time.com - 11/16/2008
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Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest a proposed U.S.-Iraq security pact
zombietime.com - 11/17/2008
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zombietime.com —
Victory in Iraq Day November 22, 2008 We
won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November...
22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all ...
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Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008
article.nationalreview.com - 11/18/2008
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article.nationalreview.com —
Obama will have the chance to preside over
a successful endgame in Iraq. This is the gift...
the surge has given him, if he doesnt throw it away.
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Editors: Iraq Pact
change.gov - 11/19/2008
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change.gov —
The Obama-Biden Plan Barack Obama and Joe Biden
will responsibly end the war in Iraq so that...
we can renew our military strength, dedicate more resources to the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and invest in our economy at home. ...
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Iraq | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team
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Sunday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Antiwar.com Original —
... by the Iraqi Cabinet today. It now heads to Parliament for approval. The agreement took several months to hammer out and will allow U.S. troops to remain in Iraq after December, when the U.N. mandate runs out. Although chances are high that the agreement will pass, there remain difficult political hurdles in its way. Among issues that had stalled the agreement were a withdrawal timetable and jurisdiction for U.S. troops accused of crimes. In the final weeks of negotiations, a U.S. raid on Syria led to new Iraqi demands prohibiting the launch of operations on neighboring ...
Al-Sadr's Demands
The Corner on National Review Online —
Monday, November 17, 2008 [image] Al-Sadr's Demands [James S. Robbins] Muqtada al-Sadr is very clever, making firey demands that the US agree to conditions for the status of forces agreement that both sides had pretty much agreed on anyway. It's like if the GOP started demanding that the President-elect come up with plans for dealng with the financial crisis. Always nice to able to say that the oppostion acted in response to your urgent calls for action. It's funny that we ever thought we had to teach the Iraqis about politics. But is al-Sadr fooling anyone? ...
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AFP: Top Iraq Shiite cleric demands MP vote on US pact
google.com 11/20/2008 — 23 hours ago NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, Iraq's highest Shiite religious authority, on Thursday lashed out at lawmakers who had left on a pilgrimage instead of voting on a divisive US military pact. "Sistani is very ...
Victory In Iraq Day
confederateyankee.mu.nu 11/25/2008 — The Iraq Wars are over, and we have won. Let me say that again. WE HAVE WON THE IRAQ WARS. And yes, I do mean to use the plural, as we have, along with our allies, won three intertwined...
Get ready to change the name to CryVAW...
mudvillegazette.com 11/21/2008 — As the panties begin inevitable twist : Reporting from Washington -- Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq ...
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