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julescrittenden.com - 10/28/2008
U.S. Out of Iraq
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Could happen sooner than even Obama wants if the Iraqis don't make political progress like the Dems always told them to. This time it's intransigent Iraqi pols driving the bus, not just Democrats having a tantrum. Odierno warns Iraqis, no deal, no security. McClatchy: Army Gen. Ray Odierno, ...
townhall.com - 10/27/2008
Joel Mowbray : Iraq War vet’s service attacked in Ohio campaign
— townhall.com — When Josh Mandel got a call from the Marines last year asking him to return voluntarily to... Iraq, he had much more to contemplate than when he first enlisted in 2000. He had just been elected to the Ohio state legislature. Family considerations were ... (more) Joel Mowbray : Iraq War vet’s service attacked in ...

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McCain Adviser Dismisses Evidence Of Bush’s Iraq Dishonesty As ‘Conspiracy Theories’
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 10/28/2008
McCain Adviser Dismisses Evidence Of Bush’s Iraq Dishonesty As ‘Conspiracy Theories’
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Robert Kagan, a leading member of John McCain’s war cabinet , recently gave an interview to Der... Spiegel in which he was asked about the Bush administration’s decision to invade Iraq : SPIEGEL: Isn’t it true that Bush, Cheney and ... (more) McCain Adviser Dismisses Evidence Of Bush’s Iraq ...

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julescrittenden.com - 10/29/2008
Embarrassment
— julescrittenden.com — And the lack thereof. Michael Malone at ABC beautifully, if tragically, with shame, reports on the "get-a-room"... performance of the national media in this presidential election year and his own awakening: The traditional media are playing a very, ... (more) Embarrassment
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PoliGazette:  U.S., Iraq Play Hardball

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U.S., Iraq Play Hardball
PoliGazette — ... Since the U.S. truly wants both sides to agree to a deal, it is now putting severe pressure on the Iraqi government to agree to a compromise. ...

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