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A Consumer's Paradise of War (www.motherjones.com) TMC

It's the ultimate argument, the final bastion against withdrawal, and over these last years, the Bush administration has made sure it would have plenty of heft. Ironically, its strength lies in the... More

Tags: iraq war,tmc,withdrawal,mike mullen,iran

Submitted 13 days ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

The Obama effect (www.salon.com) TMC

Barack Obama isn't even president yet, but he has already helped bring the Iraq war closer to an end. On Sunday, the Iraqi cabinet voted overwhelmingly to approve a security agreement calling for... More

Tags: tmc,salon,iraq,security pact,barack obama,middle east,foreign policy,diplomacy,iran

Submitted 17 days ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Iranian Official Praises Iraq U.S. Troop Withdrawal Treaty (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)

"The Iraqi government has done very well regarding this," the Web site of Iran's state television quoted judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi as saying. "We hope the outcome of (the... More

Tags: iraq,iran,occupation,withdrawal,treaty

Submitted 17 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Obama, Iran, and the US-Iraq SOFA (www.thenation.com) TMC

Why, after so many months, was the US-Iraq security pact approved now? True, the two countries were facing a deadline of December 31, when the UN authority for the occupation expires, but they could... More

Tags: barack obama,iran,usiraq sofa,iraqi cabinet,tmc,status of forces agreement

Submitted 17 days ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

U.S. Task Force Found Few Iranian Arms in Iraq (www.ipsnews.net)

The caches that included Iranian weapons represented just 2 percent of all caches found. That means Iranian-made weapons were a fraction of one percent of the total weapons found in Shi'a militia... More

Tags: iraq,iran,us military,shiites,insurgents,mahdi army

Submitted 17 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Iran warns U.S. against violating airspace (www.militarytimes.com)

Iran’s state radio says the country’s military has warned U.S. forces that their helicopters in Iraq fly too close to the Iranian border. A statement issued by...

Tags: iran,us,violation of airspace

Submitted 29 days ago by cdoherty on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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Video: Ooops! Palin Thinks We Are At War With Iran (corksphere.blogspot.com)

Somebody forgot to tell Sarah Palin we are NOT at war with IRAN.

Tags: sarah palin,iran,google,sphere,video

Submitted about 1 month ago by CORKSPHERE on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Did Palin Suggest We're At War With Iran? (tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Uh oh. More trouble for Sarah Palin on the foreign policy front. In an interview with Fox's Greta Van Susteren yesterday, Palin professed confidence in victory on Tuesday as follows:

Tags: tmc,talking points memo,palin,iran

Submitted about 1 month ago by SpencerKent on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Ahmed Chalabi A 'Key Figure' In Iranian Push to Scuttle Iraq Treaty (blogs.cqpolitics.com)

Aram Roston, an NBC investigative reporter, calls Chalabi a "key figure" in Iranian efforts to scuttle the status-of-forces agreement that is under fierce negotiation between Baghdad and Washington.

Tags: iraq,iran,chalabi,occupation,treaty,withdrawal

Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Iran Opens Naval Base Near Routes for Gulf Oil (www.nytimes.com)

Iran announced Tuesday that it had opened a naval base in the Gulf of Oman to counter any hostile forces, in what was clearly an allusion to American Navy vessels patrolling nearby. The... More

Tags: iran,gulf of oman,american navy vessels,middle east,oil

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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