On AlterNet: iraq withdrawal
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Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.
Why you'll be paying for the occupation for years to come, withdrawal or not.
Adam Morrow, Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, IPS News. December 23, 2008.
Critics in Iraq and beyond say the much ballyhooed SOFA is riddled with loopholes and above all else, a reflection of U.S. strategic interests.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. October 16, 2008.
The Bush administration will present the pact as a sign of its success in Iraq, but in fact it is very different from what it intended.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 11, 2008.
Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. September 3, 2008.
With an eye on the presidential election, the White House is working to create the impression that the war is ripe for U.S. victory.
Gareth Porter, IPS News. July 31, 2008.
Now is not the first time the Iraqi Prime Minister sought a timetable for U.S. withdrawal.
Anthony Arnove, Huffington Post. July 30, 2008.
President Bush, Nuri al-Maliki, Barack Obama and John McCain seem to have reached a common consensus on Iraq.
Patrick Cockburn, The Nation. July 22, 2008.
With Iraqis more concerned with electricity that the U.S. election, a timetable for withdrawal is the best Obama could give them.
Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. July 17, 2008.
Can the president synonymous with a military disaster put a positive spin on McCain's Iraq plan?
Rahmat Al-Salama, Iraq Updates. July 15, 2008.
As the Status of Forces negotiations fall apart, a top Iraqi official says all U.S. and other forces should withdraw by 2011 at the latest.
Middle East OnlineJuly 8, 2008.
"We will not accept any memorandum of understanding if it does not give a specific date for a complete withdrawal of foreign troops."
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. July 8, 2008.
In a stunning move, the Iraqi PM floats the idea of a timetable, while Bush -- and McCain -- continue to insist on indefinite occupation.
Adil E. Shamoo, Foreign Policy in Focus. July 2, 2008.
Instead of negotiating a long-term presence in Iraq, the United States should be negotiating a withdrawal.
Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 26, 2008.
A new report takes a stab at answering the question of how to leave Iraq. Will Congress pay attention?
