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George Will Takes on NeoCons on Afghanistan

George Will sparked a debate with Defense Secretary Gates this week with his call to pull out of Afghanistan, first on 'This Week' then in the Washington Post. And he drew fire from fellow conservatives, including Robert Kagan, who called...

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September 6, 2009 in Iraq, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Washington | Permalink | User Comments (130)

How To Treat Images of Death?

The AP is drawing some fire from Defense Secretary Gates for providing photos to its media clients of a Marine mortally wounded in Afghanistan, Lance Corporal Joshua Bernard. Some newspapers made the choice to publish, others did not. Z. Byron...

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September 4, 2009 in Iraq | Permalink | User Comments (34)

George Will Strikes Again

Another day, another blockbuster column from George Will. First Afghanistan, now Iraq. In tomorrow’s Washington Post, he calls for US troops to come out of Iraq before the 2011 deadline. Earlier today, both the Defense Secretary and the Joint Chiefs...

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September 3, 2009 in Iraq | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Oops! Gonzales Changes Position on Holder's Decision on CIA Probe

Never mind earlier reports that Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endorsed Eric Holder’s decision to investigate possible CIA prisoner abuse.

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September 3, 2009 in Iraq | Permalink | User Comments (17)

Biden: No More Concessions on Iran

Vice President Joe Biden has been pushing privately for a hard line on Iran, and in my exclusive "This Week" interview he hinted at a harder administration line to come. For now, he told me, President Obama’s offer to meet with Iran over its nuclear program remains “on the table.”

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July 5, 2009 in Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden , North Korea, Sarah Palin, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (42)

Biden Visits With His Son in Iraq

ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Vice President Joe Biden's day in Iraq where he visited with his son, Beau Biden, who is deployed in Iraq.

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July 3, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (62)

Biden in Iraq: 'This is the Moment'

Hello from Camp Victory just outside of Baghdad. I landed about an hour ago on Vice President Biden’s C-17 for what will be the most extensive visit to Iraq by a president or vice president since the war began in 2003.

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July 2, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (15)