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Iraq Policy

Sam Stein

Liz Cheney On Iraq: "We Made Mistakes ... No Question About It"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

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Liz Cheney admitted on Monday that when it came to her father's handling of the occupation of Iraq by U.S. forces, "certainly we made mistakes." "The...

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"Mission Accomplished" Bush Gets the Last Laugh in Iraq and Afghanistan

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

For years, George W. Bush has been roundly criticized, even lampooned, for declaring "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. But maybe declaring "Mission Accomplished" was not that crazy after all.

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Editorial: Warning To The US: Beware Treating Afghanistan Like Iraq

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

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President Obama is likely to announce in the coming days that he will withdraw all US combat troops from Iraq by August 2010. Many of these soldiers w...

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Petraeus: "I Do Think You Have To Talk To Enemies" (VIDEO)

TPM | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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So General Petraeus agrees with Barack Obama -- and not John McCain -- on the question of whether we should meet with hostile enemies? In an intervie...

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Sam Stein

Obama, Clinton Divide On Sponsoring Iraq Withdrawal Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Over the past year, Sen. Barack Obama has been a vocal supporter of the Feingold-Reid Iraq legislation that sets a strict timeline for the withdrawal ...

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Days Before Thanksgiving, Dems Draw Line In The Sand On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Democratic House leadership drew a line in the sand over Iraq War funding today, setting the tone for a messaging battle that will likely play out ove...

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