All Posts Tagged With: "Iraq"
Obama’s 2006 We Must Surrender In Iraq Speech
Barack has always thought the US should surrender in Iraq
If you’re looking for a candidate who will bring defeat, retreat, shame, genocide and disaster, then Barack Obama is your man.
Back in 2006, when the the country was tiring of the War in Iraq and the situation looked bleak, Barack Obama was one of the loudest [...]
Washington Post; The Democrats’ Baghdad Two-Step
Washington Post
By Peter Hoekstra
Monday, July 21, 2008; Page A15
It’s hard not to have heard about the positive developments in Iraq lately. On Friday, the White House announced that President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had reached agreement on a “time horizon” for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman [...]
If Obama’s Mind Is Made Up Why Go To Iraq?
Is Obama’s trip necessary?
Politico - Roger Simon:
Obama was goaded into the planned trip by John McCain, who, along with the Republican National Committee, has been keeping track of the number of days since Obama last visited Iraq. A clock on the RNC website counts the days, hours, minutes and seconds since Obama was last in [...]
Iraq Will Insist On U.S. Troop Withdrawal Timetable
Fox News
Iraq’s national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
The comments by Mouwaffak al-Rubaie were the strongest yet by an Iraqi official about the deal now under negotiation with U.S. officials. It came a day [...]
Obama: Genocide In Iraq Isn’t A Good Enough Reason To Keep U.S. Forces There
Flashback To 21 March 2007;
Associated Press, Fri., July. 20, 2007:
“Obama, our troops must be out of Iraq by 30 March 2008”
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn’t a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces [...]
7Jul2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
Obama Might ‘Refine’ Iraq Timeline
As a presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama has not been known for holding an abundance of news conferences. That was not the case here on Thursday, when he called two in a span of four hours.
So what prompted him to call a second afternoon session to talk specifically about Iraq?
Mr. Obama was scrolling through news [...]
Humiliation: U.S. Troops Routed by Former Iraqi Insurgents - Just Read The Article
McClatchy Newspapers
By Mike Tharp
An American soldier wears the team’s T-shirt to its “fallen heroes” during a soccer match in Iraq.
A soccer game on a dirt field between two amateur teams_ one U.S. Army soldiers, one local Iraqis — may not seem like a big deal in the scope of the wider war.
But the recent match [...]
Vets For Freedom Ask Senator Obama To Visit Iraq
Senator Obama: When will you finally visit Iraq?
Vets for Freedom is releasing a second ad, featuring Iraq war veteran and Vets for Freedom member, Specialist Kate Norley. Kate, who served 16 months on the front lines as a combat medic, asks Senator Obama two simple, but powerful, questions:
1. Senator Obama, when will [...]
29May2008 | Jeremiah | 0 comments | Continued
Iraqi Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Against Al-Sadr’s Militia
By Ned Parker, Raheem Salman and Saad Fakhrildeen
Every year, millions of pilgrims come to Najaf to pray at the Imam Ali Mosque, the tomb of the prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law. It was over the question of Ali’s succession that the Shiite sect emerged. Believers from across Iraq bury their dead in Najaf’s cemetery, named the Valley [...]
Jimmy Carter to Meet With Hamas Leader in Syria
Former President Jimmy Carter is reportedly preparing an unprecedented meeting with the leader of Hamas, an organization that the U.S. government considers one of the leading terrorist threats in the world.
The Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat reported Tuesday that Carter was planning a trip to Syria for mid-April, during which he would meet with Khaled Meshal, [...]
