Bush forcing us into long-term Iraq commitment?


	Bush forcing us into long-term Iraq commitment?

masbury

5-31-2008 1:10 PM

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iraq, war, news

masbury says:

Carefully staged to avoid treaty status, thus excluding Iraqi Parliament and US Congress - i.e., public debate and representative democracy

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