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US-Iraq security pact may be in violation, Congress is told - The Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - Passage of the US-Iraq security pact under the terms both countries' leaders have advocated could violate the constitutions of both countries, specialists told a congressional subcommittee yesterday. They instead pressed for an extension of the United Nations mandate authorizing US ...
Victory in Iraq Day–22 November 2008
lifeingaltsgulch.wordpress.com — Blogger Zombie has taken upon itself to do what our current President should have done. Declare Victory. We have enforced the UN mandate. We have deposed, tried, and executed Saddam Hussein and brought justice to his henchman. We ended Iraq’s ... (more) Victory in Iraq Day–22 November 2008
Victory in Iraq
becausenooneasked.wordpress.com — I was wrong in recent assessment of a timetable to leave Iraq . I still don’t see how it can be smart to publicize when you’re leaving a place where you have armed enemies. Of course, the troops will leave at some point before then, not on that ... (more) Victory in Iraq
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rantburg.com — EFL, much, much more at link We won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November 22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all enemies in ... (more) Article
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35 Wounded in Mosul Car Bombing; Sistani Upbraids MPs; Al-Maliki Threatens to Resign
Informed Comment — ... Experts testifying, and members of Congress commenting, at a hearing Thursday on the Status of Forces Agreement insisted that it is a treaty and must be ratified by the Senate. ...

Baghdad Burns Bush In Effigy-- When Will Detroit Follow Suit?
DownWithTyranny! — ... and domestically, have brought in its wake-- the mission really was accomplished. Iraq is in ruins. Once the most advanced society in the Middle East, it is now a smoldering wreck. George Bush showed them. When the puppet government's cabinet presented the parliament with an agreement extending the occupation of their country by U.S. troops-- even though the agreement is far from acceptable to the professional U.S. military or to people with genuine concern about security, or the Constitution-- fist fights broke out on the floor of parliament and the debate had to ...

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confederateyankee.mu.nu 11/25/2008 — The Iraq Wars are over, and we have won. Let me say that again. WE HAVE WON THE IRAQ WARS. And yes, I do mean to use the plural, as we have, along with our allies, won three intertwined...
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