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mudvillegazette.com - 11/21/2008
Get ready to change the name to CryVAW...
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As the panties begin inevitable twist : Reporting from Washington -- Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important ...
online.wsj.com - 11/20/2008
Pentagon Wary of Fast Iraq Withdrawal
— online.wsj.com — WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is facing an early confrontation with the Pentagon over the hot-button issue of how fast to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, with some senior officers arguing for a slower drawdown. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman ... (more) Pentagon Wary of Fast Iraq Withdrawal

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washingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
Mullen: U.S. Would Need More Than 2 Years for Iraq Withdrawal
— washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 17, 2008; 4:43 PM The U.S. military would require two to three years to remove its roughly 150,000 troops and equipment from Iraq safely, and the timing of that withdrawal should be based on security ... (more) Mullen: U.S. Would Need More Than 2 Years for Iraq ...

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thenation.com - 11/20/2008
Print: Obama's Iraq Challenge
— thenation.com — In 2006, when the Democrats recaptured the House and Senate, there wasn't any doubt about the antiwar mandate. That election was widely seen as a referendum on the Iraq War, and the new Democratic majority felt empowered by it. In 2008, though, it ... (more) Print: Obama's Iraq Challenge

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Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... from Washington -- Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obamas national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues. The activists are uneasy not only about signs that both Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates could be in the Obama Cabinet, but at reports suggesting that several other... read ...

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