crooksandliars.com - 8/22/2008
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Despite Condi Rice’s prevarications, it’s now looking certain that the US will be forced to accept Iraqi demands that any new “status of forces” deal be for only 3 years and to stipulate all US troops out of Iraqi urban areas by 2009 . A draft of the agreement is being circulated to Iraqi political leaders for their approval and it says that while there will be no ...
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... writes. Cernig at Crooks and Liars says the issue plays right into Obama's hands as all the Illinois Democrat had to do was release a statement declaring "it's time to succeed in Iraq." FROM THE BLOGS: [image] ...
Obama, McCain And The Iraq Deal
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... By Cernig
I've a couple of posts over at Crooks and Liars today on the impending Iraq deal, mutterings of an Awakening revolt, McCain's need to do a swift 180 and Obama's excellent statement that's going to make it so difficult for "Eight Houses" to do that.
Now that the deal is being leaked by Iraqi officials - and includes demands that any new “status of forces” deal be for only 3 years and to stipulate all US troops out of Iraqi urban areas by 2009, Obama has pinned McCain to the wall with a statement ...
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