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Cole in Salon: "Obama's Foreign Policy Report Card"
Tuesday, October 27, 2009My Salon column , "Obama's foreign policy report card," is available online.
Excerpt:
' When Obama came into office in January, 142,000 U.S. troops were in Iraq, conducting regular patrols of the major cities. His Republican rivals were dead set against U.S. withdrawal on a strict timetable. He faced something close to an insurrection from some of his commanders in the field, such as Gen. Ray Odie...
Original article from http://www.juancole.com/2009/10/cole-in-salon-obamas-foreign-policy.html
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