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| Debunking The Myth Of The “Troop Surge” |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 5:31 pm |
| Tags: Politics U S, Iraq, Politics Global, Military Issues General, Spineless Dems, Bush Arrogance, Propaganda Catapulting |
| survey on the ability of the surge to succeed. The experts consulted overwhelmingly concluded that the surge would not succeed…and the reader disagreed…offering the following closing statement. Like it or not, the surge is working, just ask Hillary or any Democrat (in private of course). Victory or defeat, you decide. In reading |
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| Union Leader editorial falsely claimed Clinton said "troop surge in Iraq is working" |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 6:40 pm |
| Tags: New Hampshire Union Leader, 2008 Elections, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, National Security Foreign Policy, War In Iraq |
| what she said. She said the surge was 'working' in 'some areas,' including Al-Anbar, not only Al-Anbar." In fact, as Media Matters for America has noted, Clinton said in her August 20 speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) that changed tactics in Iraq are "working" -- not President Bush's troop "surge" policy. As |
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| First Hillary, then Obama: The surge may be working |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 11:03 am |
| convention about the troop surge in Iraq:It's working. We're just years too late in our tactics.Here is what Barack Obama had to say in front of the same group yesterday:If we put 30,000 additional troops into Baghdad, it will quell some of the violence short term. I don't think there is any doubt about that.Could it be, like the "Peace |
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| Southeast of Baghdad, the Surge is Working |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 9:00 am |
| Tags: War |
| factions of various insurgent and sectarian groups. From al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) to Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army' (the Jaisch al Mahdi, or JAM'), insurgents in the area have now spent months and years fighting amongst themselves and against each other, all while terrorizing a civilian population which was cowed into submission and |
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| Petraeus Surge Plan Working - Democrats Worry |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 1:04 pm |
| or failure of the Iraq Troop Surge, some democratic leaders are bitting their nails with worry that the Petreaus plan might actually be working.Even before General Petraeus had a chance to get all of his men in place as he built up troop strength around Iraq, some democratic legislators were already calling his plan a failure and even one |
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| Top commander rejects Warner proposal to reverse surge - Examiner.com |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 9:29 pm |
| Tags: More Top Stories |
| Warner proposal to reverse surgeExaminer.com - 18 hours agoby Rowan Scarborough, The Examiner Sen. John Warner's proposal to reverse the ongoing troop surge and start removing troops from Iraq this fall met with stiff resistance from a top US military commander in Iraq.US general: Pulling troops 'giant step backward' CNNReport: |
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| Warner Raps Iraqi Leaders, Praises Surge - HispanicBusiness.com |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 11:23 am |
| Tags: U S |
| Raps Iraqi Leaders, Praises SurgeHispanicBusiness.com - 5 hours agoSen. John W. Warner returned from a visit to Iraq optimistic that the military surge is working but pessimistic that Iraqi leaders could find a political solution to the violence.Republican Senator Joins Calls for US Troop Withdrawal CNSNews.comReport: Top Gen. To Advise |
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| US stocks surge on strong data - Bangkok Post |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 5:47 pm |
| Tags: Business |
| InquirerUS stocks surge on strong dataBangkok Post - 22 hours agoNew York (dpa) - US stocks rose Friday after unexpectedly strong home sales and durable goods orders eased fears of a recession. Energy companies' shares were lifted by higher oil prices.Stocks gain to finish a quieter week Los Angeles TimesMarkets rebound on US |
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| Schieffer falsely claimed Clinton is "saying ... maybe the surge is working" |
| Published: August 26, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Bob Schieffer, Cbs, Face The Nation, 2008 Elections, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, National Security Foreign Policy, War In Iraq |
| it looks like ... maybe the surge is working in the sense that there is less violence there." In fact, as Media Matters for America has repeatedly noted, Clinton said in her August 20 speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) that changed tactics in Iraq are "working" -- not President Bush's troop "surge" policy. According to an |
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| Over 400K Iraqis have fled country since 'surge' |
| Published: August 26, 2007, 1:47 pm |
| Tags: Iraq |
| Dear Leader's military surge to increase security in the country, the number of Iraqis fleeing their homes because of the violence has increased dramatically, with over 400,000 leaving since the beginning of the year.The number of displaced Iraqis shot upward from 447,337 on Jan. 1 to 1.14 million on July 31, the Iraqi Red Crescent |
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| Arianna Huffington: War Deadenders Take Hope: The Surge May Not Be Working, But a US-Allawi Coup May Be On Its Way |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 4:53 pm |
| Report on the state of the surge, we may also need to be anticipating the Allawi Coup. I'm talking, of course about Ayad Allawi, longtime C.I.A. asset and former interim prime minister of Iraq. He's making quite the PR push to get his old job back, penning an op-ed for the Washington Post, hooking up with Wolf Blitzer on Late Edition on |
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| Wash. Times' Curl falsely claimed that Obama and Clinton "declared surge to be 'working' " |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 9:00 pm |
| Tags: The Washington Times, 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, National Security Foreign Policy, War In Iraq |
| has Obama "declared the surge to be 'working,' " as Curl asserted in the August 27 article. Rather, Obama said in his August 21 speech to the VFW that "there is no military solution in Iraq" and "[n]o military surge can succeed without political reconciliation and a surge of diplomacy in Iraq and the region," as Media Matters |
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| UN horrified by surge in opium trade in Helmand - Guardian Unlimited |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 8:04 pm |
| IntelligencerUN horrified by surge in opium trade in HelmandGuardian Unlimited - 1 hour agoBritain's drug policy in Afghanistan's Helmand province lay in tatters yesterday as the UN declared a "frightening" explosion in opium production across the country, led by Taliban-backed farmers in the volatile south.Afghan opium |
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| After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs 'Surge' |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 12:00 am |
| After serving two weeks of reserve duty in Iraq, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) yesterday called for continuation of the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and warned that any decision to mandate a withdrawal this year would undercut critical gains made in recent months. |
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| After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs 'Surge' |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 12:00 am |
| After serving two weeks of reserve duty in Iraq, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) yesterday called for continuation of the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and warned that any decision to mandate a withdrawal this year would undercut critical gains made in recent months. |
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