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    POPS    Now McCain embraces 16-month withdrawal
    masbury
    by masbury  Today 1:51 AM   
     Well, shoot, sounds good enough for him, too.
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    POPS    "Hard to Overstate McCain Trainwreck"
    masbury
    by masbury  Today 12:47 AM    3
     His one-plank foreign policy is pre-empted by Maliki
    5
    POPS    Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan: report
    ratilfar
    by ratilfar  7-19-2008    2
     No Remarks
    2
    POPS    Bush gives up on long term security pact with Iraq!
    masbury
    by masbury  7-14-2008   
     A victory for Iraqis and Americans.
    9
    POPS    "Stability" in Iraq revives the "good war" myth
    masbury
    by masbury  7-9-2008    4
     We can't bring justice to Iraq by continuing to force ourselves on it. We ARE the injustice.
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    POPS    Why surge success is irrelevant
    masbury
    by masbury  7-9-2008    22
     "Arguments over whether U.S. forces can prevail in Iraq bypass a truth that no amount of media spin can change: The U.S. war effort in Iraq has always been illegitimate and fundamentally wrong."
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    POPS    Why the surge hasn't "worked"
    masbury
    by masbury  7-9-2008    10
     It hasn't met the goals set out for it.
    7
    POPS    Army hero, child-rescuer, dies of overdose
    masbury
    by masbury  7-8-2008    2
     "He wasn't Joseph anymore. Joseph never came home."
    7
    POPS    Maliki calls for withdrawal timetable; Rebuffed by Bush
    masbury
    by masbury  7-8-2008    7
     Al-Maliki said, “The goal is to end the presence of foreign troops.” Now we'll see how much Iraqi sovereignty matters!
    6
    POPS    Panel calls for new War Powers Act
    masbury
    by masbury  7-8-2008    7
     "The current War Powers Resolution is 'ineffective at best and unconstitutional at worst,' and should be scrapped"
    3
    POPS    Kerry: McCain "dangerous" for our country
    masbury
    by masbury  7-6-2008    1
     "There are very few who walk around and say, 'Going into Iraq was the right thing to do, and we should have done it, or do it again if I have the chance.' John McCain does."
    5
    POPS    How the Surge has left us wounded
    masbury
    by masbury  7-4-2008   
     "If we accept the mainstream narrative on its face, the surge worked. It transformed the U.S. troop presence from being counterproductive to being indispensable for maintaining stability. But can we continue with anything close to the current level of troops deployed over there?"
    5
    POPS    More Bushco connections to Iraq oil deals
    masbury
    by masbury  7-3-2008    4
     Perks for Hunt Oil, whose owner gave $35M to the Bush library.
    5
    POPS    Bush Admin directly involved in Iraq oil contracts
    masbury
    by masbury  6-30-2008    2
     "American government lawyers ... provided template contracts and detailed suggestions on drafting the contracts" Ugh. The spoils of war.
    7
    POPS    Battle over future of US in Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  6-21-2008    2
     US demands immunity for its soldiers and contractors; Iraq parliament may refuse
    12
    POPS    Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP to Get No-Bid Oil Contracts in Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  6-19-2008    11
     Big oil got its baby back, after 36 years of waiting.
    9
    POPS    Army official fired for questioning $1B payout to KBR
    masbury
    by masbury  6-18-2008    2
     Told Iraq contractor to improve "chaotic" performance, held up payment on questionable charges
    6
    POPS    Sen. Obama, please don't be McCain on Iran!
    masbury
    by masbury  6-17-2008    10
     Face the absence of evidence of nuclear weapons, and call out McCain on following the WMD-scare George Bush followed with Iraq.
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    POPS    Iraqi Prime Minister: Might "demand" US forces leave
    masbury
    by masbury  6-14-2008    1
     If Bush Admin insists on security deal that compromises Iraqi sovereignty
    6
    POPS    Iraqi leaders: No gains possible until US troops withdraw
    masbury
    by masbury  6-11-2008    1
     "The anarchy and chaos in Iraq is linked to the presence of the occupation, not withdrawal from Iraq," Renounce surge; question whether US public is hearing what Iraqis want; "nothing of this could be made possible until the troops withdraw from Iraq."
