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antiwar.com - 2/12/2009
Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
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Excerpt: CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an Oval Office meeting Jan. 21.
independent.co.uk - 2/17/2009
A 'fraud' bigger than Madoff - Americas, World - The Independent
— independent.co.uk — In what could turn out to be the greatest fraud in US history, American authorities have started to investigate the alleged role of senior military officers in the misuse of $125bn ( 88bn) in a US -directed effort to reconstruct Iraq after the fall ... (more) A 'fraud' bigger than Madoff -  ...

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armedservices.house.gov - 2/13/2009
U.S. House of Representatives, House Armed Services Committee
— armedservices.house.gov — Hearing Information 2009 - 2010 Thursday, February 12, 2009 – 1:00 pm – 2212 Rayburn – Open The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies. · ... (more) U.S. House of Representatives, House Armed Services ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/13/2009
Why Gregg Withdrew - PostPartisan - Quick takes from The Post's opinion writers
— voices.washingtonpost.com — An excerpt from this war criminal's wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kristol According to journalist Dana Milbank, Kristol was "perhaps the most outspoken supporter of the Iraq War".[9] On September 18, 2002, he declared that a ... (more) Why Gregg Withdrew - PostPartisan - Quick takes from The ...

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TomDispatch — ... . Gareth Porter of Inter Press Service indicates that a "network of senior military officers is also reported to be preparing to support Petraeus and Odierno by mobilizing public opinion against Obama's [16-month plan] If Obama does not change the policy, according to the source, they hope to have planted the seeds of a future political narrative blaming his withdrawal policy for the 'collapse' they expect in an Iraq without U.S. troops." ...

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