Barack Obama Iraq

Will The Slaughter Of Iraqis By The US Military Ever Be Reported?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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Michael Schwartz

Even if the Obama administration pursues a very different policy in Iraq and the Middle East, I doubt it will acknowledge the amount of violence caused by the war during its first six years.

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Obama's Edge Over McCain on Iraq

John Bruhns | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

Senator Obama's plan to leave troop elements behind would have conditions: the Iraqis would have to politically reconcile and end sectarianism. McCain's is to continue on the current path.

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McCain: Obama Seeks To 'Legislate Failure' In Iraq

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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LAS VEGAS — Republican John McCain on Saturday issued a scathing critique of Barack Obama's judgment and readiness to be commander in chief, tel...

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Don't Believe the Hype: Blackwater is Here to Stay

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Jeremy Scahill

Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Even if -- and this is a big if -- the company pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, business has never been better and its future looks bright.

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Obama Mobbed By Crowd Of GIs In Baghdad (VIDEO)

Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama met with a crowd of cheering troops and State Department workers in Baghdad Monday night. "So I don't care whether you are a Sailor, a S...

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McCain Surrogate: He Could Withdraw From Iraq Before Obama!

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign has come up with an intriguing new way to sell his opposition to a timetable for withdrawal: McCain just might withdraw from Iraq ...

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McCain Camp Slams Obama on Surge - McCain Campaign Press Conference Call 7.22 AUDIO

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

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WHO: Sen. Sam Brownback, (R-KS), Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM), Randy Scheunemann, senior foreign policy adviser, McCain 2008 WHAT: Press conference ca...

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Holbrooke: Iraq Shifts A "Devastating Blow" To McCain

Politico | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Staffers for the McCain campaign emphasized the continued differences between Obama and the president, particularly that the White House has not agree...

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Lieberman: Obama Couldn't Go To Iraq If It Wasn't For McCain

ABC News | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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"Look, the fact is that if Barack Obama's policy on Iraq had been implemented, Barack Obama couldn't go to Iraq today, it wouldn't be safe," Sen. Joe ...

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Is The Media Coverage Of Obama's Overseas Trip Fair?

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan o...

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Maliki Endorses Obama Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Backs Obama Troop Exit Plan

Reuters | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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***UPDATE*** 7/20, 11:50pm ET A spokesman for al-Maliki has said the Prime Minister's comments were "mistranslated", but Der Spiegel is standing by it...

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Rachel Weiner

McCain Adviser: Obama Would Rather Lose War Than Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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In an early morning memo, John McCain's senior foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann claims Barack Obama's position on Iraq is designed only to kee...

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Obama Takes Surge Criticism Off Website

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an e...

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Obama Iraq Speech: US Strategy Is Unsound

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt rather than helped by the Bush administration's decision ...

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Civil Campaign? McCain Camp Says Obama Wants To Lose In Iraq

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign, which has said it doesn't question Obama's patriotism, is now doing something awfully similar: Claiming that Barack Obama and the...

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Sam Stein

McCain Tries To Have It Both Ways: Obama Is Too Rigid And A Flip Flopper On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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The desire within the McCain campaign to paint Barack Obama as inconsistent on Iraq is palpable. But McCain's criticisms are a bit inconsistent themse...

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Obama To Donors: "I'm Skinny But I'm Tough"

Washington Post | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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John McCain may have visited Iraq more often than has Barack Obama, but the Illinois senator is pretty confident that he already knows more than his o...

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Obama: Multiple Visits To Iraq By McCain Don't Equal Perspective

ABC News | Sunlen Miller | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., argued in San Diego today that just because Sen. John McCain has made multiple visits to Iraq, that does not mean that he h...

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Obama On Iraq Trip: "I'm There To Listen"

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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SAN DIEGO — Barack Obama mourned the death of nine U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Sunday, even as he said John McCain's numerous visits to the ...

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Hagel To Join Obama On Iraq Trip

WSJ | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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The buzz this week that Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is planning to join Sen. Barack Obama on an up-coming visit to Iraq is correct, two so...

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Obama: I Haven't Moved To The Center

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifte...

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Barack Iraq Flipack Flopaq

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Lee Stranahan

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McCain Campaign: Obama's Iraq Speech Suggests He's Taking Our Side

CNN | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday that Barack Obama's remarks on Iraq "have left a significant question as to exactly what he intends." Sen. Joh...

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Obama Never, Ever Said "No" to Bush on Iraq

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Even the most cursory look at Obama's words, votes, and campaign pirouettes on Iraq paint a far different picture of a candidate for which Iraq was never the clear cut issue that many believed.

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