pajamasmedia.com - 11/19/2008
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The document is signed but its future is uncertain.
online.wsj.com - 11/20/2008
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WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is facing an
early confrontation with the Pentagon over the hot-button issue
of how fast to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, with some senior officers arguing for a slower drawdown. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman ...
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Pentagon Wary of Fast Iraq Withdrawal
mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
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WASHINGTON — Although the Pentagon officially has welcomed
the new accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal from
Iraq, senior military officials are privately criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations for ...
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Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq
washingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
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Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 17, 2008;
4:43 PM The U.S. military would require two to
three years to remove its roughly 150,000 troops and equipment from Iraq safely, and the timing of that withdrawal should be based on security ...
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Mullen: U.S. Would Need More Than 2 Years for Iraq ...
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Sadr Takes Aim at New U.S.-Iraq Agreement
IRAQ THE MODEL —
... over the agreement. The source said the positions of parliamentary powers are not clear yet but also added that “there is inclination toward approval, especially that cabinet members from the major groups approved the agreement yesterday. Ratifying the agreement in the parliament will not be impossible but also might face great obstacles.” Once the news broke, Moqtada Sadr responded in his usual way. He called the agreement “a disgrace” and called on the Iraqi parliament to reject it. Continue Reading...
Baghdad Perspective:
Mudville Gazette —
A look at the SOFA from Omar and Mohammed Fadhil.
The Strategic Framework Agreement
Mudville Gazette —
... There's been considerable (albeit misleading) coverage of the SOFA in the media, but little mention of that "Strategic Framework" document. Omar and Mohammed Fadhil first brought it to our attention here: ...
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alsabaah.com 11/19/2008 — النواب يبدؤون مناقشات المعاهدة اليوم والبيت الأبيض يرحب بموافقة مجلس الوزراء بغداد - الصباح بدأت التحركات السياسية سريعا عقب اقرار مجلس الوزراء امس اتفاق انسحاب القوات الاميركية وتسلم مجلس النواب نسخة منه، لايجاد تحالفات بين القوى النيابية المؤيدة او ...
Sadr Movement Seeks Its Way As Others Gain Power in Iraq
washingtonpost.com 12/5/2008 — Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, December 5, 2008; A01 BAGHDAD -- The followers of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr once were powerful enough to do battle against the U.S. military , play kingmaker in choosing Iraq's prime minister and ...
Iraq Demands Troop Agreement Answers
newshoggers.com 11/3/2008 — By Cernig
The Iraqi government isn't going to allow the Bush administration to run out the clock on status of forces agreements or to punt the decision to the next administration. Iraq expects a reply from the United States within days to its ...
What's Next in Iraq
michaeltotten.com 12/1/2008 — I'm working on a long dispatch from the Sadr City area. Here is a short piece in COMMENTARY to hold you over in the meantime. Thank you for being patient. Everything, including writing and publishing, is a gigantic hassle in Iraq.
BAGHDAD For the ...
US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's leader in eastern Anbar
longwarjournal.org 11/20/2008 —
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Hajji Hammadi, killed by US forces on Nov. 11, 2008.
US forces killed another senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader during counterterrorism raids in Iraq. Hajji Hammadi, an al Qaeda leader in eastern Anbar ...
Get ready to change the name to CryVAW...
mudvillegazette.com 11/21/2008 — As the panties begin inevitable twist : Reporting from Washington -- Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq ...
SOFA Text?
mudvillegazette.com 11/26/2008 — Actually, McClatchy calls it an " unofficial translation from the Arabic ".
There are some bits that are more interesting than others ("Iraqi airspace control and monitoring will be transferred to the Iraqi authorities immediately as this ...
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