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The Next Steps To Get Out Of Iraq
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 2/27/2009
The Next Steps To Get Out Of Iraq
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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 elections, scheduled for late this year. ...
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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mudvillegazette.com - 2/27/2009
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— mudvillegazette.com — It's official: any combat forces in Iraq after August 2010 will be called something else : President Obama’s planned Iraq troop drawdown would leave the bulk of American forces in place until early next year while some combat units would remain in place in new roles even beyond a declared ... (more) Details

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Newshoggers.com:  US Right Shifting Efforts From Iraq To Afghanistan

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US Right Shifting Efforts From Iraq To Afghanistan
Newshoggers.com — ... and whether we really, really think the Iraqis are adult enough to decide their nation's future on their own. The notion that we don't and they aren't is being championed by the same generals and neocon Wormtongues who now realise they've lost the main argument on Iraq withdrawal even though the Surge acheived its tactical goal - temporary security - without seriously impacting the strategic objectives of social reconstruction and reconciliation. Simply, the American people had run out of patience with their dreams of nation building and so they've constructed a fable of ...

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