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[News] telegraphjournal.com - Bush defends Iraq war on farewell trip to ...: Obama, a Democrat, has promised he will bring all U.S. combat troops back home from Iraq a little over a year into his term, as long as commanders agree a withdrawal would not endanger American personnel or Iraq's security. Obama has said the drawdown in Iraq would allow him to shift troops and bolster the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

[AARP Bulletin Today] Shoe-Throwing Mars Bush's Baghdad Trip: The improvement in security conditions in Iraq over the past year has had little discernible impact on the mood of the American public, which has said in polls that the invasion was a mistake. Bush said in a recent interview that faulty intelligence that preceded the war was his "biggest regret,"

[News Agency UNIAN] Bush in Iraq defends the war but says it's 'not over' : Ukraine ...: Ray Odierno, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq. Bush then threw himself into a flurry of meetings with Iraqi officials, including President Jalal Talabani, Vice Presidents Adel Abdul Mehdi and Tariq Hashimi, and Maliki.

[Ontario] Ontario » Blog Archive » Bush on farewell visit to Baghdad defends ...: He saw the invasion and continuing fight - even after weapons of mass destruction, the initial justification for invading Iraq, were not found - as a necessary action to protect Americans and fight terrorism. Though his decision won support at first, the public now has largely decided that the U.S. needs to get out of Iraq.

[Kansas City Star: World] Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent - Kansas City Star: But the president's message on progress in the region was having trouble competing with the videotaped image of the angry Iraqi who hurled his shoes at Bush in a near-miss, shouting in Arabic, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog!" The reporter was later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.

[GlobalSecurity.org] Bush, Maliki Sign Security Pact in Baghdad: Although the pace of meeting those agreements depends on the Iraqi government and military, Bush said, the SOFA acknowledges that U.S. combat forces in Iraq are required to withdraw from Iraqi cities, villages and localities no later than June 30, and it calls for a complete withdrawal of forces by Dec. 31, 2011.

[Gary X. Hubbard blog] Analysis: Bush leaves behind an Iraq war where victory proves ...: Nearly 150000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq - more than when Bush ordered the "troop surge" largely credited with curbing violence and arresting the country's slide toward full scale civil war. "There is still more work to be done," Bush .

[The North Bay Nugget] The North Bay Nugget - Ontario, CA: The president visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to his successor, Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence in a country still riven by ethnic strife and to celebrate a recent U.

[Baghdad Bureau] ”˜Shoedenfreude’ and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq - Baghdad ...: The journalist only wanted to insult in accordance with Iraqi culture symbolism, not to harm, nor could harm be expected to occur nor did any harm take place. Since a wish to insult President Bush is understandable under the circumstances, I see no reason in the report to believe this journalist wanted to insult the American people or that he would not treat a President Obama with respect.

[Florida] Florida » Blog Archive » VIDEO: Iraqi TV Journalist throws shoes ...: On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference.

[Inside Iraq] McClatchy blog: Inside Iraq: "Inside Iraq" is a blog updated by Iraqi journalists working for McClatchy Newspapers. They are based in Baghdad and outlying provinces.

[ABC] ABC » Blog Archive » Bush: Iraq War Is Not Over, More Work Ahead: Bush: Iraq War Is Not Over, More Work Ahead. ABC News: HomePage -. Bush declares Iraq war is not over during Baghdad trip cloaked in secrecy, marred by dissent. This entry was posted on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 3:00 am and is ...

[Just Some Poor Schmuck] ”˜Shoedenfreude’ and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq - Baghdad ...: In Tikrit, journalists demonstrated in support of the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference yesterday. And across Iraq, everyone seemed to have an opinion of the flying footwear incident.

[Don Surber] Don Surber » Blog Archive » Bush in Baghdad: The mission went so well that barely a year after the war began, Barack Obama said: “On Iraq, on paper, there’s not as much difference, I think, between the Bush administration and a Kerry administration as there would have been a year .

[US Copts Association] U.S. Copts Association » Blog Archive » Iraq rally for Bush shoe ...: Also on Monday, Human Rights Watch accused Iraq’s main criminal court of failing to meet basic international standards of justice.

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