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Military Planners, in Nod to Obama, Are Preparing for a Faster Iraq Withdrawal
nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
Military Planners, in Nod to Obama, Are Preparing for a Faster Iraq Withdrawal
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The new plans would provide alternatives to a timetable drawn up by the top commanders to bring troops home more slowly than Mr. Obama promised during his campaign. >
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
Iraq
— whitehouse.gov — 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 ... (more) Iraq

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iraqthemodel.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009
New Iraq Emerges from Tyranny and War
— iraqthemodel.blogspot.com — Iraq has started to reap the benefits of the status of forces agreement with the United States.... The United Nations Security Council voted to set the ground for relieving Iraq from the restrictions of Chapter Seven of the UN Charter. In fact, the ... (more) New Iraq Emerges from Tyranny and War

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qando.net - 1/14/2009
About that immediate withdrawal from Iraq
— qando.net — N o immediate closure of Gitmo and now this? The leftoids must be about to explode :... Since the November election, however, the U.S. and Iraq have signed a new security agreement that provides for all the more than 140,000 U.S. troops to leave by ... (more) About that immediate withdrawal from Iraq

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Military Planners, in Nod to Obama, Are Preparing for a Faster Iraq Withdrawal

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Military Planners, in Nod to Obama, Are Preparing for a Faster Iraq Withdrawal
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... to Mr. Obama last month. The officials said that Mr. Obama had not requested the new plans, but that they were being prepared in response to public statements from the president-elect and on the basis of conversations between military officials and members of Mr. Obama’s transition team. Mr. Obama met last week in Washington with his national security team, including Robert M. Gates, the defense secretary, and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/us/politics/15policy....

NSN Daily Update 1/15/09
democracyarsenal.org — ... Military commanders plan a faster withdrawal from Iraq, responding to the public statements of the President-elect. ...

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