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Bateman: Gen. Barry McCaffrey on "Hardball" (www.salon.com) TMC

Scott Bateman responds to Gen. McCaffrey's commentary and salesmanship.

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Will Obama Stay the Course? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Gates also dared challenge the military-industrial complex over egregious military spending on projects such as the $65 billion F-22 stealth fighter plane that was designed to penetrate Soviet air... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Will Obama Stay the Course? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

I do so want to believe that Barack Obama is on the right track. His brain is big, his style fresh, his pronouncements both logical and compelling, and it does feel good to have a president-elect... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Bill Kristol: ‘We've Won the War’ in Iraq (thinkprogress.org)

Last night in New York, in an ABC News debate, Bill Kristol and Karl Rove both maintained that while the occupation was mismanaged, the "surge" has placed the U.S. on the cusp of victory in Iraq.... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline! (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline! (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline! (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Spencer Ackerman: What Will They Say Now About An Iraq Withdrawal Deadline? (attackerman.firedoglake.com)

The Republican defense secretary just endorsed withdrawing troops from Iraq according to a deadline -- something that John McCain, the pre-July George W. Bush and a raft of conservative commenters... More

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Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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SecDef Gates: 16-Month Iraq Withdrawal Timetable Is 'Just Right' (thinkprogress.org)

Asked today if he considered himself “at odds” with Obama on the timetable, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Obama “framed it just right yesterday.”

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Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Iraq's Nonviolence Activism (www.yesmagazine.org) TMC

More than 100 citizen groups in all 18 Iraqi provinces participated in a mid-October week of activities aimed at reducing violence in the January 2009 provincial elections. A coalition called La’Onf... More

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Submitted 2 days ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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