Mesopotamia information
Myth vs. Fact: Barack Obama's Iraq Op-Ed 7/14/08 (Scoop.co.nz) Myth vs. Fact: Barack Obama's Iraq Op-Ed MYTH: Barack Obama Writes That He Opposed The Surge Because Of The Military Strain, Afghanistan Situation And The War's Monetary Cost. "But the same factors that led me to oppose the surge still hold true.
Obama vows to pull out bulk of forces from Iraq by mid-2010 (AFP via Yahoo! News) US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed Monday to pull out the bulk of US forces from Iraq by mid-2010 -- but insisted on keeping "a residual force" to fight remnants of Al-Qaeda in the country for an unspecified amount of time.
Football: James Montague on the Viva World Cup and the Kurdish national team's bid for independence (Guardian Unlimited) An independent Kurdish national team could have far-reaching consequences for their Iraqi counterparts - and the territorial integrity of Iraq itself
Obama: Iraq's timetable demand 'an enormous opportunity' (CNN.com) Sen. Barack Obama, in an op-ed piece in Monday's New York Times, embraced Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's recent call for a timetable for American troops to leave Iraq as "an enormous opportunity."
Man arrested after attack in Istanbul is charged (International Herald Tribune) One of the suspects detained in connection with the attack on the United States Consulate in Istanbul was formally charged with membership in an illegal organization.
Obama vows not to seek permanent US bases in Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News) US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed Monday not to seek permanent US military bases in Iraq and reiterated his pledge to pull out the bulk of US forces by mid-2010.
Myth vs. Fact: Barack Obama's Iraq Op-Ed (Christian News Wire) MYTH: Barack Obama Writes That He Opposed The Surge Because Of The Military Strain , Afghanistan Situation And The War's Monetary Cost. "But the same factors that led me to oppose the surge still hold true.
Obama pledges Iraq withdrawal (Herald Sun) US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed yesterday to pull out the bulk of US forces from Iraq by mid-2010. However, he insisted on keeping "a residual force" there.
Barack Obama: It's time to begin a troop pullout (International Herald Tribune) On my first day in office, I would give the military a new mission: ending this war.
Obama Repositioning on Iraq (Washington Post) In advance of what is being billed as a "major" address on Iraq by Barack Obama tomorrow, his campaign is working overtime to reposition the Illinois senator on the future of American involvement in the country. Obama started the discussion...
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