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Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility (www.washingtonpost.com)

By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a "conditions-based" plan for... More

Tags: george w bush,iraq,iraq war,deadline,withdrawal,us forces,presidentelect barack obama

Submitted 5 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Iaqis seek more 'withdrawal' talks; U.S. says they're over (www.mcclatchydc.com)

The United States delivered Thursday what it said was the final text of the controversial accord on the stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq, but Iraq said more talks are needed before the government can... More

Tags: us forces,iraq,withdrawal,government,us embassy,pentagon,george w bush

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Iraq expects no hasty changes after election (www.militarytimes.com)

Barack Obama may say change is coming, but many Iraqis aren’t counting on an immediate shift in U.S. policy toward their country when the Democrat takes office as U.S. president. At the same... More

Tags: barack obama,iraqi officials,george w bush,hoshyar zebari

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US military is in big trouble (www.thetimes.co.za)

That the Bush presidency has placed an enormous strain on the nation’s armed forces is hardly news. Less frequently noted are the long-term consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan for the military —... More

Tags: united states,us military,george w bush,presidency,armed forces,iraq,afghanistan,wars,warriors,veterans,soldiers

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Bush Had No Plan to Catch Bin Laden after 9/11 (www.ipsnews.net)

New evidence from former U.S. officials reveals that the George W. Bush administration failed to adopt any plan to block the retreat of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders from Afghanistan to... More

Tags: george w bush,osama bin laden,alqaeda,911,afghanistan,pakistan

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A Reporter At Large: The Last Tour: Reporting & Essays (www.newyorker.com)

When the Twiggs brothers got to the Grand Canyon, on May 12th, Willard called his girlfriend, a married woman in Louisiana, on Travis’s cell phone. She had to see the canyon someday, he said.

Tags: us soldiers,ptsd,suicides,marines,us military,george w bush

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Veterans Groups Question McCain Voting Record (washingtonindependent.com)

Though polls show that Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, enjoys solid support from veterans, some vet organizations are sharply critical of the Arizona senator’s legislative... More

Tags: john mccain,veterans,voting record,2008 elections,gi bill,george w bush,911

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U.S. lawmakers question Pakistan funds (www.usatoday.com)

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday promised close scrutiny of a Bush administration request to use hundreds of millions of dollars in anti-terrorism aid to upgrade Pakistan's aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16... More

Tags: united states,congress,pakistan,funds,antiterrorism,george w bush,house of representatives

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