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Gates: Troop Draw Down could take Two to Three Years.

Only two days after the President's speech at Westpoint Military Academy, the Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has acknowledged that there is no deadline in the troops withdrawal from Afghnistan.  Gates...

Afghanistan summit to plan for withdrawal

The nice thing about Gordon Brown he nearly always, well almost lets the cat get completely out of the bag. So we are now looking at 2 to 3 years for the war to be won, or, the peace to be gained by a truce, with...

Secretary of Defence makes Unannounced Visit to Iraq

U.S. Secretary of Defence made an unannouced visit to Baghdad today.  He will be visiting U.S. troops and Iraqi government officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Gates stated that the security...

US Troops Praise Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan VIDEO

President Obama announced the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq by August 2010 in Camp Lejuene, NC. After Obama’s speech, the AP interviewed several soldiers at the military base. While conservatives have...

Hamas: Obama doesn't represent change

Hamas does not like Obama.Hamas does not like anyone who says they must stopkilling Jewish children. " "Obama is still on the same path as previous leaders and also will make the same mistakes as Bush that ignited...

Honda blames global crisis for F1 withdrawal

Well the circus F1 needs a new goal, Honda first to retreat " Chief executive Takeo Fukui announced at a news conference in Tokyo that the company would be willing to sell the team and will withdraw from the 2009...

US-Iraq: The big picture is a neo-con failure

Michael Schwartz examines what's left of neo-con master-plan and what is Obama's vision Pt. 2 of 3

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

US plan to leave Iraq by 2011

Pressure has been mounting on the American administration to declare the troops pullout date from Iraq. Eeven there were pressure coming from Iraqi public opinion and also from Iraq's most powerful neighbour and bete noire of American government Iran for the exit of US and...

AFP: Russia says 'forces in Georgia' seeking to provoke new conflict

" KARALETI, Georgia (AFP) — Russia on Monday accused "forces in Georgia" of seeking to provoke a new conflict, but vowed to complete a withdrawal on schedule following the August war between the two countries. Russian forces were dismantling checkpoints in buffer zones...

Russia considers ban on emos and goths

What's the deal with all the emo-hate this year? Not only are they getting beat up in Mexico and smeared in the UK media, they're now about to be banned in Russia. Government there is considering a law that would...

Maliki hints Bush tried to help McCain by extending U.S. troop presence in Iraq

Named source - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki  - says negotiations with U.S. over Iraq withdrawal seemed suspect, even political."Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq “as soon as possible” and endorsed Sen....

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

General Petraeus on victory definition in Iraq

The notion of US "victory" in Iraq has frequently been tossed around during the electoral campaign with McCain telling Couric in July "We Will Come Home In Victory" and Obama answering the question by...

Betting windows are open on Palin withdrawal

UPDATE BELOWPlace your bets, ladies and gentlemen.  The Sarah Palin commodiy market is open."NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Now the Democrats aren't the only ones who can try to capitalize on the negative buzz growing...

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