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mudvillegazette.com - 3/14/2009
Hey, nobody's perfect...
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Should the US Ambassador to Iraq speak Arabic? Should he have Middle Eastern experience? Should he have deep background in working with the military in counterinsurgency operations? Would two out of three "yes" answers be enough? How about zero for three ? "I get the sense that the ...
mudvillegazette.com - 3/8/2009
Diversions (III)
— mudvillegazette.com — Remember the Iraq drawdown you heard about last month? The one where a Brigade originally scheduled for... Iraq was going to Afghanistan instead? Well, a funny thing about that... Last weekend we noted this obscure bit of news from ABC: Gen. Odierno will receive a Stryker Brigade to replace ... (more) Diversions (III)

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michaelyon-online.com - 3/10/2009
The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?
— michaelyon-online.com — The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq? 11 March 2009 The disconnect between reporting and... reality on Iraq was dramatic during 2005. Media stories about the incompetence and hopelessness of the Iraqi army and police were like the soup ... (more) The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?

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google.com - 3/12/2009
The Associated Press: Obama names envoys to Afghanistan, Iraq
— google.com — 2 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama on Wednesday named a career military officer who once... was the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to be the next ambassador to the war-torn country and tapped a veteran diplomat to be the new American ... (more) The Associated Press: Obama names envoys to Afghanistan, ...

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Victory Caucus -- All Content — Should the US Ambassador to Iraq speak Arabic? Should he have Middle Eastern experience? Should he have deep background in working with the military in counterinsurgency operations? Would two out of three yes answers be enough? How about zero for three? I get the sense that the Department of State has never really switched on to the Iraq War. Says Abu M in something of an understatement. And I worry about a fundamental difference between the way the military and... read ...

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