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    Five Years in Iraq: Shock, Awe and Surge

    In a speech at the Pentagon today marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, President Bush defended American intervention in Iraq as necessary and insisted that it is finally succeeding. He reaffirmed his commitment that "we will accept no outcome except victory." Sam Dagher is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In a speech at the Pentagon today marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, President Bush defended American intervention in Iraq as necessary and insisted that it is finally succeeding. He reaffirmed his commitment that "we will accept no outcome except victory." Sam Dagher is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.

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    The African American Church: Intersection of Race, Religion, Politics
    1. 1:39Five Years in Iraq: Shock, Awe and SurgeYou’re reading this
    2. 7:38The African American Church: Intersection of Race, Religion, Politics
    3. 46:4830 Years Ago, How the Panama Canal Boosted Conservative Politics
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