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	The Iraqi Upturn

jatfla

6-1-2008 11:50 AM

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jatfla says:

This started out as a "good news" clip...and it is! But is the Washington Post suggesting that *President Obama* can take credit for the withdrawal?

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6-1-2008 3:08 PM

jatfla

alanocu...I agree with your point. However, I was seeing an insinuation that a "President Obama" would "be able to responsibly carry out further pullouts next year." Perhaps I'm reading too much into the words, but there was no indication that a "President McCain" would do the same thing.

The article itself, coming from the W Post, was an admittance that there is much more success in Iraq than has been previously reported. And the mere reporting of that is good news.

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