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Agreement For Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq
michaelyon-online.com - 12/3/2008
Agreement For Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq
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commentarymagazine.com - 12/1/2008
What’s Next in Iraq
— commentarymagazine.com — BAGHDAD – For the past two weeks I’ve been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad,... and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is as mind-bogglingly run-down ... (more) What’s Next in Iraq

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Proposed SOFA Agreement Requires Congressional Approval Because It Contains Treaty Commitment
thinkprogress.org - 11/28/2008
Proposed SOFA Agreement Requires Congressional Approval Because It Contains Treaty Commitment
— thinkprogress.org — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action... Fund. In Iraq, the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States is generating a heated and near-violent debate in parliament . ... (more) Proposed SOFA Agreement Requires Congressional Approval ...

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washingtonpost.com - 11/27/2008
Iraq's Parliament Approves Security Agreement With United States
— washingtonpost.com — Iraqi parliament member Osama al-Najaifi, of the Iraqi National list, speaks to the press outside the Iraqi... parliament in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone' Wednesday, Nov. 26 2008. Iraqi lawmakers decided amid a flurry of last-minute negotiations ... (more) Iraq's Parliament Approves Security Agreement With ...

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/3/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Agreement for Withdrawal of United States Forces From Iraq [pdf file] Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq… ...

Some questions from the mailbag
The Anchoress — ... that - after 9/11 - we all believed there would be additional successful attacks on the US. Thanks to Bush’s policies - to protect America, face down terrorism and, if possible, bring liberty to oppressed people - those successful attacks did not happen, which, with the robust economy ...

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