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whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
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IRAQ President Obama and Vice President Biden will responsibly end the war in Iraq so that we can renew our military strength, dedicate more resources to the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and invest in our economy at home. The Obama-Biden plan will help us succeed in ...

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Politics Daily:  White House Web Site Becomes Weapon in President Obama's Political War

Hot Air » Top Picks:  White House website dumps on Bush over Katrina

Weekly Standard Blog:  Another SOFA?

Wonk Room:  Obama Should Seek Congressional SOFA Approval

Uncommon Misconceptions:  Obama’s Iraq policy: been there, done that

powerlineblog.com - 1/20/2009
President Bush: An Assessment
— powerlineblog.com — President Bush leaves office mostly unloved, with some poll respondents saying that they consider him one of our worst presidents ever. This in itself is odd. Generally, our worst Presidents have been one-termers, for obvious reasons: James Buchanan, ... (more) President Bush: An Assessment

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weeklystandard.com - 1/20/2009
Inheriting Victory in Iraq
— weeklystandard.com — William McGurn writes in today's Journal : In a few hours, George W. Bush will walk out of the Oval Office for the last time as president. As he leaves, he carries with him the near-universal opprobrium of the permanent class that inhabits our ... (more) Inheriting Victory in Iraq

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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 1/18/2009
Lisa, I want to buy your rock
— lefarkins.blogspot.com — Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm. Lisa: That’s specious reasoning, Dad. Homer: Thank you, dear. Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away. Homer: Oh, how does it work? Lisa: It doesn’t ... (more) Lisa, I want to buy your rock

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White House Web Site Becomes Weapon in President Obama's Political War
Politics Daily — ... Left unsaid is how exactly the Obama Administration will make good on its promise to rebuild, or what specifically the Bush Administration failed to deliver on.On Iraq, the new White House web site says the following about the Obama Administration's policy [Hat tip: ...

White House website dumps on Bush over Katrina
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... is a case of an overeager nutroots copy writer’s first draft having slipped through the cracks — compare the site’s Iraq page , which conspicuously makes no mention of Bush — or a deliberate swipe taken by Team Barry to placate the left. I guess we’ll know tomorrow if it’s still there. President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He and Vice President Biden will take steps to ensure that the federal government will never again allow such catastrophic failures in emergency planning and response to occur. ...

Another SOFA?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... At the new White House website, Obama lays out his agenda for Iraq. In addition to assuring the American people that he "had the judgment and courage to speak out against going to war" (unlike the cowardly fool Joe Biden), Obama promises a responsible withdrawal, a 'diplomatic surge,' a new effort to assist refugees, and then this odd item: ...

Obama Should Seek Congressional SOFA Approval
Wonk Room — ... On the new White House issues website on Iraq, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden state that “Any SOFA [status of forces agreement] should be subject to Congressional review to ensure it has bipartisan support here at home.” We agree with the new administration’s general sentiment goals of consultation, but – as ...

Obama’s Iraq policy: been there, done that
Uncommon Misconceptions — ... The White House website has this to say about Obama’s policy in Iraq: Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. Absolutely no class. The White House website is no place for this sort of partisan jab. The removal of our troops will be responsible and phased, directed by military commanders on the ground and done in consultation with the Iraqi government. Ummm…isn’t that exactly what the Bush administration said ...

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