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Will the War in Iraq Ever Go Away?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyThe war in Iraq just isn't going gently into the night, is it? Sunday's parliamentary election took place amid a backdrop of mortar, grenade and bomb attacks in Baghdad and other major cities. The good news is that the elections went ahead and people voted. But the extreme political fragmentation that characterizes the country -- with some 6,000 candidates, from more than 80 parties, chasing a mere 325 parliamentary seats -- means that whatever coalition government results will be necessarily fragile. And even as President Obama praised Iraqi voters for their bravery in casting their ballots, ...
Barack Obama Will End Iraq War in 16 Months
By Jonathan Berr - Politics DailyContinuing to turn up the heat on front-runner Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) today vowed to end the war in Iraq in 16 months if he's elected. Obama told a crowd in New Hamphire that he would "refocus the military on the fight with al-Qaeda and engage in diplomacy with enemies of the United States." according to the Union Leader newspaper. "Not only do I want to end the war in Iraq, I want to end the mindset that got us there," the paper quotes Obama as saying. Will this open Obama to criticism that he's calling for military to "cut and run?" Probably. ...
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