the Democrats' efforts. If, as remains possible, it fails, Republicans will be able to say it was because of the Democrats' efforts."

Usually, people attempting to advance staggeringly disingenuous political arguments don't broadcast it like this, but, unfortunately, whatever points Reynolds may have gotten for candor are entirely canceled out by his only being candid about his intention to be dishonest.

IN WHICH I GO FROM SYD BARRETT TO THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN THREE

Matthew DussNov 20, 2007

Tom Stoppard talks about how Syd Barrett partly inspired his new play, Rock 'n' Roll, which deals with young Czechoslovaks in the late 60's, turned on by Western culture and music, negotiating their identities under a suffocating Communist dictatorship.

Fred Kaplan uses Stoppard's play to ask whether this phenomenon could repeat itself in America's relationship with Arab publics.

Un-Selling the Surge

Now that the neocons have moved the goalposts, how can Democrats counteract the charge that they're "defeatist" and "dishonorable" for wanting to exit Iraq?

Matthew DussNov 20, 2007

Despite growing disenchantment with the war in Iraq, the well-organized conservative propaganda machine has been hard at work selling the "success of the surge." After relentlessly promoting the invasion of Iraq in the wake of 9-11, then denying or shifting blame for that invasion's negative repercussions, the neocons have now begun attacking anyone who challenges their "surge success" narrative for being defeatist and dishonoring the troops. Having moved the goalposts all the way up onto the line of scrimmage, the right now condemns anyone who will not recognize a touchdown.

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