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mudvillegazette.com - 3/9/2009
Another First!
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If at first you don't succeed, push the "reset" button and have another first! The Washington Post : BAGHDAD, March 8 -- The U.S. military announced Sunday that 12,000 American soldiers would withdraw from Iraq by September, marking the first step in the Obama administration's plan to pull ...
mudvillegazette.com - 3/8/2009
Diversions (III)
— mudvillegazette.com — Remember the Iraq drawdown you heard about last month? The one where a Brigade originally scheduled for... Iraq was going to Afghanistan instead? Well, a funny thing about that... Last weekend we noted this obscure bit of news from ABC: Gen. Odierno will receive a Stryker Brigade to replace ... (more) Diversions (III)

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michaelyon-online.com - 3/10/2009
The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?
— michaelyon-online.com — The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq? 11 March 2009 The disconnect between reporting and... reality on Iraq was dramatic during 2005. Media stories about the incompetence and hopelessness of the Iraqi army and police were like the soup ... (more) The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?

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transcripts.cnn.com - 3/11/2009
CNN: Transcripts - 'THE SITUATION ROOM'
— transcripts.cnn.com — Beginning of Iraq War's End; More College; Curing Cancer; Plane Crash in Netherlands; President Aims to Change... History Aired February 25, 2009 - 17:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. WOLF ... (more) CNN: Transcripts - 'THE SITUATION ROOM'

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Mudville Gazette: Another First!
Victory Caucus -- All Content — If at first you dont succeed, push the reset button and have another first! The Washington Post:BAGHDAD, March 8 -- The U.S. military announced Sunday that 12,000 American soldiers would withdraw from Iraq by September, marking the first step in the Obama administrations plan to pull U.S. combat forces out of the country by August 2010.So there. Last months first step has been sent away. Its all gone now. This months first step is the real first step. There has... read ...

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