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Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility
Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility
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Washington Post Clueless On Iraq Timeline
Pirate's Cove — Paging Dr. Cluebat. Paging Dr. Cluebat. Bush Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Breathing Room By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a “conditions-based” plan for phasing out the American military role there. But he may also have given President-elect Barack Obama more flexibility in fulfilling his campaign promise to bring the troops home. It would probably be a dumb thing to ask ...

Washington Post Clueless On Iraq Timeline
Stop The ACLU — Paging Dr. Cluebat. Paging Dr. Cluebat. Bush Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Breathing Room By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a “conditions-based” plan for phasing out the American military role there. But he may also have given President-elect Barack Obama more flexibility in fulfilling his campaign promise to bring the troops home. It would probably be a dumb thing to ask if the Washington Post is actually this clueless, wouldn’t it? Bush ...

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