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swampland.blogs.time.com - 10/28/2008
Casualty Report
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I'm told that the U.S. military casualty report for Iraq last week was...4 wounded. That is wonderful news (and, of course, we hope the wounds weren't serious and our troops recover soon). But you've got to wonder why we have nearly 150,000 troops still on the ground there. Yes, there are ...
strategypage.com - 10/27/2008
Iraq: The Letter
— strategypage.com — October 27, 2008: The war is over. Most of the noise these days is from politicians arguing,... not bombs going off. There are still bombs, but now they tend to be assassination attempts, as some political parties play dirty (not unknown in this part of ... (more) Iraq: The Letter

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longwarjournal.org - 10/31/2008
US strikes kills al Qaeda operatives in North & South Waziristan
— longwarjournal.org — The US has struck again inside Pakistan's lawless tribal areas. The latest airstrike targeted a key al... Qaeda facilitator who served as a bridge between the Taliban and al Qaeda. The US is also stating that al Qaeda operative Khalid Habib was killed ... (more) US strikes kills al Qaeda operatives in North & South ...

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mcclatchydc.com - 10/26/2008
U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
— mcclatchydc.com — BAGHDAD _ The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other... vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn't agree to a new agreement on the status of U.S. forces or a renewed United ... (more) U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Iraq: What Now?

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Iraq: What Now?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Joe Klein speculates: My guess--a reasonably well-informed one--is that significant withdrawals will begin after the first of the year, with at least two brigades rotating out of Iraq by the end of the winter (and their replacements rotating into Afghanistan instead). Withdrawals will continue apace thereafter, as Iraq transitions into a fairly standard, screwed-up and intermittently violent Middle Eastern state. Indeed, I am told that U.S. intelligence community now considers Pakistan the central front in the war on terror, especially after Al Qaeda tried ...

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