weeklystandard.com - 1/21/2009
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At the new White House website, Obama lays out his agenda for Iraq . In addition to assuring the American people that he "had the judgment and courage to speak out against going to war" (unlike the cowardly fool Joe Biden), Obama promises a responsible withdrawal, a 'diplomatic surge,' a new ...
powerlineblog.com - 1/20/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
President Bush leaves office mostly unloved, with some
poll respondents saying that they consider him one of...
our worst presidents ever. This in itself is odd. Generally, our worst Presidents have been one-termers, for obvious reasons: James Buchanan, ...
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President Bush: An Assessment
thinkprogress.org - 1/14/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
In an interview airing tonight on PBS’s Newshour,
host Jim Lehrer asks Vice President Cheney about the...
U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq. Cheney shows little remorse : Q: But Mr. Vice President, getting from there to ...
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Cheney On Whether Iraq War Was Worth The 4,500 Americans ...
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
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whitehouse.gov —
IRAQ President Obama and Vice President 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. The ...
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Re: Iraq SOFA
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] A friend writes: Rich: One of the items in the Weekly Standard's blog this morning was the following (in part): At the new White House website, Obama lays out his agenda for Iraq. In addition to assuring the American people that he "had the judgment and courage to speak out against going to war" (unlike the cowardly fool Joe Biden), Obama promises a responsible withdrawal, a 'diplomatic surge,' a new effort to assist refugees, and then this odd item: The Status-of-Forces Agreement Obama and Biden believe it is vital that a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) be reached so our ...
Remainders: Confirmed
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Holder's confirmation over the question of prosecuting torture.
The Inauguration was the highest-rated since Reagan's, TV-wise.
The Russian government news agency solicits messages to Obama.
Benjamin Zimmer blames both Harvard lawyers for their failure to perform the oath, in speech act theory terms.
Gene Robinson wants to sit down with Rick Warren.
Marc Lynch wants swift engagement with the Muslim world.
There's either outdated, or rather radical, Iraq policy on Obama's site.
A rabbi ...
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mudvillegazette.com 11/18/2008 — The candidate on the SOFA (while it lasts...): "Obama and Biden believe any Status of Forces Agreement, or any strategic framework agreement, should be negotiated in the context of a broader commitment by the U.S. to begin withdrawing its troops ...
How comfortable is the U.S.-Iraq SOFA?
theiraqinsider.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — Yesterday we posted a new analysis of the U.S.-Iraq status of forces agreement on the website. The takeaway, if you don't feel like reading the whole thing (it's kinda long), is that a research and advocacy organization (aka us) that has opposed ...
Iraq SOFA Approved
mudvillegazette.com 11/28/2008 — It's official: Barack Obama's "16 month" withdrawal from Iraq must begin no later than two years from next September. Unless conditions change, then it might be sooner or later.
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Thanksgiving in America, and in Iraq the Parliament approved ...
Obama Should Seek Congressional SOFA Approval
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 1/21/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a research associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
On the new White House issues website on Iraq , President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden state that “Any SOFA [status of forces ...
Positions on the SOFA
mudvillegazette.com 11/15/2008 — Al-Sadr, Sistani rip pact with U.S.
I don't know who wrote the headline over that AP story in the Washington Times, but it's always interesting to note how the media is instructing the masses to feel about any given topic. Read the actual story ...
Does America Really, Really Mean the SOFA Agreement?
crooksandliars.com 3/4/2009 — Download | Play Download | Play I wrote earlier (at Newshoggers) that there was still an Iraq debate to be had - namely whether the US' word, as set down in the SOFA agreement with Iraq, is worth the paper it's printed on. There's a ...
Perino: SOFA Means U.S. Can ‘Celebrate The Victory’ In Iraq
thinkprogress.org 11/20/2008 — Ever since Iraq’s cabinet “ overwhelmingly approved ” a proposed security agreement that mandates the full withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of 2011, the White House has been engaged in a rhetorical dance — ...
Iraq 2009 Elections Updates
mudvillegazette.com 2/1/2009 — Peace, high turnout reported at Iraq polls -(CNN) Half of Iraq's eligible voters turned out for peaceful provincial elections this weekend, the election commission said Sunday.
An Iraqi man whose finger has been ink stained after voting makes a ...
A New Iraq
mudvillegazette.com 1/9/2009 — A view from two Iraqi brothers, a New Iraq Emerges from Tyranny and War (Excerpt):
The headlines for those cynics do not go beyond the throw of a shoe, whereas my headlines look into the future and speak of a new Iraq. My headlines speak of ...
About that immediate withdrawal from Iraq
qando.net 1/14/2009 — N o immediate closure of Gitmo and now this? The leftoids must be about to explode : Since the November election, however, the U.S. and Iraq have signed a new security agreement that provides for all the more than 140,000 U.S. troops to leave by ...
Obama Freezes Some Aides' Pay —
WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 1/21/2009
Obama looked to set the tone for his administration, freezing the pay of high-ranking White House officials, putting new limits on lobbying, and huddling with advisers on his pledges to end the war in Iraq and revive the economy.
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