The Barack Obama phenomenon in US politics
Barack Obama, the second strongest Democratic
Party contender after Hillary Clinton, said America, it's time to
start bringing our troops home. It's time to admit that no amount of
American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at
the heart of someone else's civil war. Letting the Iraqis know that
we will not be there forever is our last, best hope to pressure the
Sunni and Shia to come to the table and find peace.
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US House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq
The U.S. House of Representatives denounced
President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a
symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to
lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops.
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Japan turns down Greenpeace help on whaling ship
Japan has turned down an offer from Greenpeace
to tow a whaling ship that caught fire off the Antarctic coast,
recalling that activists of the conservation group had boarded the
same vessel almost a decade ago.
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