100 Year Occupation in Iraq? 1,000 Years, 10,000 Years?!?

Get this one. The Democratic Party and Moveon.org are running ads criticizing John McCain for saying that he supports a 100 year occupation in Iraq.

"At issue is McCain's answer, in January, to a question about Bush's theory that troops could be in Iraq for 50 years.

McCain said: 'Maybe 100. As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, that'd be fine with me, and I hope it would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al-Qaida is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.'"

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24434071/

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Veterans - The Falklands - 21 April 08

One prominent Argentinian writer described the Falklands conflict as "two bald men fighting over a comb". But the war was anything but pointless to the men who fought in it and Al Jazeera met Argentinian veterans for whom the "Malvinas" as they are known, are still an obsession.

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Veterans - The Falklands - 21 April 08 - Part 1




Veterans - The Falklands - 21 April 08 - Part 2

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American Task Force for Argentina (ATFA): Co-Chair Robert Shapiro Talks

Here are three great videos put out by the Argentine Task Force for Argentina that deals with a lot of the issues surrounding the Paris Group sovereign default by Argentina.

American Task Force for Argentina (ATFA) is an alliance of organizations united for a just and fair reconciliation of the Argentine government's sovereign debt default and restructuring. ATFA Co-Chair Robert Shapiro addresses the First German Bondholders' Society (IGA) in Frankfurt on April 24, 2007.

While you might note this press conference was nearly a year ago, there has been no progress in resolving the issues surrounding Argentina's sovereign default.

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American Task Force for Argentina Video: The Impact of Argentine Debt

American Task Force for Argentina (ATFA) is an alliance of organizations united for a just and fair reconciliation of the Argentine government's sovereign debt default and restructuring.

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