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politico.com - 3/1/2009
Obama v Pelosi on Iraq: When is a withdrawal not a withdrawal?   Arena challenge: the best, and worst, in the Obama budget.
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While I am interested in seeing how the Administration's policy on Iraq plays out, it is reassuring to see that the President has pledged to keep a residual force of 50,000 on the ground in Iraq. Quite frankly, anything that makes the President's political allies in Congress uneasy is likely to ...
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/28/2009
Obama's Iraq speech: Brought to you by George W. Bush
— 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 ... (more) Obama's Iraq speech: Brought to you by George W. Bush

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article.nationalreview.com - 3/2/2009
Editors: A Hard-Earned Opportunity, Indeed
— article.nationalreview.com — The planned withdrawal is not, on its face, irresponsible, but allowing Iraq to be put on the back-burner would be. (more) Editors: A Hard-Earned Opportunity, Indeed

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A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days:  Christian Brose's Analysis Of Barack Obama's Speech On Iraq

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Christian Brose's Analysis Of Barack Obama's Speech On Iraq
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... in the Bush Administration's implementation of the surge and the counterinsurgency strategy. On this issue, see also my contribution to the Arena.

Christian Brose’s Analysis Of Barack Obama’s Speech On Iraq
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... in the Bush Administration’s implementation of the surge and the counterinsurgency strategy. On this issue, see also my contribution to the Arena. ...

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