Tomgram: A Permanent Basis for Withdrawal?
A decent article on the under-reporting of our huge bases in Iraq. I stumbled upon it after reading that there was some movement in Congress this month to amend a spending bill with wording that would "[bar] the U.S. military from establishing permanent bases in Iraq" ( LINK ). The amendment was passed (by voice) in both the House and Senate, but with different wording in each body, so the bill went to a "Conference Committee" for reconciliation, where the wording was removed. The article tells how the press failed to properly report on the issue, so I Googled to see what I could see on things, and found Tom Engelhardt's article.
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