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    POPS    Iraq cost: Loss of power, prestige, influence
    masbury
    by masbury  6-11-2008    15
     Why Iraq policy has made America less powerful; major changes recommended by bi-partisan panels; greater emphasis on soft power and patience, less "hectoring"
    3
    POPS    Secret Bush-Iraq security agreement faltering
    masbury
    by masbury  6-11-2008    1
     "Iraqi lawmakers say the Bush administration is demanding concessions that are unacceptable, among them: dozens of semi-permanent bases from which U.S. forces can launch missions with no prior consent from Iraq's government; complete immunity for U.S. troops and security contractors; control of Iraq's air space; and no guarantees the United States will defend Iraq against a foreign attack."
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    POPS    BBC: $24 BILLION missing in Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  6-11-2008    6
     Equal stack of $1's would rise 1500 miles.
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    POPS    92% of max Bush contributors not giving now; Iraq concern
    masbury
    by masbury  6-10-2008    5
     "I always considered myself a Republican, primarily because of a belief in smaller government. And if you want a smaller government, you don’t want wars — especially wars that can be avoided."
    5
    POPS    Bush's Iraq security bribe: $50B for 50 US bases, US autonomy in-country
    masbury
    by masbury  6-6-2008    6
     Iraqis take to the streets
    4
    POPS    Senate Report: Bush Knew Intel on Iraq was False
    masbury
    by masbury  6-5-2008    4
     Investigation finally yields the official report.
    4
    POPS    McCain: No one has supported Bush on Iraq more than I have
    masbury
    by masbury  6-4-2008   
     Video documenting McCain's pitches of Bush policy
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    POPS    Thank you, Sen. McCain, and please keep talking about Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  5-31-2008   
     McCain's foggy Middle East awareness is the gift that keeps on giving
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    POPS    Bush forcing us into long-term Iraq commitment?
    masbury
    by masbury  5-31-2008   
     Carefully staged to avoid treaty status, thus excluding Iraqi Parliament and US Congress - i.e., public debate and representative democracy
    3
    POPS    McCain Gaffe Alert: "We have drawn down to pre-surge levels"
    masbury
    by masbury  5-30-2008   
     Later denies that he is wrong.
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    POPS    Top 25 Censored stories of 2008
    masbury
    by masbury  5-28-2008    1
     "Project censored is one of the organizations that we should listen to, to be assured that our newspapers and our broadcast outlets are practicing thorough and ethical journalism." — Walter Cronkite last three: # # 23 Feinstein’s Conflict of Interest in Iraq # # 24 Media Misquotes Threat From Iran’s President # # 25 Who Will Profit from Native Energy?
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    POPS    Cheney's Halliburton Stock Options Rise 3,000%
    masbury
    by masbury  5-28-2008    1
     Dick Cheney's fortune: your tax dollars at work. A perfect example of a very wealthy man who's found a way not to "make" money, but to forcibly redistribute wealth from poorer people to himself.
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    POPS    How Iraqis feel about paying for reconstruction
    masbury
    by masbury  5-27-2008    6
     An Iraqi editorial excerpt, as US Congress mulls squeezing funds from Iraq.
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    POPS    Anti-terror czar: Staying in Iraq helps Al-Qaeda
    masbury
    by masbury  5-27-2008    6
     Former US anti-terror czar Richard Clarke. Hear it, Sen. McCain: We win by leaving; your plan aids the enemy.
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    POPS    Dead Troops Remembered by President Who Had Them Killed
    masbury
    by masbury  5-27-2008    5
     A veterans' response to Bush's Memorial Day speech
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    POPS    US Ambassador: Al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  5-24-2008   
     'Course if we'd stayed home, Al-Qaida would never have been there in the first place.
    5
    POPS    Pentagon can't account for $15B Iraq expenditures
    masbury
    by masbury  5-23-2008   
     2 dozen vouchers referred to criminal investigators
    5
    POPS    US detains hundreds of youth suspects in Iraq
    masbury
    by masbury  5-20-2008    2
     In violation of UN protocol; about 500 kids now imprisoned.
    1
    POPS    DOD Sec. Gates, day before "appeasement": We need to talk to Iran
    masbury
    by masbury  5-20-2008   
     1 day before Bush's "appeasement" charge: "If there's going to be a discussion, then they need something, too. We can't go to a discussion and be completely the demander with them not feeling that they need anything from us."
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    POPS    US grabs 40-60 prisoners per day
    masbury
    by masbury  5-20-2008    1
     Abu Ghraib and other camps receive many
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