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Bing West on Iraq: Next President's Fundamental Issue?

2008-10-06T18:23:16Z

The fundamental issue in Iraq for the next president, says Bing West, is not setting a timetable for troop withdrawal. It is getting leverage over Prime Minister Malicki.

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Bush reshuffles US forces - 9 Sep 08

2008-09-16T06:48:33Z

With less than four months before the end of his term, US president George Bush has made what could be his last major decision as commander-in-chief of the war in Iraq.

Touting what he called a "return to success" policy, Bush said 8,000 troops would be withdrawn from Iraq and 4,500 sent to Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports.

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From militarism to peace

2008-09-22T08:47:14Z

Col. (Retd.) Ann Wright on responsible US withdrawal from Iraq and the prospects for a peaceful future

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:33Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: [Senator Obama and I also] faced a decision, which amounted to a real-time test for a future commander-in-chief. America passed that test. I believe my judgment passed that test. And I believe Senator Obama's failed.

We both knew the politically safe choice was to support some form of retreat."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:32Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, war, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "I said I would rather lose a campaign than see America lose a war. My choice was not smart politics. It didn't test well in focus groups. It ignored all the polls. It also didn't matter."

LABEL: JM CO 07-25 (RAD#5) A - Clip B

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:32Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "If Senator Obama had prevailed, American forces would have had to retreat under fire. The Iraqi Army would have collapsed. Civilian casualties would have increased dramatically. Al Qaeda would have killed the Sunni sheikhs who had begun to cooperate with us, and the "Sunni Awakening" would have been strangled at birth. Al Qaeda fighters would have safe havens, from where they could train Iraqis and foreigners, and turn Iraq into a base for launching attacks on Americans elsewhere. Civil war, genocide and wider conflict would have been likely.

Above all, America would have been humiliated and weakened. Our military, strained by years of sacrifice, would have suffered a demoralizing defeat. Our enemies around the globe would have been emboldened. Terrorists would have seen our defeat as evidence America lacked the resolve to defeat them. As Iraq descended into chaos, other countries in the Middle East would have come to the aid of their favored factions, and the entire region might have erupted in war. Every American diplomat, American military commander, and American leader would have been forced to speak and act from a position of weakness."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:32Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Maliki Government

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "The Iraqi Government has met most of the benchmarks for political progress we demanded of them."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:32Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, failure

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Senator Obama said this week that even knowing what he knows today that he still would have opposed the surge. In retrospect, given the opportunity to choose between failure and success, he chooses failure. I cannot conceive of a Commander in Chief making that choice."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T10:51:32Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: " I said that the surge has succeeded, and it has. That is why the additional surge brigades are almost all home. I said we can win, and we will. I'm confident we will be able to reduce our forces in Iraq next year, and our forces will be out of regular combat operations and dramatically reduced in number during the term of the next President. We have fought the worst battles, survived the toughest threats, and the hardest part of this war is behind us. But it is not over yet."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T12:52:46Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Victory

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Because of the choice we made and all the surge has accomplished, the time will soon come when our troops can come home. But we face another choice today. We can withdraw when we have secured the peace and the gains we have sacrificed so much to achieve are safe. Or we can follow Senator Obama's unconditional withdrawal and risk losing the peace even if that results in spreading violence and a third Iraq war. Senator Obama has suggested he would consider sending troops back if that happened. When I bring them home in victory and with honor, they are staying home."

LABEL: JM CO 07-25 (RAD#5) A - Clip I

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-19T12:52:46Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, War

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Presidents don't lose wars. Nations do. And presidents don't fight wars."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T16:48:44Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Fortunately, Senator Obama failed, not our military. We rejected the audacity of hopelessness, and we were right."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T14:50:25Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Maliki Government

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "The Iraqi Government has met most of the benchmarks for political progress we demanded of them."

LABEL: JM CO 07-25 (RAD#5) A - Clip F

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T16:48:44Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

We both knew the politically safe choice was to support some form of retreat."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T16:48:44Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, war, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

LABEL: JM CO 07-25 (RAD#5) A - Clip B

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T16:48:44Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal, Afghanistan, funding

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "Senator Obama made a different choice. He not only opposed the new strategy, but actually tried to prevent us from implementing it. He didn't just advocate defeat, he tried to legislate it. When his efforts failed, he continued to predict the failure of our troops. As our soldiers and Marines prepared to move into Baghdad neighborhoods and Anbari villages, Senator Obama predicted that their efforts would make the sectarian violence in Iraq worse, not better.

And as our troops took the fight to the enemy, Senator Obama tried to cut off funding for them. He was one of only 14 senators to vote against the emergency funding in May 2007 that supported our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He would choose to lose in Iraq in hopes of winning in Afghanistan. But had his position been adopted, we would have lost both wars."

