swamppolitics.com - 2/28/2009
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by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama has made his call on the war in Iraq.
And today, he called former President George W. Bush about it.
Obama telephoned both Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq, and Bush, who led the U.S. into war in Iraq nearly six years ago, before ...
whitehouse.gov - 2/27/2009
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/28/2009
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shadow.foreignpolicy.com —
By Christian Brose Today begins the leap in
the dark. For six years we've known that the...
Iraq war must end and that at some point U.S. forces would leave. The question that always hung out there was -- and then what ? President Bush chose not to ...
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Obama's Iraq speech: Brought to you by George W. Bush
guardian.co.uk - 2/28/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Good morning Marines. Good morning Camp Lejeune. Good
morning Jacksonville. Thank you for that outstanding welcome. I...
want to thank Lieutenant General Hejlik for hosting me here today. I also want to acknowledge all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen ...
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In full: Barack Obama's address calling an end to the ...
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Obama Consults with Bush about Iraq
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... The Swamp:
Obama called al-Maliki from Air Force One en route to Camp Lejuene, according to the White House, and he called Bush from the base in North Carolina shortly before stepping on stage to spell out his plans.
It was a courtesy call, the White House said.
“Next month will mark the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq,’’ Obama told the Marines. “By any measure, this has already been a long war.
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... House, George W. Bush. The White House described the call to Bush as a courtesy. The Swamp: Obama called al-Maliki from Air Force One en route to Camp Lejuene, according to the White House, and he called Bush from the base in North Carolina shortly before stepping on stage to spell out his plans. It was a courtesy call, the White House said.“Next month will mark the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq,’’ Obama told the Marines. “By any measure, this has already been a long war.” Read more ? ...
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