Withdrawal

Memo To Right-Wing: Withdrawal Timetable Now Doubleplusgood

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.

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Friday Talking Points [50] -- Can I Call You Joe?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I refuse to get too wrapped up in the question of who "won" the debate. In general, unless one candidate obviously self-destructs, this question is answered subjectively and personally. That's not to say I didn't think Biden did better. I did.

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Seth Colter Walls

Surge Proponents Face October Test: Will Provincial Elections Even Take Place?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

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Has the surge succeeded in Iraq? The political consensus at the moment appears to be "yes," with even surge opponent Barack Obama telling Bill O'Reill...

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Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

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Blackwater And Other Private Contractors In Iraq Losing Immunity

Washington Post | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on most elements of a framework under which U.S. combat troops would withdraw from Iraqi cities sometime next y...

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Meet the Bloggers: Darcy Burner Can End the Iraq War Responsibly

ZP Heller | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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ZP Heller

When it comes to the Iraq war, the question is no longer whether the U.S. should end it, but how.  On yesterday's Meet the Bloggers, special guest Darcy Burner made the case for A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which she co-authored earlier this year. 

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Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...

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If Iraq Wants Us Out By 2010 - Lets Get the Hell Out!

David Mixner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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David Mixner

No one can possibly justify one more American soldier being killed or one more American bombing raid after 2010. Clearly the Iraqi leaders feel they can govern effectively within two years without the current U.S. occupation.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"

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Obama Frames Iraq Right, Bush And McCain Slow To React

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain's going to have to come up with some new spin to explain why Obama and Maliki are now singing from the same songbook on timetables for withdrawal.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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The Coming Together Of McCain And Obama On Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain knows that the electorate wants America out of Iraq, even faster than Obama has proposed. He also knows that his ties to Bush's foreign policy are an albatross around his neck.

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Last night's debate: An honorable prospect for Hillary Clinton's exit

Harold Pollack | Posted 02.22.2008 | Home

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Harold Pollack

Last night, we watched a fine debate. Senator Clinton badly needed to hurt Senator Obama. She did not, and so perhaps lost her final chance of the 200...

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A Dozen Reasons Why This Edwards Supporter is Backing Obama

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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Paul Loeb

Like Edwards, Obama is working to build a movement capable of pushing his policies through the political resistance he will face.

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Courting Florida's FredHeads

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Lauren Kirchner

Romney decides to go with the "bad boyfriend" tactic and just ignore voters, because obviously Thompson supporters seemed to like that. Probably a self-esteem thing.

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Republicans Vote to Cut Off Funding for Our Troops

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Republicans are saying that cutting off funding for our troops is never acceptable. That's the obvious lie that must be exposed.

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Sam Stein

Senate To Follow House With Aggressive Iraq Funding Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2007 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, announced today that the Senate will not approve war funding this calender year unless it is a $50 billion me...

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Is Petraeus' Testimony Relevant to the Debate on Iraq?

Posted 09.11.2007 | Home

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The "surge" is not a strategy, it is a tactic. And the strategy has failed because we are not safer.

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Bush Refuses to Set Timetable for Withdrawal from Crawford

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.02.2007 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

"The enemy would like nothing better than to see me cut short my vacation and get back to the White House," Mr. Bush told reporters. "They hate my freedom."

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