Iraq Surge

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RNC: "USA, USA"

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Patriotism, John McCain, Rnc, 2008 Presidential Race, Republican Convention, Al Qaeda, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Patriotism and "Country First" have become the theme for John McCain's campaign. Several speakers, including the Republican nominee himself, John McCa...

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General: Winter "Surge" Planned For Afghanistan

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 09.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Afghanistan, War Wire, Iraq Surge, Success of the Surge, Home News

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALAGUSH, Afghanistan — American troops in Afghanistan will step up offensive operations this winter because insurgents a...

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A "Surge" by Any Other Name Would be a Reinforcement

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Names, Reinforcement, George W. Bush, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News

To "name" an issue is to frame the issue, and ultimately to own it. That's why Barack Obama is having such a hard time answering questions about our recent successes in Iraq.

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McCain's Premature Surge Adulation

David Quigg | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Politics, Iraq Surge, Max Boot, John McCain, Thomas Ricks Fiasco, Counterinsurgency, David Petraeus, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, 2008 Election, Eric Shinseki, Politics News

McCain's failure of judgment, conscience, and courage during the rush to war cannot be erased. He turned his back on the only surge that might have spared us this: a surge before the invasion.

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Why the Media Fears John McCain

Ben Cohen | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Iraq Surge, John McCain, Iraq, Success of the Surge, Barack Obama, Media News

The mainstream media is doing exactly what it did before the build up to the Iraq War -- sucking up to McCain's perceived power and not asking relevant questions because it's fearful of being labeled unpatriotic.

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For Obama, Europe is Won -- Now It's on to America!

Carl Jeffers | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, John McCain Obama Matchup, Iraq Surge, Swing States, Mccain Leadership, Mccain Pulls Ahead, Obama Iraq, Obama Defines Himself, Politics News

There are signs, particularly in some key swing states that McCain might have a chance to win. Obama still has still not defined himself in a way that tells the American people "who he really is."

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The Surge Postgame: How Effective Was It?

The American Prospect | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, John McCain, Warwire, Iraq, Success of the Surge, Politics News

The past few weeks have been momentous for the national conversation about Iraq. Nouri al-Maliki's explicitly stated insistence on a timetable for Ame...

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Everything is Excellent News for John McCain

August J. Pollak | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Because anything that happens to Barack Obama will be the death of his campaign. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Websit...

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McCain Offshore Drilling Battle Reminiscent Of Iraq Surge, Aide Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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An aide to John McCain synthesized the Senator's two favorite topics into one political thesis today: his support for off-shore drilling and his polic...

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Withdrawing from Iraq, Reinforcing Afghanistan

Joe Galloway | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, John McCain, Surge, Success of the Surge, Afghanistan, Aghan Poppy Crop, George W. Bush, John Mccain Surge, Taliban, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Bush and McCain had barely completed even one Iraq victory lap singing hosannas to the surge when they were obliged to begin thinking and talking about how they're going to shore up a failing policy in Afghanistan.

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Chuck Hagel: Quit Talking About The Surge, Focus On War's Future

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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OMAHA, Neb. — Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on ...

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Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' (Surge) Is

Adam Blickstein | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Iraq Surge, Linguistics, Language, Casuistry, Success of the Surge, Manipulative, Political Rhetoric, John McCain Rhetoric, Politics News

The stakes are far higher now in dealing with a war than with adultery. But in both instances, the manipulation of words, whether active or passive, matter.

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McCain's Surge Gaffe Actually Acknowledged On MSNBC

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, John McCain, Video, Contessa Brewer, Barack Obama, Jonathan Capehart, Politics News

A perfect example of how badly the media muddies the water when it comes to the Iraq War occurred in the late morning on MSNBC. At around 11:40, Cont...

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Troop-Withdrawal Advocates Gain an Important Ally

Byron Williams | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Maliki Surge, Iraqi Security Forces, Success of the Surge, Maliki Obama, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Nouri Al Maliki, Obama Iraq, Politics News

Conventional wisdom maintains that the surge is working and that violence is down. But the underlining reasons for much of the violence in Iraq is beyond the surge's control.

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The Loneliest Reporter

Robert Silvers | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, John McCain, Offshore Drilling Ban, Success of the Surge, Oil, Oil Prices, McCain Offshore Drilling, Iraq, Alaska Oil, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Nouri Al Maliki, Home News

No wonder there's only one reporter waiting for McCain in New Hampshire. While McCain's team has been compiling YouTube wannabe video montages, Obama's plan for Iraq was endorsed by the country's prime minister.

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Katie Couric To Obama: People Are "Scratching Their Heads" About Your Opposition To Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

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When Katie Couric told Haaretz that "The glory days of TV news are over," her words framed what looked like a lament, but her recent interview with Obama makes them seem like a threat.

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Scarborough Defames Bloggers Who Are Right On 'Surge'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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For all of my ideological differences with the man, I've always appreciated the way MSNBC's Joe Scarborough has seemed to applaud and encourage people...

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McCain Tries To Cover Surge Mistake With Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, John McCain, Anbar Province, Politics News

In a quote to the AP, John McCain's rapid response man delivered the campaign's first reaction to the news that the Arizona Republican bungled the his...

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Why John McCain's "Surge" Success Story is a Lie

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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McCain's belief that the surge "won the war" contradicts the substance of the "status of force" agreement the Bush administration has been trying to ram down the Iraqi government's throat.

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The Democrats' National Security Hangover

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Iran, John McCain, National Security, Afghanistan, Iraq Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Politics News

Lately, Democrats have been having a party on national security. An Admiral who wants more troops in Afghanistan, the Bush administration's diplomatic...

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Confessions of an Anti-Iraq War Democrat: Memories of a Purple Finger

Lanny Davis | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Saddam Hussein, Success of the Surge, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iraq Elections, Iraq, Purple Finger, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

Many anti-war Democrats now see a moral obligation (after all the carnage and destruction wrought by our military intervention) not just to pick up and leave Iraq without looking over our shoulders.

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Mitt Romney: McCain Invented Counterinsurgency Doctrine

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Tin-plated fraud-bot Mitt Romney, who would say just about anything to get the nomination, has been out recently demonstrating that he'd say just abou...

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'Surge' Ends With More Troops In Iraq Than Before Buildup Began

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top military officer said Wednesday that he is likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall. Adm....

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Like Vagueness? Elect McCain Commander In Chief

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Surge, Mccain Foreign Policy, Obama, Afghanistan, Strategy for Victory, Politics News

McCain's call for an "integrated" "multi-front" plan for victory in Aghanistan is just gobbledygook for "stay the course but make tweaks around the margins."

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Is McCain Flip-Flopping, Calling for Draft, or Just in Fantasy Land?

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Afghanistan War, Admiral Mike Mullen, Military Draft, Afghanistan, Iraq, Politics News

If McCain is serious about an indefinite commitment to Iraq, with no timetable for when the troops come home, then he doesn't have the troops to make any meaningful "surge" in Afghanistan.

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