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mudvillegazette.com - 12/5/2008
The Strategic Framework Agreement
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Iraq's presidential council on Thursday approved the Status of Forces Agreement with the United States. A statement from Multi-National Force-Iraq : Crocker, Odierno Statement on Ratified Security Agreement Thursday, 04 December 2008 U.S. Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I Joint Release U.S. ...
online.wsj.com - 12/5/2008
'Muted by Reality'
— online.wsj.com — JAMES TARANTO Barack Obama was elected president a month ago and does not take office for another... 6 weeks. But his most fervent supporters already have reason to be disappointed in him. Witness the headline of a "news analysis" in today's New York ... (more) 'Muted by Reality'

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weeklystandard.com - 12/5/2008
Why Not Baghdad?
— weeklystandard.com — Word on the street is Obama will head to an Arab capital for a major speech in... his first 100 days. I doubt anyone in the United States will care much one way or the other, preoccupied as we are by our own economic problems, but that's not to say such ... (more) Why Not Baghdad?

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juancole.com - 12/7/2008
Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound
— juancole.com — Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.... . WaPo quoted me: 'Juan Cole, a University of Michigan history professor who writes about the Iraq war and Islam, called Shinseki's ... (more) Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

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Mudville Gazette: The Strategic Framework Agreement
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... with the United States. A statement from Multi-National Force-Iraq:Crocker, Odierno Statement on Ratified Security Agreement Thursday, 04 December 2008 U.S. Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I Joint Release U.S. EMBASSY BAGHDAD We welcome today s ratification by Iraq s Presidency Council of the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement. With this action and following an exchange of diplomatic notes, these agreements will become official and will enter into force on January 1, 2009.... read ...

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