nytimes.com - 1/22/2009
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On his first full day in office, Mr. Obama summoned senior officials to the White House to begin fulfilling his campaign promise to pull combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months. >
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
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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 ...
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Iraq
washingtonpost.com - 1/21/2009
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washingtonpost.com —
Ombudsman Looking Back Before the War By Michael
Getler Sunday, June 20, 2004; Page B06 Last month,...
the editors of the New York Times published an extensive note to readers acknowledging that several of the paper's prewar stories exaggerated the ...
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Looking Back Before the War (washingtonpost.com)
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 1/15/2009
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org —
Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , a
Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action...
Fund. In 2008, the Iraqi government went on a military spending spree, signaling its intent to buy large quantities of advanced weapons from the ...
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Re-Arming Iraq
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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Caroline is out.
Good news.
More good news.
Even more good news.
HRC is on the job.
Majority of Americans uninterested in protecting America.
Huh -- she probably has lots of great sitcom ideas.
Meh.
ThinkFast: January 22, 2009
Think Progress —
... Yesterday, President Obama began “fulfilling his campaign promise to pull combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months” and ordered a new mission to end the war. He “held off ordering a troop withdrawal right away to hear concerns and options from his military commanders.” Also, Gen. Ray Odierno said that if the country held peaceful elections this year, the relative calm that had settled on Iraq would be “ ...
The Early Word: Promises to Keep
The Caucus —
... that “the orders would leave unresolved complex questions surrounding the closing of the Guantánamo prison, including whether, where and how many of the detainees are to be prosecuted. They could also allow Mr. Obama to reinstate the C.I.A.’s detention and interrogation operations in the future, by presidential order, as some have argued would be appropriate if Osama bin Laden or another top-level leader of Al Qaeda were captured.” And President Obama moved forward on another campaign pledge – beginning the planning process for withdrawal of troops from Iraq in ...
NSN Daily Update 1/22/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... . President Obama met with national security officials, giving them the mission of responsibly ending the war in Iraq. ...
At Last
SteveAudio —
... happy, and that's a huge shift.And you usually hear about the first 100 days of a new presidency, how's this for the first 100 hours! Last-Minute Bush Regulations Are on Hold Pending Study ******************* Obama Reverses Bush Abortion-Funds Policy ******************* Obama order gives 1-year deadline for shutdown of Guantánamo prison ******************* Obama gives new life to the FOIA ******************* Obama Meets With Officials on Iraq, Signaling His Commitment to Ending War ...
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 2/27/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Today, the New York Times reports that President Obama plans to withdraw only two combat brigades from Iraq prior to that country’s next national ...
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