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Iraqi Opposition Lawmakers Pound and Shout in Emotional Debate On U.S. Withdrawal Treaty (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Opposition lawmakers shouted and pounded their desks in protest Thursday in a second day of emotional debate in parliament over a proposed agreement with the U.S. that would allow American forces to... More
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Fred Kagan: Iraq Withdrawal Treaty 'A Great Accomplishment For Us' (thinkprogress.org)
Surge architect and American Enterprise Institute scholar Frederick Kagan appeared on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show, declaring that the Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) was a defeat for Iran and “a... More
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Antiwar Groups Fear Barack Obama May Appoint Iraq Hawks To Cabinet (www.latimes.com)
Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish... More
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It's Official: Arabic Version of Iraq Treaty Called 'Withdrawal Accord' (thinkprogress.org)
The Bush administration had sought a conventional status of forces agreement that would provide a semi-permanent basis for stationing troops in Iraq... The Arabic language version calls the final... More
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Dana Perino: 'We Are Able To Celebrate The Victory' With Iraq Withdrawal Treaty (thinkprogress.org)
"This is a mutually agreed to agreement. And that’s what one of the things that is different about an arbitrary date for withdrawal when you say you’re going to leave win or lose. ...We are able... More
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Mosul Fighting Continues With Iraqi Units In The Lead (www.longwarjournal.org)
“My guys will usually hang back and try to push the Iraqis up to the front,” 1LT Haynes explained. “We’re supposed to be there more to give them confidence than anything else. Having our... More
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Bill Kristol: 'Americans Wouldn't Understand That People Die in a War Unless You Show Brains in the Road?' (www.huffingtonpost.com)
Pete Hamill fights with Bill Kristol over showing images of dead soldiers in Iraq. "Oh, nonsense," Kristol shot back. "You think Americans are such idiots, Americans wouldn't understand that people... More
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Iraq Pact Forces Security Contractors to Confront Work Without Immunity (online.wsj.com)
With contractors falling under the jurisdiction of Iraqi courts, it could become harder for them to recruit new workers and could drive up costs as insurance rates and wages rise to offset the risk of... More
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Treaty Deal: U.S. Can't Leave Behind Any Forces After Withdrawal From Iraq (www.mcclatchydc.com)
The status of forces of agreement between the United States and Iraq is now called the withdrawal agreement, and that's exactly what it is: an ultimate end to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
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Sadrist and Fadhila Members of Parliament Delay Treaty Approval (www.huffingtonpost.com)
The 275-seat legislature does not have much time to adopt the security pact, and the Sadrists' tactic appears designed to take advantage of that to derail the agreement.
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