Comments on: U.S. (Media) Pulls Out Of Iraq http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4321 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:54:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4321 Getting out of Iraq is going to have NOTHING to do with easy. Getting out of Iraq is going to have NOTHING to do with easy.

]]> By: Osborne Ink http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4320 Osborne Ink Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:48:49 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4320 Getting out of Iraq is going to be the easy part. Afghanistan is another matter. Thanks to the intransigence and negligence of the Bush administration, we are well on our way to a failure that will get blamed on Obama, sure as you're born. Getting out of Iraq is going to be the easy part. Afghanistan is another matter. Thanks to the intransigence and negligence of the Bush administration, we are well on our way to a failure that will get blamed on Obama, sure as you're born.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4319 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:39:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4319 With a few exceptions, I wasn't aware that the US media was in Iraq. In other words, no great loss. As for their absence being a beneficial turn of events for the Obama/Biden plan for withdrawal...I would say yes, in the sense that we may finally begin to understand that withdrawing US forces is going to involve a helluva lot more than just withdrawing US forces! And, Stan...you should consider adding al Jazeera English to your list of reputable international news sources. With a few exceptions, I wasn't aware that the US media was in Iraq. In other words, no great loss.

As for their absence being a beneficial turn of events for the Obama/Biden plan for withdrawal...I would say yes, in the sense that we may finally begin to understand that withdrawing US forces is going to involve a helluva lot more than just withdrawing US forces!

And, Stan...you should consider adding al Jazeera English to your list of reputable international news sources.

]]> By: fstanley http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4318 fstanley Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:56:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/01/06/us-media-pulls-out-of-iraq/#comment-4318 I guess the Press don't even want to check out the new American embassy compound which officially opened today. Or will that be the big party on the way out. Thank goodness for NPR and the BBC which is were I get my international news! ...Stan I guess the Press don't even want to check out the new American embassy compound which officially opened today. Or will that be the big party on the way out.

Thank goodness for NPR and the BBC which is were I get my international news!

...Stan

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