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Calling it a "significant breakthrough," President Obama praised the vote by Iraq's Council of Representatives allowing for parliamentary elections in January 2010 calling it "an important milestone as the Iraqi people continue to take responsibility for their future."
Make Walls, Not War
nytimes.com 10 days ago — Townshend, Vt. IN a surge of realism, the Senate has voted 75-23 to acknowledge that Iraq has broken up and cannot be put back together. The measure, co-sponsored by Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, and Sam Brownback, Republican of ...
Never say Never
mudvillegazette.com 7/23/2009 — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki opened the door for the first time Thursday to the prospect of a U.S. military presence in Iraq after the December 2011 deadline for troop withdrawal set by last year's bilateral accord -- something President Obama appeared to rule out during a joint ...
Correcting George Will on Iraq -- By: NRO Staff
corner.nationalreview.com 9/9/2009 — In his latest column , about Iraq, George Will writes:
“More than 725 Iraqis have been killed by terrorism since the June 30 pullback of U.S. forces from the cities.”
That’s an annual death rate, on the Iraqi population of 28 million, of ...
The war the times forgot
mudvillegazette.com 9/29/2009 — John Burns, on Iraq : "As for where the balance lies in all this -- whether it has in any sense been worth it -- that's an issue for history..." And that is certainly true. Somewhere in that history should be an acknowledgment of Burns' contribution to its documentation.
There are lessons ...
Iraq
corner.nationalreview.com 6/26/2009 — I thought of something, for the thousandth time, when reading this Associated Press report. The headline is "US intel: Al-Qaida activity plunges in Iraq." And we read,
The number of al-Qaida extremists in Iraq has plummeted and their ability to ...
U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
usatoday.com 10/21/2009 — He was happy to discover when he arrived in Iraq earlier this year that his war experience also would include salsa dancing, yoga and martial-arts classes. "When I signed up for the Army, I thought I was going to be a hero — go out and do some ...
The last of the few: the Marines leave Iraq
mudvillegazette.com 10/1/2009 — Looks like America's 1st Sgt. at Castra Praetoria (greast posts there - go check 'em out!) might have the honor of being of being the last Marine milblogger from Iraq . Here's why...
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Six-year Legacy of Marine Corps Regiments in Iraq Followed by an Army Brigade Story by Cpl. Meg ...
US To Stay in Iraq At Least 10 More Years, Says Army
afterdowningstreet.org 9/1/2009 — WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is prepared to leave fighting forces in Iraq for as long as a decade despite an agreement between the United States and Iraq that would bring all American troops home by 2012, the top U.S. Army officer said Tuesday. Gen. ...
American Commander: US on the Road out of Iraq
abcnews.go.com 9/17/2009 — The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history — shipping out more than 1.5 million pieces of equipment from tanks to antennas along with a force the ...
After 9-11, Iraq was Punished for America’s Mistakes: Iraq of Tomorrow, Iraq
themoderatevoice.com 9/21/2009 — Iraqis ponder the impact of September 11 on them.
So how were Iraqis feeling on September 11, 2009, eight years after the attacks that led – justifiably or not – to the invasion of their land? Judging by this op-ed from Iraqi magazine Iraq of Tomorrow , the people of the country ...
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