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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 11/2/2008
Why is Syria to be treated differently from Pakistan
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Noah Pollak raises a good point about Obama's foreign policy. Several of Obama's advisers, including Nancy Pelosi, have indicated that a Democratic foreign policy would include engaging in more conversations with Syria. In light of the story that we have gained a lot of intelligence about how ...

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Twilight Struggle
tnr.com - 10/28/2008
Twilight Struggle
— tnr.com — On Sunday, U.S. helicopters accompanied by a special forces team struck in Sukkariyeh, Syria, just over the border from Iraq. It was a raid with enormous implications for the war in Iraq and the broader war on terror. The target of the raid was a man ... (more) Twilight Struggle

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Officials Say U.S. Killed an Iraqi in Raid in Syria
nytimes.com - 10/28/2008
Officials Say U.S. Killed an Iraqi in Raid in Syria
— nytimes.com — The operation appeared to reflect an effort by the Bush administration to find a way to attack militants even beyond the borders of Iraq and Afghanistan. > (more) Officials Say U.S. Killed an Iraqi in Raid in Syria

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abcnews.go.com - 10/31/2008
Exclusive: Petraeus Wants to Go to Syria; Bush Administration Says No
— abcnews.go.com — Apparently Gen. David Petraeus does not agree with the Bush administration that the road to Damascus is a dead end. ABC News has learned, Petraeus proposed visiting Syria shortly after taking over as the top U.S. commander for the Middle East. The ... (more) Exclusive: Petraeus Wants to Go to Syria; Bush ...

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CARNIVAL OF THE INSANITIES - A Messianic Election Special !
Dr. Sanity — ... Witch doctors for change! Children for change! Journalists for change! 11. Next time you need a cop, call a hippie. First there was Joe the Plumer, now we have Tito the Builder! 12. Whoops! Great moments in election year blogging? Not ready for prime time--but they were both on SNL and that seems to count as experience....probably more than a stinkin' passport. 13. A Freudian typo? Does Obama heart Syria and not Pakistan? 14. Also my choice for Press Secretary in a McCain ...

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