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washingtontimes.com - 10/31/2008

General in Iraq: Deal letting U.S. troops stay may break down

— washingtontimes.com — By: Gene44 My recommendation is to pull all U.S. military personnel and equipment out of the the... entire Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia and let them fight it out amongst themselves. Defend our borders and let the rest of the world go the way they ... (more) General in Iraq: Deal letting U.S. troops stay may ...

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longwarjournal.org - 11/6/2008

Iraq announces plan to expand the Air Force

— longwarjournal.org — Iraq will purchase 516 military aircraft from the United States and France for its new Air Force,... a senior Iraqi military official said this week. The planes and helicopters will provide Iraq with its first significant air combat and strike ... (more) Iraq announces plan to expand the Air Force

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longwarjournal.org - 10/30/2008

Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City

— longwarjournal.org — A US military map of Iran's operations inside southern Iraq. This 2007 map formed the basis of... The Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq . Click to view full size. Iraqi troops uncovered a massive weapons cache and factory ... (more) Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City

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Biden Again
The Corner on National Review Online — ... (link in Spanish, haven't found this detail in any English-language media). As everybody knows, the first decision Zapatero made after his unexpected win in 2004, right after the Madrid train terrorist attacks, was to abruptly and unilaterally pull out from Iraq. So either Biden made a gaffe, or he was thanking Zapatero for angering Bush... UPDATE. When I wrote the post I didn't remember to add this, which makes things even worse: shortly after ordering the withdrawal of Spanish forces from Iraq, Zapatero ...