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longwarjournal.org - 11/16/2008
Leaving Baghdad, battalion recalls a long deployment
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: For American troops in Iraq, it is almost axiomatic that no two battalions are fighting the same war, so complex and varied is the situation in the country. It is equally true that no battalion fights the same war twice. Units return here again and again, sometimes three or even ...
Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008
zombietime.com - 11/17/2008
Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008
— zombietime.com — Victory in Iraq Day November 22, 2008 We won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November... 22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all ... (more) Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008

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Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
nytimes.com - 11/16/2008
Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout
— nytimes.com — Iraq’s cabinet approved a security agreement that calls for a full withdrawal of American troops from the... country by the end of 2011. > (more) Pact, Approved in Iraq, Sets Time for U.S. Pullout

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confederateyankee.mu.nu - 11/14/2008
"The Iraq War is Over. We Won."
— confederateyankee.mu.nu — Though he'd been on a mission all day and was about to drop, Mike Yon just called... from Iraq to let me know that the war is over, and we've won. Whatever it is that is left of violence, there... (more) "The Iraq War is Over. We Won."

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Bill Roggio: Leaving Baghdad, battalion recalls a long deployment
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Sunday, 16 November 2008 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment reflect on a year s tour in Northwestern Baghdad, where the security situation has improved drastically since last spring, and the changing nature of the mission. read ...

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