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mudvillegazette.com - 11/5/2008
Minority Report
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November 2006: In the wake of Republican defeat in the mid-term congressional elections, I explained to America that rather than the pace of withdrawal , the actual debate on Iraq - among people who mattered - was how we would use the additional troops we were going to send there. The first ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 10/31/2008
BBC NEWS | Europe | Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
— news.bbc.co.uk — Spain's new prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has given orders for Spanish troops in Iraq to be brought home in "as short a time as possible". In a televised address to the nation, he said he could not ignore what he called the will of the ... (more) BBC NEWS | Europe | Spain PM orders Iraq troops home

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longwarjournal.org - 11/6/2008
Iraq announces plan to expand the Air Force
— longwarjournal.org — Iraq will purchase 516 military aircraft from the United States and France for its new Air Force, a senior Iraqi military official said this week. The planes and helicopters will provide Iraq with its first significant air combat and strike ... (more) Iraq announces plan to expand the Air Force

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Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader
longwarjournal.org - 11/7/2008
Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader
— longwarjournal.org — Abu Ghazwan. Image is from an Iraqi wanted poster. Iraqi troops scored a blow against al Qaeda in Iraq's network during a series of operations in the Tarmiyah region. Iraqi soldiers, backed by the local Sons of Iraq and US ... (more) Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader

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Mudville Gazette: Minority Report
Victory Caucus -- All Content — November 2006: In the wake of Republican defeat in the mid-term congressional elections, I explained to America that rather than the pace of withdrawal, the actual debate on Iraq - among people who mattered - was how we would use the additional troops we were going to send there. The first two exchanges Ive highlighted above may well shape the serious Iraq debate in the coming months. Dont believe what you read in the papers - watch for yourself. McCain... read ...

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