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July 2008
- McCain Jab on War Most 'Scurrilous' in Memory: Klein
  
  newser | Time | Jul 23, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  John McCain’s latest jab at Barack Obama—“It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign”–stuns Joe Klein, who writes in Time that the Republican’s Iraq claim is the most “scurrilous statement by a major party candidate” he’s heard in nine elections. “It smacks of desperation,” Klein says. “How sad.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • troop surge • Iraq exit strategy • negative campaigning • media bias
- Obama Appears Cocky, Presidential
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 23, 08 12:19 PM CDT
  
  The better Barack Obama’s foreign excursion goes, the more nervous Republicans get, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Images of John McCain happily sharing a golf cart with Bush 41 don’t contrast well with images of Obama happily sharing a helicopter with David Petraeus. But there is also an element of arrogance in the trip. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Israel • Iraq exit strategy • foreign policy • Jordan • media bias • American media
- Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 23, 08 10:08 AM CDT
  
  John McCain was right about the surge, so it’s natural he’s eager to talk about it. But thanks to that very success, Barack Obama finds himself, by luck or cunning, positioned perfectly, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times . As security improves, Iraqis want Americans to leave. If they don’t, Iraq will coalesce into a unified nation—unified against the US. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy
- In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama said today that, with improved security in Iraq, the US should turn its attention to Afghanistan. “There is security progress, but now we need a political solution” in Iraq, Obama said in Amman, Jordan—in his first news conference abroad, the AP reports. Afghanistan, the “central front in the war against terrorism,” is in “a deteriorating situation." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Afghanistan • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • Jordan
- Maliki Uses US Politics to Gain Iraqi Leverage
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 21, 08 10:54 AM CDT
  
  The Iraqi PM’s endorsement of Barack Obama’s withdrawal timetable Saturday (walked back somewhat under pressure) was a calculated maneuver by a man who has figured out how to play US politics for his country's gain, Robert Reid writes for the AP. Nouri al-Maliki started using it as leverage when negotiations over the long-term US role in Iraq bogged down last month, and he sensed White House desperation to get a deal before the campaign swings into high gear. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • immunity
- Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 21, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama spent nearly an hour today meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Washington Post reports, before meeting with President Jalal Talabani. Though the Democrat gave few details—“We had a very constructive discussion,” was all Obama would say—an Iraqi official said the government shares Obama’s goal of withdrawing troops by 2010, without setting specific dates. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Obama 2008 • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • Jalal Talabani
- Maliki Backs Obama Iraq Plan
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jul 19, 08 3:36 PM CDT
  
  While shying away from a presidential endorsement, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed support for Barack Obama’s 16-month timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, Der Spiegel reports. He expressed frustration at his country’s lack of control over US forces and said they should leave "as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • George W. Bush • Iraq war • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • endorsement • Iraq exit strategy
- US, Iraq Agree to Set 'Time Horizon' for Troop Cuts
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 18, 08 1:55 PM CDT
  
  George Bush and Nouri al-Maliki have agreed that a security pact should include a general, non-binding “time horizon” for troop withdrawals from Iraq, the White House said today. The leaders agreed to lay down “aspirational goals” based on improving ground conditions, Reuters reports, striking a compromise between the prime minister’s recent calls for a timetable and President Bush’s aversion to hard deadlines. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
- Iraqi Visits: Much Ado but Few Epiphanies
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 18, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  Lawmakers have been flocking to Iraq to assess the situation on the ground, as Barack Obama is about to do, but the visits rarely result in any revelations for them, writes Karen DeYoung in the Washington Post . The itineraries are fairly routine by now—meet the generals, the troops, and some Iraqi leaders; maybe visit the front lines—and "most seem to return even more convinced of the views they held before they left." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Green Zone • US Congress • US embassy in Baghdad • political strategy
- McCain Camp Likens Obama —to Bush?
  
  newser | Huffington Post | Jul 16, 08 6:22 PM CDT
  
  The McCain camp borrowed a page from its rivals today with a new tack on Barack Obama: He looks a whole lot like George W. Bush. McCain's national security adviser took Obama to task for the rigidity of his Iraq strategy, the Huffington Post reports. "I think the American people have had enough of stubbornness and inflexibility in national security policy,” said Randy Scheunemann. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • Iraq exit strategy • flip flop
- 'Foolish Consistency' Mars Obama Iraq Plan
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 16, 08 4:45 PM CDT
  
