http://withdrawal.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for withdrawal en Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:07:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040089 unknown@Netscape.com The idea of fighting a war on behalf of U.S. credibility hasn't been debated since the height of the Vietnam War. Yet that is precisely what some Iraq war supporters are now advocating. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:07:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040089iraqwarwithdrawalcredibilityvietnamNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2024571 unknown@Netscape.com For the first time, the Bush administration is beginning to publicly discuss basing American troops in Iraq for years, even decades to come, a subject so fraught with political landmines that officials are tiptoeing around the inevitable questions about what the United States' long-term mission would be there. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:09:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024571bushtroopsurgeiraqwithdrawallongtermplansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2012900 unknown@Netscape.com If there was ever any lingering doubt about whether the White House might finally be considering a redeployment, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol put those hopes to bed this morning on Fox News. He revealed that Bush is 'furious' over the NYT report and that the White House is aggressively pushing back on the story over the Memorial Day weekend. Sun, 27 May 2007 21:11:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2012900bushtroopwithdrawalnewyorktimesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007570 unknown@Netscape.com Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-WI) response today: "Tell that to the families who lose their loved ones in the next few months while we're dillying and dallying on this thing." Thu, 24 May 2007 21:11:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007570FeingoldiraqwarcongresswithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007262 unknown@Netscape.com As President Bush and Congress hammer out an Iraq war funding bill, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows the number of Americans who say the war is going badly has reached a new high, rising 10 percent this month to 76 percent. Thu, 24 May 2007 20:13:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007262polliraqwarbushtroopsurgewithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006263 unknown@Netscape.com CBS Exclusive: With War Support and Army Wearing Thin, Goverment Calculates Iraq Pullout Costs And Timeframe. Wed, 23 May 2007 16:58:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006263iraqwarplanbbushtroopsurgewithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1938751 unknown@Netscape.com You don't bring freedom to people by waging war on their cities and towns, and you don't protect innocent people by killing innocent people. It is a crime to aggressively take the life of another person. There is no murder of innocent people that can be justified by claiming that it was necessary for the "greater good." Fri, 18 May 2007 11:41:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1938751wariraqwithdrawalcrimemurderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1871210 unknown@Netscape.com Today, Sen. Chuck Hagel said, "The 11 Republicans who went to see him speak for more than just 11 Republicans. That's just the tip of the iceberg." Hagel said that Bush "may find himself standing alone sometime this fall," noting that several conservatives are beginning to back "trap doors and exit signs" to withdraw U Sun, 13 May 2007 20:30:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1871210ChuckHagelbushiraqrepublicanswithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1846156 unknown@Netscape.com Our invasion and occupation are illegal, being in violation of both international law and our own traditions. We were lied into war. We are still being lied to. We need to get out of Iraq right now. This folly has already cost us 3,300 American lives, $500 billion in tax money, 30,000 wounded... Sat, 12 May 2007 01:37:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1846156iraqwarEmpireoccupationwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1795257 unknown@Netscape.com what is needed is a comprehensive plan for getting American troops out of Iraq's civil war and working for a political settlement to Iraq's conflict with intensified regional diplomacy Tue, 08 May 2007 02:55:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1795257iraqwarwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1733189 unknown@Netscape.com The hottest term in post-veto Washington is suddenly "benchmarks." But there has been little clarity on whether they represent an acceptable compromise or another Bush mirage. Thu, 03 May 2007 23:48:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1733189withdrawalbushiraqwarbenchmarksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1625396 unknown@Netscape.com George W. Bush admits he has no evidence that a withdrawal timetable from Iraq would be harmful. Instead, the President told interviewer Charlie Rose that this core assumption behind his veto threat of a Democratic war appropriation bill is backed by "just logic." Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:55:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1625396bushwarwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1602092 unknown@Netscape.com Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) attacked Congress' war funding bill today, claiming it was "the first time I know of ... that a country just announces that it's walking off the battlefield." Kyl didn't mention that on 2 occasions during the Clinton admin he voted in favor of setting a specific date for US troops to "walk off the battlefield&quot Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:35:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1602092iraqwarfundingcongresstroopwithdrawaljonkylNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1559473 unknown@Netscape.com There's a certain charm in hearing a politician tell the truth, but in political terms Majority Leader Harry Reid put his foot in it when he said in public that he told President Bush in private that "this war is lost" and that the "surge" "is not accomplishing anything" given the heavy casualties this week in Baghdad. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1559473iraqwarwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1542512 unknown@Netscape.com If the justifications for war were wrong; If the war is going badly; If civil war and chaos have resulted from our occupation; If the reasons for staying are no more credible than the reasons for going; THEN... Why the dilemma? The American people continue to speak out, against this war. So why not end it? Why not exactly the way w Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:54:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1542512wariraqwithdrawalronpaulNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1384555 unknown@Netscape.com Tens of thousands of protesters loyal to Moktada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric, took to the streets of the holy city of Najaf on Monday in an extraordinarily disciplined rally to demand an end to the American military presence in Iraq, burning American flags and chanting "Death to America!" Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:15:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1384555iraqwithdrawalprotestsadrNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1300855 unknown@Netscape.com In the discussion over whether the recent increase in troops will achieve the stated objective, the big picture is getting lost. Even most war critics in Congress seem to not fully see it. They routinely criticize the Bush administration for its incompetent execution of the war, but by doing so they have dropped the more important ball Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:22:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1300855wariraqwithdrawalcongressbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1256120 unknown@Netscape.com Democratic leaders said Sunday they will keep pushing for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq even if President Bush vetoes legislation calling for a pullout. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:07:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1256120SenatedemocratsVowTopushwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1237606 unknown@Netscape.com Despite polls showing that 6 in 10 Americans want the U.S. out of Iraq asap, the best that this crew can come up with is a call--not binding, or course--for the president to pull out the troops by next spring or even summer. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:12:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1237606wariraqcongressdemocratswithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/969304 unknown@Netscape.com American military planners have begun plotting a fallback strategy for Iraq that includes a gradual withdrawal of forces and a renewed emphasis on training Iraqi fighters in case the current troop buildup fails or is derailed by Congress. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:33:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/969304iraqwartroopsurgePulloutpentagonwithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/635520 unknown@Netscape.com Labor has been advocating a staged withdrawal in heated debates with Prime Minister John Howard who said the plan would lead to catastrophe in Iraq. Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:11:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/635520iraqAustraliawithdrawalNews