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mudvillegazette.com - 11/28/2008
Iraq SOFA Approved
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It's official: Barack Obama's "16 month" withdrawal from Iraq must begin no later than two years from next September. Unless conditions change, then it might be sooner or later. ***** Thanksgiving in America, and in Iraq the Parliament approved the Status of Forces Agreement. The news was ...

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Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s Iraq Inheritance
nytimes.com - 11/30/2008
Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s Iraq Inheritance
— nytimes.com — For the first time, there is a chance that a reasonably stable democratizing government, though no doubt corrupt in places, can take root in the Iraqi political space. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Obama’s Iraq Inheritance

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NY Times Scurrying To Give Obama Victory Credit For Their Shared Defeat In Iraq
confederateyankee.mu.nu - 11/30/2008
NY Times Scurrying To Give Obama Victory Credit For Their Shared Defeat In Iraq
— confederateyankee.mu.nu — Barack Obama and his Democratic allies have famously done everything in their power to try to lose the Iraqi War while President Bush is in office, but now that everyone with any understanding of the conflict knows that the war... (more) NY Times Scurrying To Give Obama Victory Credit For ...

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The Art of the End of War
michaelyon-online.com - 12/1/2008
The Art of the End of War
— michaelyon-online.com — The Art of the End of War   Published: 01 December 2008 Zabul Province, Afghanistan (Travel from Iraq to Afghanistan, and needless bureaucratic delays, nearly killed this dispatch. Though many photos were made during the recent journey in ... (more) The Art of the End of War

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Mudville Gazette: Iraq SOFA Approved
Victory Caucus -- All Content — Thanksgiving in America, and in Iraq the Parliament approved the Status of Forces Agreement. The news was scarcely noted on our shores as coverage of our national day of plenty gave way to that of the busiest shopping day of the year even as both vied with reports of terror in faraway places for the attention of those not otherwise engaged. And the English language version of the document was finally released, clarifying some of the issues raised by the... read ...

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