  The editors of the Washington Post are rankled that Barack Obama has the same position on exiting Iraq now—“with bloodshed at its lowest level since the war began”—as he did a year ago, “at the war’s peak.” His "iron timetable" of a 16-month withdrawal, seemingly "indifferent to the war's outcome," is short-sighted and does not serve America's interests. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq exit strategy • surge • timetable
- Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq Stances: Poll
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 15, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama and John McCain have battled each other to a draw when it comes to Iraq, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. Americans are split more or less down the middle on Iraq policy, with 50% supporting Obama’s withdrawal timetable and 49% backing McCain’s open-ended approach. In general, 47% trust McCain to handle Iraq, while 45% trust Obama. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • poll • Iraq exit strategy • Washington Post ABC poll
- Obama: Swift End to Iraq War Will Strengthen Security
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 15, 08 8:39 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will promise a swift end to the Iraq war in a major speech today, arguing that the ongoing conflict “distracts us from every threat that we face,” according to excerpts obtained by Politico. As president, Obama would take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq,” he says, “and it never was.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • Iraq war • Afghanistan • Obama 2008 • Iraq exit strategy • speech
- Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  Calling Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for US withdrawal an "enormous opportunity," Barack Obama lays out his plan for ending the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed piece. The presumptive Democratic nominee reiterates his support for a careful withdrawal over 16 months, leaving behind a "residual force" which would perform limited missions. "The good news is that Iraq’s leaders want to take responsibility for their country by negotiating a timetable for the removal of American troops," he writes. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • Iraq war • Afghanistan • Nouri al-Maliki • War on Terror • Iraq exit strategy
- Obama: Relax, I'm Not Running to the Center
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and federal economic controls. “I believe in personal responsibility," he added. "I also believe in faith.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq exit strategy • universal health care • flip flop • centrist • progressive
- Iraq Minister Demands Exit Timetable
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Iraq won’t accept any security deal that doesn’t include strict guidelines for a US withdrawal, National Security Adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said today. The US waved off similar statements from Nouri al-Maliki yesterday, saying they didn’t believe the Iraqi PM really wanted a timetable, but Rubaie’s comments left little to interpretation. “Our stance in the negotiations … will be strong,” he said. “We will not accept any memorandum of understanding that doesn’t have specific dates to withdraw foreign forces.” More »
  
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  Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Iraqi government • treaty
- Obama: I Must 'Earn the Trust' of US Military
  
  newser | Military Times | Jul 7, 08 3:08 PM CDT
  
  Because he hasn't served in the military, Barack Obama says, “I have to earn the trust of men and women in uniform.” In a wide-ranging interview with Military Times , the presumptive Democratic nominee vowed to raise pay and improve health care for service members, promised he would not preside over “precipitous” withdrawal from Iraq, and said the military unfairly received flack for “bad planning on the civilian side.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • military • Iraq exit strategy • veterans' health care
- Timetable Needed to End 'Foreign Presence' in Iraq: PM
  
  newser | Reuters | Jul 7, 08 12:09 PM CDT
  
  Iraq is ready to be rid of US troops, its prime minister said today, and he wants a timetable. “We are looking at the necessity of terminating the foreign presence on Iraqi lands and restoring full sovereignty,” Nouri al-Maliki told Arab diplomats, saying the “memorandum of understanding” being negotiated with the US would include either outright departure or a timetable, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Iraqi government • treaty
- Obama Might 'Refine' 16-Month Iraq Timeline
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 3, 08 4:54 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama today appeared to soften his oft-stated pledge that he would pull troops out of Iraq in 16 months, the New York Times reports. Obama, while inisting that his policies had not changed, said he would consider the opinions of military commanders as he continues to “refine his policies.” The presumptive nominee will make a trip to Iraq later this month. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • election 2008 • Iraq exit strategy • flip flop • Fargo
June 2008
- Obama Needs to Shift Iraq Strategy
  
  newser | New Yorker | Jun 30, 08 1:17 PM CDT
  
  “There will be no such thing as victory in Iraq,” George Packer writes in the New Yorker , “but the next President, if he remains nimble, may be able to keep the damage under control.” Packer argues that the dramatic improvement since the surge poses a problem for Barack Obama, whose proposal to withdraw troops in 16 months helped him seal the nomination, but is outdated. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • troop surge • Iraq exit strategy

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