journals.democraticunderground.com - 11/29/2008
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In 1999, the Pentagon wargamed an invasion of Iraq:
[blockquote]from the National Security archives at George Washington University
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"Desert Crossing" 1999 Assumed ...
abcnews.go.com - 12/1/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Looking back on his eight years in the
White House, President George W. Bush pinpointed incorrect intelligence...
that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction as "biggest regret of all the presidency." "I think I was unprepared ...
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Bush: 'I Did Not Compromise My Principles'
commentarymagazine.com - 12/1/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
BAGHDAD – For the past two weeks I’ve
been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad,...
and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is as mind-bogglingly run-down ...
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What’s Next in Iraq
washingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
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washingtonpost.com —
Sunday, November 30, 2008; B01 I should have
felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August...
2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfully hunted down one of the most notorious mass murderers of our ...
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I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq
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