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nytimes.com - 6/30/2009

Iraq Marks Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Cities

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Iraqis celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from the country's cities and towns, in Baghdad on Tuesday. More Photos >

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nytimes.com - 6/30/2009

U.S. Pullout From Iraqi Cities Marked by Holiday

— nytimes.com — Iraqi police officers celebrated the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Basra on Tuesday. More Photos > (more) U.S. Pullout From Iraqi Cities Marked by Holiday

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 6/30/2009

CNN Poll: Americans overwhelming support moving US combat troops out of Iraqi cities

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) –A new national poll suggests that nearly three-quarters of all Americans support the plan to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns, even though most believe that the troop movements will lead to an ... (more) CNN Poll: Americans overwhelming support moving US ...

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 6/29/2009

Iraq withdrawal is mostly done

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Jim MiklaszewskiPentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tomorrow's deadline. According to the officials, within the past 30 days, 30 ... (more) Iraq withdrawal is mostly done

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Hugh Hewitt: The Surge Worked: Victory In Iraq
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — President Bush must be watching today's celebrations in Iraq with great interest , though doubtless without any expectation that the MSM which was so wrong for so long about Iraq will pause to recall that in late 2006, Bush undertook a change in strategy in Iraq that led to today's celebrations in the country liberated from Saddam and now generally secure from terrorists. Many, many senior American political figures --including President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid-- pronounced the war in Iraq lost in 2006, and declared that the surge could not work and was not worth the effort. But today Iraq is a free country because of the ...

Sullivan recalls pro-war days
Michael Calderone's Blog — As U.S. troops leave major Iraqi cities today, POLITICO's Patrick Gavin got the chance to hear one prominent war supporter's lament. Today at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Andrew Sullivan discussed his blogging — past, present and future — before a packed lunchtime crowd and it was Sullivan's initial support for the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq that proved a prominent topic. "I supported it like a teenage girl supporting the Jonas Brothers," confessed Sullivan, who currently writes and blogs for The Atlantic. Sullivan would later admit that his support for the war was misguided and told the crowd that it wasn't ...

Pride And Petulance
Firedoglake — June 30 - Victory In Iraq Day. For Iraqis. Well, actually, it is the day American troops (yes we are the only ones left; even our "special friends", the Brits, left long ago) officially marked their exit from urban areas to be concentrated in centralized bases in the countryside. From the ...