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michaelyon-online.com - 11/25/2008
Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
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On November 13th I covered a mission in south Baghdad with soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division. General Petraeus once told me during the height of the fighting, back when violence was the lingua franca and victory was very much in question, that this area was the canary in the mineshaft.  ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/24/2008
Getting Out of Iraq
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — In a rare harmonic convergence, the Hillary-to-State news has Daniel Larison and Michael Goldfarb arguing along similar lines, joining the chorus of voices who see Obama's likely national-security appointments as a blow to those who hoped for a ... (more) Getting Out of Iraq

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uchicagolaw.typepad.com - 11/24/2008
The Iraq War ??? A Humanitarian Success?
— uchicagolaw.typepad.com — Consider these statistics (from this mostly dated Brookings report): Time Commercial TV Stations Commercial Radio Stations Independent Newspapers and Magazines March 2006 54 114 268 Prewar (2003) 0 0 0 Or these: Internet and Telephone Subscribers ... (more) The Iraq War ??? A Humanitarian Success?

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Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
pajamasmedia.com - 11/25/2008
Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
— pajamasmedia.com — Once it was impossible to keep track of all the bloodshed. Now it's impossible to keep track of all the progress. (more) Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq

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Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... time all over that war that I've developed an instinct for it that's becoming more and more accurate. I predicted the civil war back in Feb 2005, more than a year ahead of anyone else. During 2005, I was saying and writing that AQI was intentionally trying to start it. Identified General Petraeus in 2005-2006 as a man that I thought could lead us out of this mess...maybe! In about January or February 2007, I wrote that General Petraeus was the man we needed but it might be too la read ...

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