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New year to bring restrictions on troops in Iraq
usatoday.com - 10/23/2008
New year to bring restrictions on troops in Iraq
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The U.S. military will face restrictions that could make it extremely difficult for troops to operate effectively if the security agreement, which is being negotiated between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, passes in its current draft form, the officials say. If Iraq's leaders take a hard line ...
washingtonindependent.com - 10/23/2008
McCain Completely Misrepresents U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal
— washingtonindependent.com — My colleague Matt DeLong caught Sen. John McCain’s interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and passed along a... quick discussion about the U.S.-Iraq basing deal that calls for a total withdrawal of all U.S. forces by Dec. 31, 2011. Long story… (more) McCain Completely Misrepresents U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal

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iht.com - 10/21/2008
Lebanese Shiite cleric opposes US-Iraq pact - International Herald Tribune
— iht.com — pact BEIRUT, Lebanon : Lebanon's top Shiite cleric criticized Tuesday a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact, saying the... Baghdad government has no right to "legitimize" the presence of foreign troops. Iraqi-born Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah ... (more) Lebanese Shiite cleric opposes US-Iraq pact - ...

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washingtonindependent.com - 10/21/2008
Basing Deal Says U.S. Could Withdraw From Iraq Before 2011; Bush No Help to McCain
— washingtonindependent.com — I just had an English translation of the U.S.-Iraq basing deal — officially the “Agreement Regarding the... Temporary Presence in Iraq and its Activities and Withdrawal from Iraq, Between the United States and the Iraqi Government” — emailed to me. It ... (more) Basing Deal Says U.S. Could Withdraw From Iraq Before ...

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Informed Comment:  Dabbagh Rejects Bush Pressure Tactics on Iraq; Al-Haeri Declares Security Agreement Illicit; Irrelevancy of Al-Qaeda on McCain

The Reaction:  What is the deal? A Middle East round-up

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Dabbagh Rejects Bush Pressure Tactics on Iraq; Al-Haeri Declares Security Agreement Illicit; Irrelevancy of Al-Qaeda on McCain
Informed Comment — ... One way or another, As of Jan. 1, US troops will not be able to act at will in Iraq but rather will have to get assent from Iraqi authorities for campaigns. ...

What is the deal? A Middle East round-up
The Reaction — ... . . . One way or another, As of Jan. 1, US troops will not be able to act at will in Iraq but rather will have to get assent from Iraqi authorities for campaigns. ...

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