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• Jim Wallis: Benedict on War

  Published: July 25, 2007, 10:45 am

  Tags: Catholics, Iraq, War

  Belligeranti" (Note to the Warring Powers), asking them to put an end to the First World War (cf. ASS 9 [1917], 417-420).As that huge conflict raged, the Pope had the courage to affirm that it was a "useless bloodbath." This expression of his left a mark on history. It was a justified remark given the concrete situation in that summer of 1917,

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• Ryan Rodrick Beiler: CT on 'Bush's Heresy'

  Published: July 24, 2007, 12:39 pm

  Tags: George W Bush, Iraq, War

  For those who'll accuse me of Bush-bashing, the headline was Christianity Today's. Ted Olsen has an interesting round-up of conservative bloggers, mostly criticizing recent statements by Bush about his theology of foreign policy: And people have said, you know, this is Wilsonian, it's hopelessly idealistic. One, it is idealistic, to this extent:

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• Jim Wallis: The Catholic Bishops Respond on Iraq

  Published: July 24, 2007, 10:49 am

  Tags: Catholics, Iraq, War

  the church to end the war in Iraq. The bishops have responded. Thomas G. Wenski, the bishop of Orlando and chairman of the USCCB's Committee on International Policy, wrote in a letter to the members of Congress: The Catholic Bishops of the United States share your deep concern for the dangerous and deteriorating situation in Iraq. Too

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• Clinton and Obama’s Poll Numbers Suffer Due To Infighting

  Published: July 29, 2007, 9:37 pm

  Tags: Hillary Clinton, Polls Amp 038 Surveys, 2008 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, Iraq, Barack Obama, Debates, Democratic Presidential Nomination, Democratic Primary, Democrats, Hillary Clinton In The News, Hillary Poll Numbers, Iraq, Iraq War

  Left-wing candidate John Edwards led the Iowa poll by five points, though he still trails Obama and Clinton in all national polls. Edwards, sensing his moment, has joined the fight by attacking both the frontrunners. 'We have had two good people, Democratic candidates for President, who have spent their time attacking each other instead of

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• Hillary Will You Draft Our Daughters?

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:02 pm

  Tags: Hillary Clinton, 2008 Presidential Election, Editorials Opinion, Iraq, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, Hillary Clinton Quotes, Iraq, Iraq War

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• Hillary and Barack Obama Stop Playing Nice

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:18 pm

  Tags: News Amp 038 Commentary, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, Editorials Opinion, Iraq, Against Hillary, Barack Obama, Debates, Democrats, Hillary Poll Numbers, Iraq, Iraq War

  where Hillary's Howard Wolfson got into an increasingly sharp and angry exchange with Obama's David Axelrod. (more…) 2008 Presidential Election, Against Hillary, Barack Obama, debates, democrats, Editorials/Opinion, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, hillary poll numbers, iraq, iraq war, News &

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• Pentagon Announces Plans To Rotate 20K Troops Into Iraq

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:37 pm

  Tags: Military, Iraq, War Coverage

  it will rotate 20,000 into Iraq at the end of this year but denied the troops would extend President Bush’s troop “surge” through next spring, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reported Tuesday that a “worst case scenario” would stretch military ranks as troops leave

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• Driving to Destruction

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:03 am

  Tags: Iraq War, Military

  about 160,000 US troops in Iraq, and come next spring the Army hits a wall.  It will run out of fresh troops to rotate into Iraq and maintain that high level of force. Not removing troops until spring 2008 isn't just horrible to contemplate based on the last four years in Iraq, it's an invitation to disaster.  It's as if they were

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• CBO: Iraq war to cost $1 trillion

  Published: August 1, 2007, 8:11 am

  Tags: Military, Iraq, War Coverage

  treasure is exorbitant. The war in Iraq could ultimately cost well over a trillion dollars — at least double what has already been spent — including the long-term costs of replacing damaged equipment, caring for wounded troops, and aiding the Iraqi government, according to a new government analysis. The United States has already

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• Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Commits Big-Time Goof

  Published: August 1, 2007, 8:55 am

  Tags: Hillary Clinton, Polls Amp 038 Surveys, 2008 Presidential Election, Dick Morris, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, Editorials Opinion, Iraq, Hillary Lies, Against Hillary, Barack Obama, Clinton Campaign, Debates, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War

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• Dick Cheney Supports Pentagon Against Hillary On Iraq Withdrawal Plans

  Published: August 1, 2007, 10:46 am

  Tags: Hillary Clinton, 2008 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton Make Overs, Editorials Opinion, Hillary Lies, Hillary Clinton In The News, Iraq, Iraq War

  of U.S. forces from Iraq reinforces enemy propaganda that the United States will abandon its allies in Iraq, much as we are perceived to have done in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia," he wrote. Last Friday, Gates said Edelman's letter had led the debate over redeployment "astray" and that discussion of the issue was

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• Iraq'd

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:31 pm

  Tags: Iraq, War Coverage

  are commonly targeted in Iraq’s sectarian conflict between rival Shiite and Sunni groups. At least 1,652 civilians were killed in Iraq last month, up from 1,241 in June, Agence France-Presse said, citing Iraqi ministries. July’s figure was more than the 1,626 civilians killed in February, AFP said, when up to 30,000 additional

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• O'Hanlon, Pollack struggle with the president's script

  Published: August 2, 2007, 9:49 pm

  Tags: Iraq, War Coverage

  Monday, their op-ed on the war in Iraq appeared in the NYT and immediately became The Most Important Opinion Piece Ever, at least as far as Bush and his supporters are concerned. It's hard to overstate the speed (and glee) with which this op-ed was embraced by the right. * Dick Cheney cited the O'Hanlon/Pollack piece as proof that Bush's

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• Iraq Vets speak out (WARNING: GRAPHIC MATERIAL)

  Published: July 14, 2007, 1:57 pm

  Tags: Snuff, Iraq, War Crimes, Very Graphic

  reported."This is why the 'war' and the occupation are lost, and have been for quite a while. Granted, based on the stated goals of war, winning was always going to be a difficult proposition. But losing was not necessarily inevitable - that is, had the US government actually planned for a lengthy occupation, etc. etc. Well. On second thought.

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• ABC News Iowa Debate: Huckabee on foreign oil

  Published: August 6, 2007, 1:35 pm

  Tags: Video, Huckabee, War, Republicans, Presidential Election, Iraq War

  ground in Iraq (between Hunter and Paul)? Huckabee's answer was good. We should end our dependence on foreign oil. That should have been one of the first things we did to fight this war on terrorism. We should be drilling for oil in the Gulf, ANWR and anywhere else we think there's oil. I like Huckabee more every time I hear what he

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