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Iraq approves U.S. security pact (www.usatoday.com)
Iraq's three-member presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States setting out a three-year timeframe for the full withdrawal of American troops, a spokesman... More
Submitted about 21 hours ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
SecDef Gates Looking At How to Accelerate Iraq Withdrawal (www.huffingtonpost.com)
"Commanders are already looking at ...accelerating the drawdown and in terms of how we meet our obligations to the Iraqis," Gates said. "Nobody wants to put at risk the gains that have been... More
Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Brandon Friedman: Conservative Denial Over Obama's Iraq Plan (www.vetvoice.com)
I know the election of Barack Obama is painful for many Bush supporters, but this grip of denial now tightening itself around some conservatives is, well. . .really weird.
Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
Matthew Yglesias: 'Winning' The War (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)
"[I]t’s worth observing that absolutely integral to starting to achieve success in Iraq was the rolling strategic decision to abandon our main war aims." Conservatives called that “losing” when... More
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
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.”
Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |
About that Timeline. . . . (www.vetvoice.com)
Remember when the Bush Administration fought like a cornered wolverine against anything remotely resembling a timeline for withdrawal in Iraq? Remember all that talk about "surrendering" and how a... More
Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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