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Joseph Palermo: Iraq Treaty Raises More Questions Than It Answers (www.huffingtonpost.com)
What exactly does the Iraqi parliament's troop withdrawal agreement change in the fundamental relationship between Iraq and the United States? The Answer is: Nothing.
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Obama: ‘I Believe That 16 Months Is The Right Time Frame’ For Getting Out Of Iraq (thinkprogress.org)
At a press conference today a reporter asked President-elect Obama if he still intended to “withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq in 16 months after Inauguration.” “I believe that 16 months is the... More
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Matthew Yglesias: The War's End (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)
Had our policy not been dominated by foolish dreams of a US-dominated Iraq, we could have extricated ourselves with honor and dignity over the course of 2005... Instead, we pursued a bloody and costly... More
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Iraqi Parliament Approves U.S. Security Pact (aka Withdrawal Treaty) (www.nytimes.com)
The pact, which still must be approved by Iraq’s three-person presidency council, a move expected in the next few days, sets the end of 2011 as the date by which the last American troops must leave... More
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Iraq to Hold July Referendum on US Withdrawal Treaty (rawstory.com)
The 275-member assembly had been expected to endorse the agreement on Wednesday or Thursday, but its approval could have diminished importance if the agreement is subjected to a popular vote seven... More
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Discontent Over Maliki Threatens US-Iraqi Withdrawal Treaty (www.csmonitor.com)
A wave of discontent with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has spilled over into opposition to a crucial pact governing a US troop withdrawal from Iraq, leaving Iraqi officials scrambling to find enough... More
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Why the U.S. Blinked on its Troop Agreement with Iraq (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Officials said the U.S. made major concessions that relinquish much of the control over U.S. forces in Iraq. They said President Bush gave in to Iraqi demands to avoid leaving the decisions to his... More
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Washington Officials: Treaty Doesn't Mean What Iraqis Think It Means (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Officials in Washington said the administration has withheld the official English translation of the agreement in an effort to suppress a public dispute with the Iraqis until after the Iraqi... More
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Iraqi Parliament Delays Withdrawal Treaty Vote (www.huffingtonpost.com)
"There are complications, but we haven't lost hope yet," Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told al-Arabiya television.
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Sunni Bloc Demands Referendum on Iraq-US Pact, Other Concessions, in Exchange for Support (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
The 44-seat Sunni bloc, the Iraqi Accordance Front, says it would only support the agreement if the government meets its demand to put the same deal to a vote in a nationwide referendum in 2009.
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