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salon.com - 3/2/2009
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Some Iraq war critics are fretting about Obama's speech on Friday, and his plan to stay a little longer. But here's why there's no reason for alarm. By Juan Cole Making every stimulus dollar work It's not just conservatives who want to ensure money isn't wasted. Taxpayers on the ground need to ...
whitehouse.gov - 2/27/2009
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/28/2009
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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 ...
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Obama's Iraq speech: Brought to you by George W. Bush
guardian.co.uk - 2/28/2009
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Good morning Marines. Good morning Camp Lejeune. Good
morning Jacksonville. Thank you for that outstanding welcome. I...
want to thank Lieutenant General Hejlik for hosting me here today. I also want to acknowledge all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen ...
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In full: Barack Obama's address calling an end to the ...
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Cole in Salon: "We're Really Leaving Iraq"
Informed Comment —
... My column is out in Salon.com, We're really leaving Iraq: Some Iraq war critics are fretting about Obama's speech on Friday, and his plan to stay a little longer. But here's why there's no reason for alarm. ...
Reassurance on Iraq
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... There has been much grumbling about President Obama’s current plans for leaving Iraq. Some critics say he is backtracking on his campaign promise to get us out of Iraq. Juan Cole says there is no reason for alarm, and that “we’re really leaving Iraq.” ...
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