corner.nationalreview.com - 2/10/2009
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Here follows a letter from Marine General John Kelly, the clenched right hand of General James Mattis (this generation's equivalent of Patton--he writes Greek poetry, even), who sent it to Blackfive after the recent Iraqi elections. It's what the whole country needs to hear, and what President ...
Spring
mudvillegazette.com 11/21/2008 — Continuing a series begun here , in which General Petraeus was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and sent to Baghdad with instructions not to involve himself in political arguments back home.
From part one: This is the ideal; politicians ...
Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
huffingtonpost.com 2/2/2009 —
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq ...
Victory In Iraq Day
navyspouce.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — I support Victory in Iraq Day! I join in with other bloggers over at Zombie's blog to lend support on November 22, 2008. We won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November 22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By ...
Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
antiwar.com 2/12/2009 — Excerpt: CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an ...
Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
michaelyon-online.com 11/25/2008 — On November 13th I covered a mission in south Baghdad with soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division. General Petraeus once told me during the height of the fighting, back when violence was the lingua franca and victory was very much in question, that ...
Iraq Coup? Never Mind.
swampland.blogs.time.com 12/20/2008 — The New York Times reports today that the vast "conspiracy" and possible "coup attempt" that caused the arrest of 24 officials at Iraq's Ministry of Interior was just a bit of political rough-housing, Mesopotamian-style. The officials have been ...
Hot Town, Summer in the City...
mudvillegazette.com 5/12/2009 — One briefing (General Odierno, 8 May 2009) - two headlines:
New York Times - General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for U.S. Troops "The top American general in Iraq said Friday that one-fifth of American combat troops would stay behind in Iraqi cities even after the June 30 deadline ...
Down with Barriers, Up with Iraq
pajamasmedia.com 11/25/2008 — Once it was impossible to keep track of all the bloodshed. Now it's impossible to keep track of all the progress.
VICTORY IN IRAQ DAY! November 22, 2008
tennesseefree.com 11/18/2008 — Zombie has declared November 22, 2008 to be the rightful Victory in Iraq (VI) day…
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 ...
VICTORY IN IRAQ DAY! November 22, 2008
proteinwisdom.com 11/18/2008 — Zombie has declared November 22, 2008 to be the rightful Victory in Iraq (VI) day … 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 ...
Senator seeks Bush-era "truth commission" —
Reuters: Politics 2/9/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. "truth commission" should probe Bush administration policies including the promotion of war in Iraq, detainee treatment and wiretapping without a warrant, an influential senator proposed on Monday.
Senator seeks Bush-era "truth commission" —
Reuters: Politics 2/10/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. "truth commission" should investigate Bush administration policies including the promotion of war in Iraq, detainee treatment and wiretapping without a warrant, an influential senator proposed on Monday.
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