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Leaving Iraq - Will Bush really pull troops out?

Leaving Iraq - Will Bush really pull troops out?

President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed Friday to include a “general time horizon” for U.S. troop withdrawals as part of a pending bilateral security agreement (SOFA - Status of Forces Agreement), the White House said.
“Improving conditions should allow for the agreements now under negotiation to include a general time horizon for meeting [...]

Patriotism, Service to the Nation, POWs, and Torture

Patriotism, Service to the Nation, POWs, and Torture

I have been thinking all day today about Gen. Wes Clark (Ret.) argument against Sen. McCain that he lacks “command experience” because his military career is essentially one of dropping bombs on innocent civilians and getting captured and tortured.
Sen. McCain’s service to his country in Vietnam was honorable. That story is a difficult one to [...]