An Observation From Josh Marshall

Is it just me or has George W. Bush checked out of the stumbling national crisis we know as 'Iraq'?

Go read the entire post!

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More Marines may be needed in terror war-AP

WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.

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Three Marines killed fighting in Iraq-AP

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three U.S. Marines were killed fighting in Anbar province, the area of western Iraq where many Sunni-Arab insurgents are based, the military said Thursday.

Assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, the Marines died Wednesday from wounds sustained during enemy action, the command said.

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Cheney's office denies he's in Iraq for Thanksgiving -AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The office of US Vice President Dick Cheney has denied reports that he was in Iraq on an unannounced visit to mark the US Thanksgiving holiday with US troops.

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