guardian.co.uk - 2/28/2009
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Good morning Marines. Good morning Camp Lejeune. Good morning Jacksonville. Thank you for that outstanding welcome. I want to thank Lieutenant General Hejlik for hosting me here today. I also want to acknowledge all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
whitehouse.gov - 2/27/2009
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/28/2009
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shadow.foreignpolicy.com —
By Christian Brose Today begins the leap in
the dark. For six years we've known that the...
Iraq war must end and that at some point U.S. forces would leave. The question that always hung out there was -- and then what ? President Bush chose not to ...
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Obama's Iraq speech: Brought to you by George W. Bush
article.nationalreview.com - 3/2/2009
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‘Mission accomplished’ redux - Obama declares ‘our combat mission in Iraq will end’
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Today, President Obama visited Camp Lejeune, N.C., to declare his scheduled end to the war in Iraq on August 31, 2010:
Even though 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq, Obama claims “mission accomplished.”
I know, I know; Obama didn’t actually say “mission accomplished.” But then neither did President Bush, when he declared “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” in front of that banner requested by the crew of the USS ...
Hypocrisy on Tape... Defeatists Obama & Biden Trash Iraq War
Gateway Pundit —
He just can't admit he was dead wrong about Iraq and if he had his way their would have been genocide.... Not that this bothered him. Yesterday Obama spoke to the troops at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Iraq and never once mentioned victory. He did announce that troops would withdraw from Iraq in 2010. But, he forgot to tell you that it was despite of his best efforts that our soldiers will come home victorious. This ...
Advocating defeat without consequences: “ending” the war
neo-neocon —
... Thus, President Obama can speak of “ending” the war in his recent speech to Marines at Camp Lejeune while studiously avoiding all mention of victory, the surge, or including a single word of praise for his predecessor. The closest he comes is to say “you got the job done,” after speaking at length of dangers, loneliness, and burdens, as well as “difficult days ahead.” ...
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nytimes.com 2/28/2009 — Following are the prepared remarks of President Obama about withdrawing from Iraq at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2009, as provided by the White House. Good morning Marines. Good morning Camp Lejeune. Good morning Jacksonville. Thank you for that ...
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McCain Wakes Up To War In Afghanistan
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/26/2009 — Asked about Afghanistan back in November 2003, McCain stressed that Iraq was the more important effort, but that he thought that we would be able to “muddle through” in Afghanistan.
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