Barack Obama Iraq War

Friday Talking Points -- Obama Picking His Fights

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.07.2012

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Chris Weigant

Obama is basing a large part of his campaign on what he can manage to accomplish without dealing with the congressional gridlock, and this is quite likely a winning political strategy.

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Inside the Mind of the Atari Ayatollah

Stanley Weiss | Posted 01.15.2012

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Stanley Weiss

If the future of Iraq seems confusing, it is in part due to the fact that nobody seems to know the mind of Moqtada al-Sadr -- including Sadr himself.

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Barack Obama Iraq War Speech: Is It Worth It?

Politics Daily | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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But with the economy foundering -- many of the recent stats are discouraging -- most Americans are probably not yearning above all for a report on Ira...

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A Falcon of Peace

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

Despite everything, hawks rule; doves never even get the chance to take off. If you're not addicted to force (and so failure), you're simply not a part of the grand scheme of things, of the world as it is.

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Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Oba...

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Gates: Military Looks To Accelerate Iraq Pullout, Shut Down Guantanamo

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration:...

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Obama's Iraq Timetable May Need Adjustment

Time | Brian Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senior U.S. military officials will likely advise Barack Obama to adjust his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by mid-2010....

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McCain's Last Issue

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Burnett

The presumptive Democratic nominee's world tour etablished that Obama has the gravitas to become President of the United States and neutralized McCain's national security credentials.

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Obama Takes Surge Criticism Off Website

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an e...

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Obama: Multiple Visits To Iraq By McCain Don't Equal Perspective

ABC News | Sunlen Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., argued in San Diego today that just because Sen. John McCain has made multiple visits to Iraq, that does not mean that he h...

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McCain Campaign: Obama's Iraq Speech Suggests He's Taking Our Side

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday that Barack Obama's remarks on Iraq "have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends." Sen. Joh...

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Obama's Position on Iraq Could Put His Candidacy at Risk

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Hayden

Obama's position on Iraq, which always left a trail of unasked questions, now plants a seed of doubt, justifiably, among the peace bloc of American voters.

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Clark Was Right on McCain, But Now We're Talking About the Wrong Issue

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Bard

Go back and read Wes Clark's statement. He simply said that McCain's fate -- the act of having your plane shot down -- is not relevant to the skills of being an executive. Isn't that true?

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Obama, McCain To Meet With Iraqi Foreign Minister

ABC's Political Radar | Kirit Radia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to meet individually with Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in the coming days, s...

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Fierce Iraq Fighting Forces War Back Onto Campaign Trail

The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The heavy fighting that broke out last week as Iraqi security forces tried to oust Shiite militias from Basra is reverberating on the presidential cam...

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Obama Doctrine And The Minds That Shape It

American Prospect | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama met in California for the Jan. 31 debate, their back-and-forth resembled their many previous encoun...

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Max Follmer and Sam Stein

Obama And Clinton Go Toe-To-Toe On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer and Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Less than a week before the decisive Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses, the political battle over Iraq dramatically erupted on Sunday when the H...

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