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[News From Antiwar.com] Republicans Laud Obama’s Iraq Plan, Dems Unhappy | News From ...: On the other hand, his Republican rivals cheered at the prospect of prolonging the war. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D, CA) is “deeply troubled” by the idea of keeping 50000 troops in Iraq for an unknown amount of time. Rep. ...

[WSJ News] Obama firm on Iraq withdrawal: In another break from Bush, Obama promised "comprehensive American engagement" with nations across the Middle East, noting Iran and Syria in particular. The United States has long had a diplomatic frost with both countries over their support for militant groups, among other matters.

[Commentary » Contentions] Commentary » Blog Archive » Iraq Withdrawal: And you have borne an enormous burden for your fellow citizens, while extending a precious opportunity to the people of Iraq. Under tough circumstances, the men and women of the United States military have served with honor, and succeeded beyond any expectation.

[Nation & World] Obama sets timeline for Iraq pullout - TwinCities.com: 31, 2010, but his plans to leave as many as 50000 U.S. troops there through 2011 angered some Democrats in Congress, while Republicans cheered. Some 8000 Marines at this base near Jacksonville, N.C., will ship out this spring to Afghanistan, where Obama is escalating the U.S. presence.

[Kansas City Star: Nation] In twist, Obama wins GOP praise, Democrats' censure on Iraq ...: Although U.S. and Iraqi casualties have dropped sharply, and recent provincial elections were held without major incidents, it's not clear whether Iraq's rival factions and their militias have abandoned violence or are merely biding their time. Another factor that could disrupt Obama's timetable will be the speed with which Iraqi military and security forces gain the ability to maintain order without American help.

[Gideon Rachman's Blog] FT.com | Gideon Rachman's Blog | Out of Iraq: But he did not renounce his opposition to the war - it was the implict thread running through the speech. By the end of Obama’s address, the marines were cheering him to the rafters - a promise to increase their pay might have helped improve their mood.

[News From Antiwar.com] Obama Seeks $205 Billion for Wars | News From Antiwar.com: The move is a break from the Bush Administration’s tactic of funding the war through “emergency” requests. described as a “placeholder estimate,” but likely well below the reality as the nation escalates the war in Afghanistan, keeps up to 50000 troops in Iraq, and discusses troop deployment in any number of other nations.

[News Media Magazine] Obama seeks $205 bln for Iraq and Afghan wars - Reuters | by The ...: FOXNewsObama seeks $205 bln for Iraq and Afghan warsReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama requested about $205 billion in war funding through the end of fiscal 2010 on Thursday, as he sought tokeywords

[MyDD] MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics: It is frustrating that it took the Iraqi government, rather than internal anti-war pressure, to finally secure a no residual troop promise from the American government (and they actually succeeded in wringing it out of the Bush administration, something Democrats were entirely unable to achieve). Still, as someone who has opposed the Iraq war for more than six years, and who been has writing about the need for no residual American military forces in Iraq for more than two years, any promise of no residual forces from the American government, backed up by a binding, public document like the Status of Forces Agreement, it an extremely welcome development no matter how it was secured.

[The Nation: All Weblogs] Obama's Iraq Plan Ain't It: Marc Lynch, one of the more astute analysts on Iraq, writes on his Foreign Policy blog that Obama's plan -- which apparently will leave most combat forces in place until after the Iraqi national elections -- will force Obama to rush the withdrawal of those forces .Ultimately, it's sad indeed to see the antiwar wing of the Democratic party disheartened by Obama's Iraq policy, while the McCains of the world are cheering.

[The Hill's Pundits Blog] The Hill’s Pundits Blog » Iraq War Veterans Should Demand a Voice ...: It is an ironclad law of history that post-war periods find their creativity and life force in the public lives of veterans. Post-war in the Revolutionary period, the Civil War and World War II, it was veterans almost exclusively, after saving the country’s bacon, who created a new America.

[Politico Top Stories] Obama jabs Dem doubters on Iraq - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com: Read my lips "I will have all the troops out of Iraq in 16 months after I take office," followed by a blind cheering section. Then the normal hedging..."Well, I will have them out in...

[Capitol Hill Blue -] Obama and the Military vs. C-PAC | Capitol Hill Blue: Even better, his message to Iraq would be well worth repeating and heeding, by all concerned. A very different message is being sent by CPAC, the dreary, gloomy, and dour conservative conference, despite some efforts to lighten up and brighten the burial conference.

[Centurean2's Weblog] Barack Hussein Obama and the Triumph of Marxism”¦.Fjordman ...: The Bush Administration has sponsored the eradication of non-Muslim communities of Iraq, supports Turkish membership of the European Union and together with the EU awarded the ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Kosovo by granting Muslim Albanians their very own Jihadist state.

[politicalbetting.com] politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Could Straw’s move make Iraq ...: But rather than merely taking an ostrich like head in the sand view of pretending the SNP do not exist the cabinet office went a step further and actually whitewashed the Scottish Government out of existence on the website. Now the Scotland link only takes visitors to a three-week old press release from the the Scottish Office.”

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