michaeltotten.com - 12/8/2008
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I'm still working on my first long dispatch from Iraq, but here's another short piece in the New York Daily News to hold you over until then. It's hard to write while roughing it in the Middle East, but I'm trying.
I spent the last two weeks of last month as an embedded reporter with the ...
online.wsj.com - 12/5/2008
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online.wsj.com —
JAMES TARANTO Barack Obama was elected president a
month ago and does not take office for another...
6 weeks. But his most fervent supporters already have reason to be disappointed in him. Witness the headline of a "news analysis" in today's New York ...
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'Muted by Reality'
weeklystandard.com - 12/5/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
Word on the street is Obama will head
to an Arab capital for a major speech in...
his first 100 days. I doubt anyone in the United States will care much one way or the other, preoccupied as we are by our own economic problems, but that's not to say such ...
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Why Not Baghdad?
juancole.com - 12/7/2008
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juancole.com —
Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric
Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet....
. WaPo quoted me: 'Juan Cole, a University of Michigan history professor who writes about the Iraq war and Islam, called Shinseki's ...
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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound
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Michael Totten: Iraq is still Iraq, but end of al-Qaeda in Iraq puts end truly in sight
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... the world after what their ideological comrades did on Sept. 11, 2001. Al-Qaeda in Iraq was not the only terrorist group in the country, but it was by the far the most sadistic and violent. It was also, perhaps, the only one that threatened innocents outside Iraq. An al-Qaeda-friendly state in the distant wilds of Afghanistan was dangerous enough for the United States and for much of the world. Al -Qaeda-controlled territory in the heart of the Middle East could not be tolerated, espe read ...
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What's Next in Iraq
michaeltotten.com 12/1/2008 — I'm working on a long dispatch from the Sadr City area. Here is a short piece in COMMENTARY to hold you over in the meantime. Thank you for being patient. Everything, including writing and publishing, is a gigantic hassle in Iraq.
BAGHDAD For the ...
Victory In Iraq Day
confederateyankee.mu.nu 11/25/2008 — The Iraq Wars are over, and we have won. Let me say that again. WE HAVE WON THE IRAQ WARS. And yes, I do mean to use the plural, as we have, along with our allies, won three intertwined...
Iraq
whitehouse.gov 1/20/2009 — 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 ...
SoI: Anbar
mudvillegazette.com 1/12/2009 — Third in a series, previous entry here .
More from Adam Weinstein, on the near-future of the Sons of Iraq program.
Anbar grassroots movement reaches milestone:
Sons of Iraq registration underway
By Adam Weinstein
MNC-I Public Affairs ...
Changes
mudvillegazette.com 1/20/2009 — This week in the history of the Iraq war :
January 13, 1993: With Iraqi missile sites still operational south of the 32d parallel, and Iraqi troops making repeated forays across the newly demarcated border with Kuwait, President Bush orders ...
The Beginning of the End? Obama, Gates Outline Iraq Drawdown
attackerman.firedoglake.com 2/27/2009 — Update : In a conference call with reporters immediately after President Obama's Iraq-withdrawal speech , Defense Secretary Bob Gates said that the withdrawal plan has the support of key military leaders.
"I'm obviously very supportive of ...
Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
huffingtonpost.com 12/14/2008 — BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it.
Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder ...
The Next Steps To Get Out Of Iraq
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/27/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Today, the New York Times reports that President Obama plans to withdraw only two combat brigades from Iraq prior to that country’s next national ...
Re-Arming Iraq
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 1/15/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
In 2008, the Iraqi government went on a military spending spree, signaling its intent to buy large quantities of advanced weapons from the ...
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