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Shocking Video Unearthed Obama Hypocrisy On Iraq Success
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Speaking at Camp Lejeune Today Feb 27, Obama talks about the success in Iraq which he and the Democratic Party tried to undermine continually. One ...
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/24/2009
Barack W.
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Thomas Ricks worries : It seems to me that by vowing to get out of Iraq in... 16 months, President Obama is not departing from the mistakes of George Bush, but repeating them. That is, Bush was persistently overoptimistic about Iraq. His original war ... (more) Barack W.

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The Beginning of the End? Obama, Gates Outline Iraq Drawdown
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 2/27/2009
The Beginning of the End? Obama, Gates Outline Iraq Drawdown
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — Update : In a conference call with reporters immediately after President Obama's Iraq-withdrawal speech , Defense Secretary... Bob Gates said that the withdrawal plan has the support of key military leaders. "I'm obviously very supportive of ... (more) The Beginning of the End? Obama, Gates Outline Iraq Drawdown

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lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 2/27/2009
Obama gets it right on Iraq
— lynch.foreignpolicy.com — I thought Obama's speech on Iraq this afternoon was outstanding.It laid out a powerful rationale for the... new policy, sent a very clear signal to Iraqis about American intentions, placed American policy firmly within the context of the Status of ... (more) Obama gets it right on Iraq

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Pat Dollard | Young Americans:  Lejeune: Proof Obama Betrayed The Troops He Holds In Contempt

Power Line:  On the surge, for the record

Gateway Pundit:  Hypocrisy on Tape... Defeatists Obama & Biden Trash Iraq War

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Lejeune: Proof Obama Betrayed The Troops He Holds In Contempt
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Notice also Obama’s consistent racist policy of only being photographed or taped with black Marines and soldiers, whenever he has the ability to orchestrate it.

On the surge, for the record
Power Line — Yesterday President Obama announced his plan to terminate combat operations in Iraq late next year. In his speech yesterday before a military audience at Camp Lejeune, Obama conceded: Thanks in great measure to your service, the situation in Iraq has improved. Violence has been reduced substantially from the horrific sectarian killing of 2006 and 2007. Al Qaeda in Iraq has been dealt a serious blow by our troops and Iraq's Security Forces, and through our partnership with Sunni Arabs. The capacity of Iraq's Security Forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have taken steps toward political accommodation. The relative peace and strong participation in ...

Hypocrisy on Tape... Defeatists Obama & Biden Trash Iraq War
Gateway Pundit — He just can't admit he was dead wrong about Iraq and if he had his way their would have been genocide.... Not that this bothered him. Yesterday Obama spoke to the troops at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Iraq and never once mentioned victory. He did announce that troops would withdraw from Iraq in 2010. But, he forgot to tell you that it was despite of his best efforts that our soldiers will come home victorious. This video shows Obama and Biden's hypocrisy on ...

OBAMA BIDEN IRAQ HYPOCRISY
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