Comments on: Iraqi Politics Moves Toward a Post-Occupation Phase (Perhaps Too Soon) http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:28:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: acquarius74 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1774211 acquarius74 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:43:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1774211 <p>DUGG and commented there. Reminder: each comment at DIGG increases the number by one, and each thumbs-up there also does same.</p> DUGG and commented there. Reminder: each comment at DIGG increases the number by one, and each thumbs-up there also does same.

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773759 Margot Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:05:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773759 <p>Siun has a new post <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/it%E2%80%99s-already-sunday-in-gaza-%E2%80%9Ciaf-strikes-mosque-tv-station%E2%80%9D/" rel="nofollow">upstairs</a></p> Siun has a new post upstairs

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773723 CTuttle Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:31:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773723 <p>Well, the bulk of the OSP/PNAC neocons have been fumigated… Time shall tell…! ;-)</p> Well, the bulk of the OSP/PNAC neocons have been fumigated… Time shall tell…! ;-)

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773722 ratfood Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:30:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773722 <p>I’m less concerned about Gates double-crossing Obama than the possibility that they might share the same weltanschauung.</p> I’m less concerned about Gates double-crossing Obama than the possibility that they might share the same weltanschauung.

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773721 ratfood Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:28:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773721 <p>Hard to tell if his objection was to the content of the statements or simply the fact that they were uttered publicly.</p> Hard to tell if his objection was to the content of the statements or simply the fact that they were uttered publicly.

]]> By: Swopa http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773719 Swopa Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:26:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773719 <p>Well, there is that. :-) But I think it’s more providing lip service to the bigger bosses that are leaving.</p> <p>With everyone being replaced all around him, I don’t think Gates will have the bureaucratic support to run a double-cross on Obama.</p> <p>We’ll just have to see what Petraeus and Odierno have to say on Jan. 21st.</p> Well, there is that. :-) But I think it’s more providing lip service to the bigger bosses that are leaving.

With everyone being replaced all around him, I don’t think Gates will have the bureaucratic support to run a double-cross on Obama.

We’ll just have to see what Petraeus and Odierno have to say on Jan. 21st.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773713 CTuttle Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:24:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773713 <p>Gates is not too keen on extending the Iraqi fiasco, He has already repudiated some of Betrayus’s more ludicrous public statements…!</p> Gates is not too keen on extending the Iraqi fiasco, He has already repudiated some of Betrayus’s more ludicrous public statements…!

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773709 ratfood Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:19:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773709 <p>Like the Secretary of Defense?</p> Like the Secretary of Defense?

]]> By: Swopa http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773708 Swopa Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:16:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773708 <p>Which civilian leadership? The group that’s leaving on Jan. 20th?</p> Which civilian leadership? The group that’s leaving on Jan. 20th?

]]> By: ratfood http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773705 ratfood Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:14:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/27/iraqi-politics-moves-toward-a-post-occupation-phase-perhaps-too-soon/#comment-1773705 <p>I don’t think they’d be making statements like that without some prior assurance from the civilian leadership back home.</p> I don’t think they’d be making statements like that without some prior assurance from the civilian leadership back home.

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