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Iraqi security agreement runs into opposition

telegram.com
19 hrs ago 36 related
        

BAGHDAD - Iraqi and American critics of a security agreement governing U.S. troops in Iraq voiced their objections yesterday, a day after the Iraqi Cabinet approved the pact and sent it to parliament for ratification.

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The Way Forward

blackfive.net
15 hrs ago
        

First, about the way forward in Iraq, read this AAR by General (ret) Barry McCaffrey evaluated by John Donovan over at Argghhh! The security situation is clearly still subject to sudden outrage at any moment by Al Qaeda in Iraq...

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2011 US Iraq withdrawal depends on conditions on the ground says Admiral Mullen

telegraph.co.uk
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US military leaders are comfortable with a 2011 deadline for the withdrawal of all US forces from Iraq but it should depend on conditions on the ground, the US military chief has said. "I do think it is important that this be...

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Monday evening links

sistertoldjah.com
yesterday
        

Here’s a link round-up of the big stories of the day for your perusal: —– Will Lieberman get to keep his seat as Chair of the Homeland Security Committee? Looks like he just might, and instead will lose the gavel on a...

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General (R) McCaffrey's latest AAR from in-theater.

thedonovan.com
yesterday 13 related
        

I've stripped a lot of the contact data out. I'll put up the .pdf later for those who want to see who Gen(r) McCaffrey visited during his latest swing through the region. Bottom line - things are looking up, and very much so -...

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Afghanistan Abyss Awaits Obama

alternet.org
yesterday 1 related
        

Obama's got to make some really bold decisions: Talking to Iran and Russia would be a start. The maneuvering by influential establishment figures - including Congressional voices, Obama advisors and even military officials -...

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atimes.com: Asia Time Online - Daily News atimes.com

Q & A on U.S.-Iraqi security pact

usatoday.com
17-Nov-2008 931 related
        

Iraqi policemen dance with a U.S. soldier at a police station Sunday. Iraq's government is making good on promises to pay thousands of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday. The U.S. military...

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See, I Told You We Were Winning

theredhunter.com
17-Nov-2008 12 related
        

Reporting from Iraq, Michael Yon tells Glenn Reynolds that "The was is over and we won" Lucky for the Democrats Iraq wasn't an issue in the election. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about...

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Officials Guiding the Process Are Named

washingtonpost.com
13-Nov-2008 45 related
        

By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael Abramowitz Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, November 13, 2008; Page A21 The Obama transition team yesterday rolled out a new list of officials who will help guide the process, singling out...

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cnn.com: Barack Obama meets with U.S. Army personnel in Basra, Iraq, on July 21. cnn.com

Army chiefs urge caution for Obama's planned troop cuts

cnn.com
11-Nov-2008 477 related
        

Transition team signals Obama plans to fulfill pledge on Iraq troop withdrawal Podesta: "He'll listen to military commanders on the ground in in Iraq" New top general in Iraq says troop cuts could happen sooner but urges...

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