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Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal »
Posted by: populist 5 days, 6 hours ago in Politics
The promotion of Robert M. Gates as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of defense appears to be the key element in a broad campaign by ...
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Bush Forced al-Maliki to Back Down on Pullout in 2006 »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Many official and unofficial proponents of a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq are dismissing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a ...
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Report: Empty prison in Iraq a $40M 'failure' »
Posted by: engineer 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
"It's a bit of a monument in the desert right now because it's not going to be used as a prison," said Stuart ...
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The Fake U.S. Victory in Iraq »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Political events in Iraq are seldom what they seem. The hand- over by the US military of control of Anbar province, once the heartland of ...
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Is Iraq a Sovereign and Independent Colony? »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Such a regime, which has even aligned itself with Bush’s arch-enemy Iran, isn’t likely to accede to Bush’s wish for a permanent ...
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy »
Posted by: populist 3 months ago in News
The headlines tell the world that the US and the Iraqis are close to a deal to get US troops to leave. Upon further reading ...
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Peace in Iraq is an Option »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Politics
Peace, stability and democracy in Iraq are impossible under occupation. Foreign occupation is opposed by nature to the interests of the occupied people, as proven ...
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Out of Iraq? Not if Bush and Maliki Can Help It »
Posted by: populist 3 weeks ago in News
If the Dec. 31 expiration of the UN mandate looms closer, and the U.S.-Iraq agreement is not accepted by both sides, and Bush ...
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No Permanent Military Bases in Iraq! »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 1 week ago in News
It is time to withdraw all of our military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, to close down our military bases, and to bring our troops ...
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Quagmire Exchange: On to Afghanistan? »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Our sole interest in Afghanistan should be to get Osama bin Laden. After that, we should bring our guys home. It's none of our ...
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End the Occupations: Of Iraq and Afghanistan »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
We should pursue diplomacy, not war, with Iran; end the U.S. occupation of Iraq; and withdraw our troops from Afghanistan.
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Antiwar Radio: Steve Connors and Molly Bingham »
Posted by: populist 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Steve Connors and Molly Bingham discuss their movie “Meeting Resistance” about the Sunni occupation resistance, how Saddam Hussein’s capture freed more Iraqis to fight ...
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Just What We Need: New Reasons to Go to War »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Politics
Bush already has U.S. troops bogged down in two open-ended occupations, at a cost of more than $10 billion a month. Ten billion dollars ...
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You need Uncle Sam, Iraq told »
Posted by: jovial 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Instead of moving toward accommodating the demand of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for a timetable for United States military withdrawal, the George W Bush ...
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Obama's Non-Plan for Ending the War in Iraq »
Posted by: populist 3 months ago in News
Over the last month, Barack Obama's comments about withdrawal have raised major questions about the U.S. commitment to occupying Iraq. The statements Obama ...