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John McCain: Speech 07/25/08

2008-08-13T16:48:44Z

John McCain
Speech
Denver, CO 07/25/08

TOPIC: McCain, Obama, Iraq, Surge, Troop Withdrawal

LABEL: JM CO 07-25 (RAD#5) A - Clip D

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More Americans Say Surge is Working

2008-09-17T06:43:14Z

Nearly half of Americans (48%) now say the surge of U.S. troops in Iraq is making the situation better, up from 22% when Gallup first asked the question in July 2007.

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McCain: Withdrawal in 1 Month?

2008-08-21T12:52:25Z

John McCain on Larry King Live, July 28, 2008

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 12/18/07

2008-07-02T18:20:13Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Concord, NH 12/17/07

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "My timetable for Iraq is not distinct. My view of Iraq and success in Iraq is what we are achieving now.

"It's not American presence in Iraq that matters. What matters is American casualties. We have American troops in Bosnia, and Korea, in Japan. We have American troops all over the world. And I'm glad they're there. I'm glad I'm they're there. And Americans are very satisfied that they are there.

"What matters is American casualties. And in the last several months you have seen a dramatic drop in the attacks, in the casualties, in the deaths. And all of the indicators that show that this strategy is succeeding. And I emphasize over and over and over again, Al Qaeda's on the run, they're not defeated. You will probably see spectacular suicide events take place. But the Maliki Government is barely starting to function a little better, we got a little good news today. On the local level, their governments are functioning much more effectively. And what is going to happen, we just turned over another province to the Iraqi military to take over the primary responsibilities. So as the security environment improves, Americans withdraw to their bases and into support roles. And eventually we would withdraw if that's what's necessary. By the way we have a base in Kuwait as you know, we have a base in Oman, and other places.

"So my timetable is that in the coming months that the enemy knows that we are there until they are defeated, or the Iraqi military and government is able to handle this insurgency. And to set a timetable for withdrawal then sets a timetable for al-Qaeda to lay back and just wait for us to leave and resulting in chaos and genocide in the region. So all I can say is we are succeeding , it's still gonna be a tough row to hoe.

"I think that, with certain blips, you're gonna see continued success and American casualties go down to extremely low levels or completely eradicated. And again, I want to mention to you the consequences of failure.

"The consequences of failure in Iraq are catastrophic. And as General Betraeus has said, the battleground, the key battleground in Islamic terrorism today is in Iraq. Because if we leave, Al-Qaeda will have established bases. And if you, when we lost, when we left Vietnam the Vietnamese didn't want to follow us home. If you lead Zarkowi, Bin Ladin, all of these people, they want to follow us home. Their object is not Iraq, it's the United States of America. "

LABEL: JM NH 12-18 (BH#33) GIHAD- Clip A

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John McCain: Meet and Greet 01/11/08

2008-07-02T17:49:08Z

John McCain
Meet and Greet
Mt Pleasant, SC 01/11/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: "[...] Will you work to stop the 15 month deployments?"
MCCAIN: "I will work to increase the Army and the Marine Corps. I've been committed for a long, long time. I will do everything I can so that the burden on our Guard Reserve and our active-duty forces are relieved.
"I will also do everything I can to stay with this winning strategy. The only one to set a date for withdrawal will not be a politician in Washington but it'll be General David Petraeus. And thank you for your son's service to our nation."

LABEL: JM SC 1-11 (BH#63) AHCIB- Clip B

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John McCain: Town Hall Meeting 01/27/08

2008-07-01T01:01:33Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Polk City, FL 01/27/08

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "We are not defeated. My democrat friends like Senator Clinton wants [sic] to wave the white flag, wants to surrender and say that, within 60 days, we will withdraw from Iraq. There is only one person, my friends who should give us that kind of information. That's not some politician seeking office, it is General David Petraeus. He'll tell us. He'll tell us when we can withdraw troops. [...]"

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John McCain: Speech 02/07/08

2008-07-01T00:59:40Z

John McCain
Speech
Washington, DC 02/07/08

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "...There is no other candidate for this office who appreciates more than I do, just how awful war is. But I know that the costs in lives and treasure we would incur, should we fail in Iraq, would be far greater than the heartbreaking losses we have suffered today and I will not allow that to happen."

LABEL: JM DC 2-7 (JC#100) ACHIS - Clip M

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Iraqi MPs speak out about occupation

2008-07-09T08:43:30Z

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Two senior Iraqi MPs call for US troop withdrawal, saying US keeping Iraqi army dependent on US

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Bush On Troop Withdrawal & Iraq Being On Our Side

2008-06-09T09:36:38Z

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