Word: withdrawals
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...from a dictator, perhaps to find and destroy some dangerous weapons." He made no mention of securing an oil supply, establishing military bases in the Middle East and promoting neoconservative ideology. Those less altruistic motives are the elephant in the room that everyone refuses to acknowledge. The U.S. cannot withdraw troops from Iraq because they are protecting oil, military bases and neocons' egos. Janet Maker, Los Angeles...
...long would it be before Iran moved in for the kill? If it were allowed to take over Iraq, Iran would be the most powerful nation in the region and fearless in confronting the West. Iran is a big dog penned up in its yard. But if we withdraw troops from Iraq, Iran will become a monster that no yard can hold. Adam J. Cooney, Coventry, England...
...said I wasn't learning anything, wasn't going to learn anything and only wanted to hang out with my friends," Jasmine recalls. "He told me there was no place for students like me at Myers Park." Jasmine's mother, Kelly Kennedy, says she reluctantly allowed her daughter to withdraw, but only after being told that Jasmine could return to Myers Park in the fall...
...agreement could also have other elements the U.S. would want. "You can put in a legal agreement that Iran could not withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," which it ratified in 1970. In addition, he said, there could be protocols for intrusive monitoring...
...Sinopec, as well as PetroChina, through investment in funds managed by the British bank Barclays, according to a Crimson report last month. Daniel Millenson from the Sudan Divestment Task Force extolled his organization’s plan of “targeted divestment,” which would only withdraw support from the few companies, including PetroChina and Sinopec, that contribute substantially to the Sudanese government. Jacqueline Bhabha, the executive director of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies and the moderator of the debate, called the event “a rare opportunity...