(UPI.com (United Press International, Inc.), 2006-08-04) Katz, Mark N.
"A few days ago, I watched once again the Western classic ""High Noon,"" starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. I'd seen it on previous occasions, but what struck me now is how the story in this 1952 movie bears an uncanny resemblance to contemporary international relations since the war in Iraq."
(UPI.com (United Press International, Inc.), 2007-01-19) Katz, Mark N.
The November 2006 Congressional elections made clear that a majority of the American voters no longer support the war in Iraq. The Iraq Study Group, co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, set forth a bipartisan plan to withdraw U.S. forces through first training and then turning responsibility for security over to the armed forces of Iraq's elected government. Not only most Democrats, but also an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate have signaled that they want to draw down or even withdraw American troops from Iraq. President George W. Bush, though, not only refuses to withdraw them, but has announced his intention to send even more there.