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theiraqinsider.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
How comfortable is the U.S.-Iraq SOFA?
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Yesterday we posted a new analysis of the U.S.-Iraq status of forces agreement on the website. The takeaway, if you don't feel like reading the whole thing (it's kinda long), is that a research and advocacy organization (aka us) that has opposed everything President Bush has done in Iraq has ...
mcclatchydc.com - 11/26/2008
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/25/2008 | U.S. staying silent on its view of Iraq pact until ...
— mcclatchydc.com — Iraqi legal jurisdiction over U.S. troops or military contractors who kill Iraqis on operations. The agreement calls... for Iraq to prosecute U.S. troops according to court procedures that have yet to be worked out. Those negotiations, administration ... (more) McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/25/2008 | U.S. staying ...

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IRAQ'S NEW DAWN - New York Post
nypost.com - 11/24/2008
IRAQ'S NEW DAWN - New York Post
— nypost.com — Last updated: 2:17 am November 24, 2008 Posted: 12:00 am November 24, 2008 BAGHDAD THE Iraq War... is over. Flames still burst from various sources and wild cards remain, such as the potential that Muqtada al-Sadr might stomp his feet and encourage his ... (more) IRAQ'S NEW DAWN - New York Post

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/24/2008
Getting Out of Iraq
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — In a rare harmonic convergence, the Hillary-to-State news has Daniel Larison and Michael Goldfarb arguing along similar... lines, joining the chorus of voices who see Obama's likely national-security appointments as a blow to those who hoped for a ... (more) Getting Out of Iraq

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Doing A Maliki: Karzai Demands Timetable In Afghanistan
Newshoggers.com — ... is right - it's about time someone in the West did start talking about an Afghanistan endgame and that someone is Barrack Obama. He was right about needing one in Iraq, something the Bush administration has belatedly signed on to in an embarassing climbdown. Now here's an opportunity for some more much-needed foresight and international leadership. ...

Doing a Maliki: Karzai Demands Timetable In Afghanistan
Crooks and Liars — ... is right - it's about time someone in the West did start talking about an Afghanistan endgame and that someone is Barrack Obama. He was right about needing one in Iraq, something the Bush administration has belatedly signed on to in an embarassing climbdown. Now here's an opportunity for some more much-needed foresight and international leadership. ...

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Perino: SOFA Means U.S. Can ‘Celebrate The Victory’ In Iraq
thinkprogress.org 11/20/2008 — Ever since Iraq’s cabinet “ overwhelmingly approved ” a proposed security agreement that mandates the full withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of 2011, the White House has been engaged in a rhetorical dance — ...
SOFA Text?
mudvillegazette.com 11/26/2008 — Actually, McClatchy calls it an " unofficial translation from the Arabic ". There are some bits that are more interesting than others ("Iraqi airspace control and monitoring will be transferred to the Iraqi authorities immediately as this ...
Iraq-US SOFA approved by Iraqi Parliament — Flopping Aces
Iraq and their new government are finally getting the hang of their Arab democracy. The SOFA has been approved by a substantial majority, laying out the transfer of the nation’s security from the US to Iraq over the next three years. US coalition forces will be leaving the urban areas ...
Iraqis to Vote on SOFA But What’s in the SFA? — Firedoglake
While US media treated the Iraqi cabinet approval of the SOFA as a big win – and the wingnut blogs held a Victory in Iraq party day, the Iraqis once again reminded us that it is their country . "It is not only the Iraqi parliament that has a role in overseeing this agreement, but the ...
This Week In Iraq — The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Juan Cole responds to protests in Iraq over the weekend and the impending SOFA vote: If I were a betting man, I'd say that the security agreement is likely to pass through parliament, even if narrowly-- though if the Sunni Arabs do unanimously vote against or absent themselves, the agreement ...
Iraq: What’s Right With This Picture? — Firedoglake
(AP photo by Hadi Mizban) CNN reports on today's protest in Iraq against the SOFA agreement proposed by Prime Minister Maliki : Iraqis outraged by a proposed security pact between Iraq and the United States staged an angry but peaceful protest against the deal Friday. Thousands of ...
Proposed SOFA Agreement Requires Congressional Approval Because It Contains Treaty Commitment — Think Progress
Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. In Iraq, the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States is generating a heated and near-violent debate in parliament . But here in the United States, the Bush ...
Did the Bush Administration blink when negotiating the Iraq SOFA? — Newshoggers.com
by Jay McDonough Did the U.S. get the best deal with the recently completed status of forces agreement (SOFA) with Iraq? The agreement has been finalized and accepted by Prime Minister Maliki's cabinet and is now being debated in Iraq's Parliament. But some U.S. military personnel ...
Iraqi version of SOFA called a ‘withdrawal accord.’ — Think Progress
Late last month during the heated negotiations over the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took issue with the pact’s terminology. “ We don’t call it a security pact but an agreement to withdraw the troops and organize their activities during the ...