washingtonmonthly.com - 12/15/2008
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'SO WHAT?'.... I'd like to think those responsible for the war in Iraq would know not to take a lackadaisical attitude towards the consequences of that war. If only that were true. In an interview with ABC News' Martha Raddatz...
michaeltotten.com - 12/15/2008
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michaeltotten.com —
by Michael J. Totten BAGHDAD -- If your
men conduct any raids, I said to Captain Todd
Looney at Combat Outpost Ford on the outskirts of Sadr City, Baghdad, I want to go. We might have something come up, he said. If so, I'll get you out ...
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On the Hunt in Baghdad
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo
of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,
an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ...
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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday
made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that
defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it. Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder ...
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Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
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... supporters of the shoe thrower fails to note that one of its sources is close to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, writes Bill Roggio at The Weekly Standard. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Kennedy Lets Elites Know - Jane Hamsher, HuffPo [image] Kennedy to Seek Appointment - Chris Cillizza, The Fix [image] The 'Campaign' Begins - Ross Douthat [image] The Shoe Thrower Uprising - Taylor Marsh [image] A Defining Moment - D-Day [image] 'So What?' - Steve Benen, Washington Monthly [image] Brother Explains Shoe Toss - ...
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TV reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi, in a file photo, was jailed after throwing his shoes at President Bush.
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