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Iraq War 2008 Elections

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Prolonging The Inevitable

John Bruhns | Posted May 9, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Congress Iraq, George W. Bush And Iraq, Hillary Clinton, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Iraq War 2008 Elections, John McCain, Sadr City

Once again the U.S. military is conducting major combat operations in Baghdad's Sadr City slum. Urban street fighting, daytime air strikes, refugees fleeing, the whole 9 yards. The targets are Shiite extremists who have been killing our troops and obstructing the so-called progress of a freely elected Iraqi government....

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Fierce Iraq Fighting Forces War Back Onto Campaign Trail

The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER | March 29, 2008 08:03 PM

The heavy fighting that broke out last week as Iraqi security forces tried to oust Shiite militias from Basra is reverberating on the presidential campaign trail and posing new challenges and opportunities to the candidates, particularly Senator John McCain. The...

It's The War, Stupid: Iraq Still Looms In Voters' Minds

San Jose Mercury-News | Frank Davies | February 3, 2008 09:37 PM

Read More: 2008 Election, 2008 Elections, Iraq War, Iraq War 2008 Elections, Iraq War Voters, Warwire

The Iraq war, conventional wisdom goes, has been eclipsed as the No. 1 issue of the presidential campaign. The housing crisis, credit crunch and overall economic woes top the list of voters' concerns, recent polls show. But as the war...

Iraq: The Great Disappearing Issue Of '08 Race

New York Times Sunday Magazine | Noah Feldman | January 12, 2008 10:25 PM

Read More: Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq 2008, Iraq 2008 Election, Iraq War, Iraq War 2008 Election, Iraq War 2008 Elections, Warwire

What if the United States were at war during a presidential election -- and none of the candidates wanted to talk about it? Iraq has become the great disappearing issue of the early primary season, and if nothing fundamental changes...