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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/22/2008
Frankenstein in Mesopotamia
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The pact being negotiated between the US and Baghdad governments includes a direct rebuff to president-elect Barack Obama's promised policy of withdrawing American combat troops in 16-18 months. The pact instead would leave those troops in place until the end of 2011, a doubling of the timeline ...
down-is-up.com - 11/18/2008
Blog Archive » Nov 22 as “Victory In Iraq” Day or VI Day
— down-is-up.com — I linked over to this while I was reading BlackFive . On the VI Day web site... , there are many reasons to pursue this, not the least of which is that the Spreader-Elect got his election started by campaigning against the war in Iraq. He shouldn’t be ... (more) Blog Archive » Nov 22 as “Victory In ...

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hxcchristian.com - 11/18/2008
Victory In Iraq Day November 22nd, 2008
— hxcchristian.com — We are declaring Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Victory in Iraq day. By every measure, the United States... and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all enemies in Iraq, pacified the country, deposed the previous regime, successfully helped to ... (more) Victory In Iraq Day November 22nd, 2008

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navyspouce.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
Victory In Iraq Day
— navyspouce.blogspot.com — I support Victory in Iraq Day! I join in with other bloggers over at Zombie's blog to... lend support on November 22, 2008. We won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November 22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By ... (more) Victory In Iraq Day

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