bostonherald.com - 11/1/2008
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M ACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Gen. David Petraeus, credited for turning around the Iraq war with last year s counterinsurgency surge strategy, took over command of Central Command yesterday, placing him in charge of both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Petraeus, whose Iraq efforts included both ...
tnr.com - 10/28/2008
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tnr.com —
On Sunday, U.S. helicopters accompanied by a special
forces team struck in Sukkariyeh, Syria, just over the...
border from Iraq. It was a raid with enormous implications for the war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. The target of the raid was a man ...
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Twilight Struggle
strategypage.com - 10/27/2008
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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 ...
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Iraq: The Letter
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/3/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
On a spectacular September morning more than seven
years ago, our world changed. I remain one of...
those who believe that that day remains indelible, and its lesson unforgettable. The civilized democratic world came under attack from a small ...
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Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Jules The Freakishly Real Robot Some News Is Good News U.S. casualties down in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorist deaths up in Pakistan. Ace does the honors . Meanwhile, Petraeus takes command , flies into the thick of it. First stop, Pakistan. Topics: Afghanistan , Iraq , military Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:01 am on Saturday, November 1, 2008 Leave a Reply Trackback URL You must be logged in to post a comment. [image] Laugh? Cry? Learn Something? The wife wants to know why I'm ...
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Maggie's Farm —
... own money to build businesses, raise children, and give to charity (ask Joe Biden about that!), his formulation shows an appalling lack of understanding about how people get rich. The government is going to give people goodies and then they’ll have more money to spend? Wow. Who knew it could be so easy? No working, earning, saving, building businesses, hiring more people, investing and the like. Money just comes from thin air, from the government. Gen. Petraeus takes on his new job. Yes We Can, General P. More on Obama's Aunt Zeituni. You ...
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topics.nytimes.com 11/28/2008 — On a second tour, he was assigned to train a new Iraqi army a problem that has vexed the United States since the army was disbanded in the occupation's early days. While Iraqi forces grew during this time, they continued to lag in capability. In ...
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change.gov 11/6/2008 — The Problem Inadequate Security and Political Progress in Iraq: Since the surge began, more than 1,000 American troops have died, and despite the improved security situation, the Iraqi government has not stepped forward to lead the Iraqi people and to ...
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blogs.tnr.com 1/6/2009 — The general gives an interesting interview to Foreign Policy: While general concepts that proved important in Iraq may be applicable
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On the way to Afghanistan last night, President Bush joked with reporters aboard Air Force One about the shoes seen 'round the world.
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