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President Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Speech: 'Mission Accomplished 2'?
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- Talk about a tough crowd. Hours before President Barack Obama was set to give a speech proudly announcing the withdrawal of "all combat troops in Iraq" by the end of August, commentators around the Web had already thoroughly chastised him for his pre-released remarks. Though the text of the president's speech steered notably clear of the "mission accomplished" lingo of his predecessor -- emphasizing that the American "commitment in Iraq is changing," not ending, with some 50,000 troops expected to remain on the ground come September, down from a high of 177,000 in January, ...
McCain Redefines 'The Surge'
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, Sen. John McCain took pains to redefine the meaning of what he means when he says "The Surge." In effect, McCain had made a silly gaffe when he declared that our infusion of troops into Iraq back in early 2007 facilitated the Sunni Awakening, which, as many were quick to point out, actually happened months before. As Political Machine's Dave reported earlier, candidates make mistakes on the campaign trail. But rather than correct the record and wipe the egg off his face, McCain decided to take another approach. Since historical revisionism could be easily exposed by even the most ...
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